Contract Performance and Partnering Specialist

Job description

CONTRACT PERFORMANCE AND PARTNERING SPECIALIST – PERSONAL INJURY - SYDNEY

At Allianz, we’re proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2025 and a Great Place to Work. As a leading global insurance and asset management brand, we prioritise care for our customers, the planet, and each other. We hire the very best people to further our commitment to caring and securing the future for our customers.

We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part of an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.

Let’s care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.  

The primary purpose of this role is to drive the strategic relationship and be the centralised point of contact between Allianz, Regulators, and contract principals within Government Services business. Please note, this is a 12-month contract.

About the role

• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with contract principals and NSW regulators, including iCare, State Super, SIRA, and Allianz, while serving as the central point of contact for managing inquiries.
• Lead and manage key projects for Treasury Managed Fund, Nominal Insurer, State Super, and Self Insurance businesses, ensuring compliance with contract obligations and performance measures.
• Support the Head of Government Performance and Government Services Leadership team in delivering transition services with regulators, aligning with contractual, risk, legislative, and business requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and execute external reporting requirements and regulator-mandated projects, ensure compliance within authority levels, and coordinate regulatory audits and targeted reviews.
• Maintain networks, enhance relationships, and advocate on behalf of Allianz with government regulators, clients, and providers, while conducting ongoing reviews to improve internal processes and meet contractual obligations.

About you

• Extensive experience in workers' compensation/personal injury schemes, with a strong ability to influence regulators to improve compliance frameworks and scheme performance.
• Proven track record in coordinating and delivering business-wide projects, demonstrating effective planning, prioritization, and resource management skills.
• In-depth understanding of contract and relationship management with regulators and contract principals, with the ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to negotiate and persuade appropriate outcomes.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for optimizing business value to customers by delivering high-quality services and positive customer experiences, thereby sustaining, and enhancing the customer base.
• Strong decision-making skills, both independently and collaboratively, with effective communication and collaboration abilities within diverse teams.
• A passion for leveraging emerging technologies to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.  

Benefits and perks

• Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!  

• Work-life balance: Enjoy our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible. 
• Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources. 

• Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer! 

• For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site. 

About Allianz Group

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.  

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. 

Adjustments and support

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to careers@allianz.com.au for a confidential conversation.