Head of IT Delivery (m/f/d)

About us

The world around us is changing rapidly and so is the insurance industry. Now’s the right time to make a boldmove and shape the future of insurance – this is Allianz Direct! As a pan-European online insurer of the AllianzGroup, launched in 2019, Allianz Direct is on its mission to become the most customer-oriented and efficientinsurer on the market. Allianz Direct is truly changing the face of insurance, in customer experience, and intechnology, processes, people and culture.
An international team of business experts and engineers who live and breathe an agile way of working, areseeking to improve and change the way you do insurance. Driven by customer obsession and love for data,Allianz Direct strives for delivering an exceptional experience with a personal touch.
So, what makes Allianz Direct so unique? We believe in the power of simplicity and convenience and by doingso we have managed to set new standards when it comes to online insurance.

Job Purpose Role

The Head of IT Delivery  is responsible for the successful delivery of IT services and projects within Allianz Direct BMP Retail area. This role ensures that all IT initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and budget while adhering to quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the IT delivery function, including project managers, developers, and other IT professionals in multiple locations.
• Implement existing IT delivery processes, methodologies, and best practices to ensure successful project execution.
• Identify and promote improvement actions either in the solution or in the way of working or workspace of the assigned teams.
• Monitor project progress and performance, identifying and addressing any issues or risks that may arise.
• Actively management of the dependencies within other areas either on IT or business level to ensure delivery milestone accomplishment.
• Ensure compliance with IT governance and risk management policies.

Technical Skills

• Project management
• IT governance
• risk management
• communication
• problem-solving

General Skills

Strategic Planning: Ability to develop, implement and communicate strategies to address important trends or changes in the business

Communication & Presentation: Ability to express ideas and messages clearly, both written and verbally.  Ability to "sell" an improvised or prepared audience winning story

Change Management: ability to transition individuals, teams, and the whole organization from a current state to a desired future state.

Organizational Design and Development: Ability to design and drive transformation of organizations including corresponding structures and business processes

Education & Experience

University master degree

5+ years in IT project management or service delivery

Language: English & German

Additional information
We offer: Career development programs, Workwell@Allianz, Flexible working arrangements Please submit your applications only via our online tool. 

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.

Great to have you on board. 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.