Managing Partner for Technology and Innovation

Allianz Consulting was established in 2004 as the internal consulting division of the Allianz Group. Our vision is to be the consulting partner of choice for Allianz Group core segments. Our experienced consulting teams support all Allianz operating entities worldwide in planning and implementing their local key strategic projects.

Our consulting services focus on our clients' needs ranging from strategy, market management, sales and distribution, IT, organization, claims and operations to central functions and agile. We bring deep, industrial and functional expertise to fulfill our clients’ requirements and support the overall vision of the Allianz Group.

Joining Allianz Consulting means working in a fully international environment alongside other talented people who enjoy sharing their knowledge and experiences, having increased personal responsibilities and working under a flat management hierarchy. Allianz Consulting has a reputation for focusing on growing its talent and on-the-job training from the very first day to ensure strong career development and preparation for future opportunities within the Allianz Group.

Allianz Consulting’s structure focuses on competencies and delivery. Therefore, Allianz Consulting is set-up in so called "practice areas" and “service clusters” that are focusing on the following topics

• Sales Excellence
• Marketing & Customer Excellence
• Agile@Allianz
• Resilience & IT Excellence
• Digital Ecosystems
• Claims Excellence
• Products & Pricing
• Productivity Excellence
• Finance Excellence & Strategy
• Legal, Data Privacy & Compliance
• People Excellence
• ESG / Sustainability Excellence
• Life Excellence
  
  

As Managing Partner responsible for Technology and Innovation, you will lead a pillar of 4 practices areas, focusing on technology transformation and strategy, digital architecture, emerging technologies and agile.

What you do:

• Drive revenue and share of wallet on assigned accounts of AZ Services / AZ Consulting by understanding, anticipating and addressing client business needs and creating and developing relevant offerings.
• Effectively organize and deliver high quality pitches to win and capitalize on new business for AZ Consulting and AZ Services' Operations. Shape new services in an ongoing collaboration of AZ Consulting with operations and ensure substantial impact of AZ Consulting to the achievement of the annual growth ambition of Allianz Services Operations'.
• Steer the profitability of the Strategic Area by managing the revenue and the costs directly allocated to the Strategic Area. Ensure governance and reporting consistency in the entire Strategic Area.
• Act as a trusted expert advisor to the Group's and OEs' C-Level Managers to enable AZ Services (Operations and Consulting) to become the business partner of choice. Continuously improve the Client relationships and ensure high client satisfaction measured by NPS and VoC.
• Attract and foster high potential talents and leaders with skill-sets required to deliver superb services and projects, grow talents and ensure an adequate employee retention quote.
• Nurture a high level of employee engagement by fostering a strong organizational culture based on integrity, leadership, AZ values and People Attributes. Drive relevant employee initiatives to increase employee satisfaction (measured by AES).
  
  

What you bring:

• Operational Business and/ or Consultancy experience > 10 years
• University degree or a comparable professional experience
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• Broad experience in project- and program management methods and techniques, process development
• Conceptual and implementation experience, broad strategic and operational management experience
• Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong motivational interpersonal skills
• Advanced experience in change management, quality management, integration and re-organization as well as training and lecturing
• Prior leadership experience (min. 3 years desirable)
  
  

Desired requirements /skills /experience:

• Extensive insurance business knowledge or extensive knowledge in IT transformation/strategy, innovation, or emerging technology
• Extensive project experience
• International work experience (min. 24 months)
  
  

What we offer:

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location)
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach
  
  

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.