ITCo Office Manager

Allianz Technology is the Service Provider for Group Technology (GT) that applies operational and digital expertise, rigor, and diligence to seamlessly connect and align the Renewal Agenda’s levers. GT serves as challenger and partner of Allianz Technology and the other technology functions across the Group, and it supports Allianz to generate maximum value from its strategic transformation programs. Working in a highly structured, dynamic, and data-driven way, GT helps Allianz securing the future of its people, customers, shareholders, and Society.

The ITCo Office is one of the governance sections of the Group Chief Operation Officer (Group COO) that acts as a global steering function for IT investments/ strategic Group initiatives. In your role as ITCo Office Manager, you will be actively supporting the decision making for large IT investments (projects / contracts) through the close involvement in the preparation process of the quarterly IT Committee (ITCo), which is a Management Board Committee. The ITCo Office Manager is responsible to give guidance to the OEs/Project teams during the ITCo preparation phase and is also involved in the regular monitoring of the projects (ITCo Project Status Reporting). You are particularly involved in steering the end-to-end process of the quarterly ITCo meeting and prepare documents for all report outs to other key stakeholders and meetings. If you are a committed team-player, energetic, flexible, process oriented, dedicated to a new challenge and enjoy working in a fast-paced international environment. The ITCo Office Manager will provide services to the Allianz Group (H4-GT-ITCo Office, Munich) out of the Allianz Technology Spain Hub in Barcelona.

Join our team and be part of a culture that drives innovation and the well-being of its employees!

What you can find at Allianz Technology:

• Work Life - Balance: We offer flexible working hours so you can start your working day according to your needs. In addition, during the summer and every Friday of the year, you have the option of intensive working hours, which will allow you to enjoy more free time for yourself.
• International and Multicultural Environment: We value the diversity and richness that comes from working in an international and multicultural environment. With more than 52 different nationalities represented in our company, we offer our employees the opportunity to collaborate with people from all over the world, enriching the work environment and providing the opportunity to learn and grow in a truly global setting. This diversity allows us to have a broader perspective, foster creativity and innovation, and promote an inclusive work environment where every voice is heard and valued.
• Professional Growth Opportunities: We are committed to the professional development of our employees and provide numerous opportunities for growth within the company. We value internal talent and promote internal advancement, offering training programs, mentoring, and skills development that allow our employees to advance in their careers. 
• Compensation and Benefits Package: It includes a company bonus plan, pension, employee stock program, and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).

Your mission in the role will be:

• Ensuring that the ITCo process works end-to-end
• Providing guidance, advice, and support on content to OE/project team and internal topic owners for ITCo topics. Also conduct deep dive on financials and challenge Business Cases submitted to ITCo Office
• Manage and monitor the regular quarterly ITCo Status Reporting for all projects in ITCo monitoring scope
• Responsible for the effective and efficient collaboration between different stakeholders involved in the end-to-end process for ITCo on OE side, Allianz Technology and AZ Group side
• Responsible to pro-actively conduct lessons learned and simplification measures to improve quality and keep the process lean

What will make you succeed in this position?

• Exceptional academic background in IT, Economics or Business Administration (diploma or master’s degree)
• Good understanding of Operations and IT and their interrelation with business
• Advanced understanding of:financial and operational steering, KPIs and impacts, corporate governance principles
• Good understanding of the insurance industry with proven experience of international project management within large and complex IT projects (system implementation/integration programs, IT transformation)
• Understanding of corporate contract managementrequirements along the Procurement / Supplier value chain is a plus
• Minimum of 5 years of professional & management experience in big financial institutions and/or IT consulting (IT Management, Governance & Steering, IT Operating and Organization models)
•  Affinity for financials, strong analytical skills, and pragmatic thinking
• Strong process-oriented capabilities
• Ability to get up to speed on complex strategic and operational topics and to consolidate and evaluate large amounts of information, accuracy in working on key strategic issues
• Storyboarding skills and ability to provide guidance in shaping content for Board-level presentations
• Experience in challenging of business cases, deep understanding of cost and benefits drivers of IT project/ programs.
• Strong communication, moderation, negotiation, mediation and diplomatic skills, ability to work with different cultures and manage numerous interfaces, confidence in dealing with Top Executives and CxO level.
• Entrepreneurial can-do attitude and drive with out-of-the-box-thinking focus on quality execution and delivery of task, result-oriented, customer-focused, pro-active, flexible, and energetic team player with ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritize, to take decisions and to organize

 About Allianz Technology

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 12,000 employees located in 51 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity and cultural background, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

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58665 | Ingeniería informática y tecnológica | Profesional / Senior | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Jornada completa | Indefinido