About this role

About the Job

As a Transformation Manager at Allianz, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of both application and infrastructure change and transformation initiatives.

You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end project pipeline, collaborating closely with Account Management and IT functions to ensure seamless integration and execution. Your role will also encompass progress reporting and stakeholder management, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the transformation journey.

In cooperation with our client, you will support the definition of the future project portfolio and closely cooperate with client-side counterparts in managing and delivering it. You will act as the point of contact and escalation point for matters related to projects in our project portfolio.

What you do

- Take direct responsibility for the success of both application and infrastructure change and transformation. Co-create the IT strategy with stakeholders from both Allianz Technology and the client. Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation across processes, systems, and structures.
- Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets to support transformation initiatives. Act as a change agent to foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Address the client’s demands and requests for new projects through active communication, effort estimates, and resource allocation. Engage and communicate with stakeholders at all levels to drive alignment and commitment.
- Steer and lead programs and projects as Program/Project Lead. Oversee multiple transformation projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of initiatives. Manage the end-to-end project pipeline in alignment with Account Management, IT functions, and other stakeholders. In cooperation with Project Managers, manage vendors involved in ongoing projects.
- Own progress reporting and stakeholder management for the transformation program. Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, to ensure alignment and support for transformation efforts. Facilitate workshops, meetings, and presentations to communicate progress and gather feedback.
- Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of transformation initiatives. Prepare and present regular progress reports to senior management and other stakeholders. Identify lessons learned and best practices to improve future transformation efforts.
- In cooperation with Project Managers, orchestrate the program team, consisting of ring-fenced resources from IT and/or support functions and associated customer experts, to deliver the transformation program. Lead and mentor project teams, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and expectations. Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

What you bring

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
- Proven experience (5+ years) in transformation, change management, or project management roles. Experience in leading large-scale transformation initiatives within a corporate environment.
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. Familiarity with Agile, Lean, or other process improvement methodologies is a plus.
- Excellent project management skills with a track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proficiency in data analysis and performance measurement tools. Ability to manage ambiguity and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
- English business fluency (B2 or higher). German business-fluency (B2 or higher)
- Leadership and influence, strategic vision, analytical thinking, collaboration and teamwork, adaptability and resilience, results-oriented
- Familiarity with AI technologies and GenAI platforms is a strong advantage.

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.
- For our location in Slovakia the base salary starts from 4200 Euro per month and depends on the professional qualifications and experience of candidate.

About Allianz Technology

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform and innovate the infrastructure, applications and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology .

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion

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 strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak their minds, get involved and question the status quo. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and 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 race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

To Recruitment Agencies

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.