Reinsurance Strategy and Business Partner Manager

REINSURANCE STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP MANAGER | TECHNICAL | SYDNEY

At Allianz, we’re proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2026 and a Great Place to Work. As a leading global insurance and asset management brand, we prioritise care for our customers, the planet, and each other. We hire the very best people to further our commitment to caring and securing the future for our customers.

We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part of an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.

Let’s care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.

About the role

Join Allianz's Reinsurance team and play a key role in shaping and delivering our reinsurance strategy. Working closely with underwriting, claims, portfolio, finance and risk teams, you will help develop innovative reinsurance solutions that support business growth, strengthen portfolio resilience and optimise capital outcomes. This is a unique opportunity to gain exposure across the insurance value chain while partnering with senior leaders, global reinsurers and brokers to manage and enhance one of Australia's largest reinsurance programmes.

Key Accountabilities:

- Support the development and delivery of Allianz Australia's reinsurance strategy, helping optimise treaty and facultative reinsurance arrangements to support growth, profitability and risk objectives.
- Partner with underwriting, portfolio, claims, finance and risk teams to provide reinsurance expertise, assess emerging risks and identify opportunities to enhance business outcomes.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with reinsurers, brokers and internal stakeholders, influencing outcomes and strengthening Allianz Australia's position in the reinsurance market.
- Lead the preparation and coordination of reinsurance submissions, renewals and market presentations, supporting successful placements and capacity negotiations.
- Analyse portfolio performance, catastrophe exposures and programme effectiveness, providing insights and recommendations that improve coverage, efficiency and value.
- Drive strategic projects, process improvements and new initiatives that enhance reinsurance decision-making, operational excellence and business performance.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Experience in insurance, reinsurance, underwriting, broking, actuarial consulting or portfolio management environments.
- Strong understanding of reinsurance structures, catastrophe risk and insurance portfolio management principles.
- Exposure to complex treaty and facultative reinsurance programmes, including placement and optimisation activities.
- Proven ability to build strong relationships and influence outcomes with reinsurers, brokers and internal stakeholders.
- Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to assess portfolio performance and align reinsurance strategies to business objectives.
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business insights, coupled with a proactive mindset, intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning.

Benefits and perks

- Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!
- Work-life balance: Enjoy our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.
- Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
- Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
- For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers (https://careers.allianz.com/AUS/content/Employee-Benefits-AUS/?locale=en_GB) site.

About Allianz Group

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.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Adjustments and support

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to [email protected] for a confidential conversation.

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