Regional Technical Lead

Job Summary

A leader who has what it takes to manage a technical development team to ensure the running of regional mobile and web based applications. Someone with extensive experience in IT solutions and development with an eye for future technology growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure system architecture and framework are in alignment with Allianz group standards.

• Responsible for timely documentation of technical design and specifications of business requirements in compliance with Allianz project standards and existing System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology.

• Responsible for enterprise solutions in fulfilling business requirements for both life & health and property & casualty insurance products.

• Maintain and manage regional team optimisation in assigned projects for timely completion.

• Manage regional development team for new and enhancement projects, and production support.

• Manage regional development team in ensuring that Service Level Agreements (SLA) of all responsible systems are met.

• Manage regional development team in supporting the regional stakeholders, business operations process and user end community.

• Ensure compliance of system development functions to SDLC and system security and control’s guidelines and procedures.

• Undertake tasks which may be assigned to you from time to time by management.

• Responsible for budget planning, execution and monitoring.

• Responsible for IT strategy execution and monitoring.

Key Requirements

• Candidate must possess a Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent.

• Preferably with minimum of 10 years working experience in core system development with at least 5 years' experience in a managerial role.

• Must possess strong technical knowledge and experience in coding and database design for both web and mobile applications preferably in Java Springboot, Angular, Flutter, Kotlin, Ionic, and/or Native Mobile Development.

• Candidate should possess business knowledge in life & health and property & casualty insurance, but candidates from financial or customer service industry will also be considered.

• Must be able to communicate effectively through all levels of the organisation.

• Possess strong leadership capabilities and able to manage a technical team to deliver solutions within a given timeframe.

• Ability to plan long and short-term goals for the team to support overall business plan.

• Must possess knowledge and experience in cloud development.

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.
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