Internship - Project Management Tech & AI modernization

We are looking for a 6 months internship starting September 2026

PRESENTATION OF THE PROGRAM CONTEXT / TEAM

The PRIME Program was set up in 2025 to unlock business value by modernizing the core insurance applications hosted on the IBM mainframe platform while ensuring a controlled ramp down of the technical platform. AXA's challenge is not Mainframe; but to unlock business value with agentic AI.

This requires tranforming core legacy applications (claims, underwriting, policy management...) currently running on Mainframe due to functional and data limitations, technical complexity, and skills scarcity. The cloud (private or public) is the natural landing platform as it better supports AXA's business ambition. Competitors transforming their core business applications or new entrants are increasingly choosing cloud-based architectures.

PRIME was positioned as an umbrella program with a central, lean group cockpit, with entities responsible for local delivery, business value, and funding. The central team also steered coherence in methodologies, experience curve & reusability of some programs' investments. After successfully delivering a full modernization plan and business case with the entities, the central team has now evolved to focus entirely on the synergies enablement through the creation of an applications modernization Center of Excellence (CoE).

JOB PURPOSE

Assist the applications modernization CoE lead and team to develop and steer a high-impact Group Centre of Excellence (CoE) to enable with AI faster, de-risked and cost-optimized core insurance applications modernization journeys across 14+ entities.

The CoE acts as a synergies enablement hub by ensuring cross-entity collaboration, knowledge capitalization, sourcing optimization and reusable assets development - while respecting local ownership and contex.

MISSIONS

Assist the CoE synergy teams to fully deliver the expected CoE benefits

• 4 main areas of synergy to contribute to: (1) community & knowledge building (2) global procurement (3) technical platform optimization (4) application modernisation
  o As an example of activities around application modernisation AI tooling & IT services : Identify the most relevant AI tooling and services to analyze, understand, and modernize legacy applications (reverse engineering, code analysis, developer tooling, and AI assistance etc.)

• In terms of activities and deliverables :
  o Synergy working group organization, facilitation and action plan follow up
  o Development on assets (methodology, position papers, lessons learnes ...) in agreement with the synergy leads & working groups objectives & backlog
  o Development of the community, communication & knowledbe base
  o Development of the right reporting and analytical view to support the steering of the synergies and associated decision-making

Ownership of specific projects

• Over time and depending on the level of autonomy and availability, take direct ownership of some deliverables in the Center of Excellence to get the opportunity deep dive more into the content. For instance (but to be defined together), running a study on a potential new tool / solution, the organisation of a large event, the definition of a target operating model... The idea is to demonstrate the end-to-end ownership of some deliverables as part of the internship for future career opportunities.

What you will learn and/or further develop

• Ability to work in a very multi-cultural and global environment
• 360° understanding of key streams of work required to run a very large transformation Program
• The tools and frameworks to organise the work efficiently when running a complex Program
• Take end-to-end ownership of some deliverables
• Get exposed to senior stakeholders in the organisation

Skills :

• English: Very advanced level (spoken and written)
• Good general knowledge of the IT ecosystem overall
• Ability to digest complex information (sometimes technical) to present a clear summary for decision-making and actions (ppt, excel ...).
• Adapts quickly to changes, demonstrates speediness to perform complex tasks efficiently in fast - paced, moving or uncertain environments.
• Rigorous, ensuring discussions and taken decision are recorded and followed up with particular care of details.

What we offer

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we're committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.

About the entity

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation.

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

• State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
• State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
• High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities

About AXA

As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working for 105 million customers, we've created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we're nurturing a culture of respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you'll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You'll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.