CE Digital Resilience Officer_913

Job description

Position Summary:

The Allianz Technology Digital Resilience team is driving Security, Resilience and Compliance of our Global operations.

The Digital Resilience Officer is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s digital infrastructure against cyber threats and ensuring the continuity of digital operations.

This role involves developing and implementing resilience strategies, managing risks and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. The Digital Resilience Officer collaborates with various departments such as CISO, IT, Risk, Privacy to enhance the security and robustness of digital systems, while also acting as a risk champion to promote a strong risk culture within the organization.

What you do

Risk Management:

• Implement and maintain effective risk controls aligned with the Risk Policy Framework, ensuring integration into operational processes and compliance with regulatory obligations for your location.
• Lead identification, assessment and management of risks across the applications and services of your location. 
• Act as Partner to the Head of IT / Head of Branch informing them about the local risk and compliance level.
• Partner with Service and Control owners to enhance risk management maturity, streamline assurance processes and manage customer audit requests.

Customer Alignment:

• Strengthen risk management relationships with customers (Operating Entities), serving as the primary contact between local Allianz Entities and Allianz Technology Branch on matters of Risk and Compliance.
• Document and ensure compliance with local requirements for control and compliance obligations, assessing new requirements appropriately.
• Lead management and prioritization of Customer Audit Demand across control and service owners and support Branches in responding to customer audits.

Compliance:

• Conduct compliance benchmarking exercises within the Branches, identifying deviations from corporate policy and tracking ownership and approved deviations.
• Ensure compliance with internal- and external contractual obligations across service functions from the Allianz Technology branch and global functions.

Digital Resilience Community:

• Act as a risk champion, collaborating with other safeguarding functions and the 2nd Line to enhance risk culture within the branch.
• Engage with global risk communities to shape the future of digital resilience within the organization.

What you bring

• Years of experience: >3 with expertise in Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Governance & Compliance
• Education: degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Law, with a focus on IT or Cybersecurity

• Proven experience in digital security, resilience and risk management.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, standards and best practices (e.g., ISO, NIST, DORA, etc.).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of incident response and recovery procedures
• Familiarity with local and global regulatory requirements and compliance standards.
• Data-driven mindset with experience in data analysis and interpretation.
• Strong communication skills in English (written and verbal
• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use

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.