At Allianz Life, we are guided by our mission – we secure your future – and by our common goal of caring for tomorrow. We care for our employees by promoting an inclusive culture where everyone has the opportunity to grow and be rewarded for their success. We care for our customers by creating new products that help them protect their families and pursue their retirement goals. We care for our community by giving time, resources, and donations. And we care for the future by supporting sustainability, protecting the local environment, and promoting societal equity.

As s Principal Strategy Consultant you will provide highly-valued strategic consulting to partners across our Enterprise with an emphasis on supporting the agendas of the Technology and Transformation teams. The focus of the position is to guide complex projects from inception through delivery and provide ongoing support. Accountabilities include capabilities & technology implementation consulting, market research, group collaboration, and organizational design support. You will report to the IT Sr. Director.

What you do:

• Gather and analyze information to create actionable strategic plans. Includes competitive analysis, industry trends, hypotheses formulations and testing, and macro/contextual trends. Present strategic plans and recommendations to leadership.
• Understand current strategy best practices and makes recommendations to enhance strategic thinking throughout the organization.
• Partner with business and technology to fully understand current state strategic approaches/needs, combine learning from partners into a complete strategy framework, and utilize assessment tools to ensure we are on the right path.
• Collaborate with global partners to facilitate best practice sharing, facilitate critical meetings with Group colleagues and ensure completion of activities, report on important initiatives/priorities, and address sensitive inquiries promptly.
• Determine organizational implications of mid-to-long-term strategy including understanding issues and creating plans for potential disruptions in business model.

What you bring:

• 8-10 years of experience required; Knowledge of research, competitive analysis, and financial analysis techniques; strategy work with data/finance focus; in-depth knowledge of business case development and strategic planning
• Four-year degree required

What we offer:

At Allianz Life, we're proud to provide a benefits package that supports the True Balance of our employees and their families. We offer a choice of comprehensive medical and dental plan options, a g time off plan and an outstanding 401(k) company match. Plus, our employees enjoy an award-winning campus with an array of discounted amenities, including an onsite health center, child development center, fitness facility, convenience store and two cafeterias. Our employees and leaders take an active role in shaping our culture through our Employee Resource Groups, whose activities and advocacy contribute to an environment that celebrates diversity. Our great benefits, campus amenities and inclusive, engaged culture are among the many reasons we're recognized as a top workplace employer.

44676 | Operations | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz US Life | Full-Time | Permanent

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.  We care for tomorrow.