IT Manager
Seoul, SOUTH KOREA
Job description
Let’s care for tomorrow.
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At Allianz Commercial, we are the global leader for insuring corporate and specialty risks in the Allianz Group. Whether it’s aircraft, satellites, the world’s biggest ships and tallest building, cyber-attacks, or climate change impacts, we have the major risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.
Summary of the Job：
Role responsible for the IT deliveries in the Allianz Commercial Korea office. Working in alignment with the Regional IT team and Global IT Organization. Liaises with the Local and Regional Allianz Commercial business and 3rd party vendors, whilst contributing to the global/regional IT objectives and keeping the focus on the local day to day operations. Proactively provide vision and leadership to the Local IT team to align with global / regional / local strategy.
Covers the local regulatory and market practice standards ensuring compliance of IT projects and operations.
Key responsibilities of the job:
IT Operations Management
Provide comprehensive service and support in respect of all IT requirements, including business applications, service desk, service level management, configuration, change, capacity, security, and continuity management to the local business.
Oversee provision of end-user services, including help desk and technical support services.
Risk Management, Compliance Management & Company Policies
As the Local IT Manager be responsible for Risk Management and Compliance within IT
Align IT risk management with enterprise-wide risk management ensuring cost effective minimization of operational risks.
Conducts analysis on whether IT policies/standards are being followed, follow up and apply in cases where necessary.
Ensure IT compliance (incl. Security) with company policies/standards and local regulations.
Report to IT management on results
Implementation of Group initiatives, standards, policies and evolve the services provided.
Stakeholder Management facilitating cross business collaboration
Ability to develop and positively influence key, strategic position holders across other functions within the Korea office. Aligning regularly with business and IT stakeholders to ensure the value of the IT deliveries and the inflicted costs. Become the point of contact for the local users for communication and IT services escalations, work together with the regional team supporting the prompt resolution of the raised IT issues.
Management of external suppliers
Manage the local vendors ensuring the delivery of quality, support the regional team monitoring the agreed KPI and for any changes on capacity needed.
Technical expertise
Support the local IT team, external vendors, and regional Engineer Manager with technical expertise in the needed IT deliveries.
Key Experience / Requirements / Skills：
Professional IT experience, ideally in Financial Services with knowledge on regulatory controlled environments
Managing providers concerning performance, SLAs, and innovation
Experience managing teams through operations and delivery of IT Project
Experience working with remote and international teams.
Understanding of IT operational processes, process improvement methodologies
Knowledge of common IT architectures, networks, servers, databases, applications, platforms, and environments, specifically in insurance industry
Track record to implement new methodologies or tools that need change management efforts in technology environment.
General skills：
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.
Strategic Planning: Ability to develop, implement and communicate strategies to address important trends or changes in the business.
Analytic and Problem solving skills
International and intercultural awareness
Education：
Degree in IT or Business Administration
54220 | IT & Tech Engineering | Professional | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent
What’s in it for you?
Let’s care about everything that makes you,
We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.
Let’s care for your financial wellbeing
We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.
Let’s care for your opportunities to progress
From career development and digital learning programmes to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
Let’s care for life’s twists and turns
From our support for flexible working, health, and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We’ve got your back.
Let’s care for our society and our planet
With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive, and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry, and our clients.
Care to join us?
Allianz Commercial is a global corporate insurance carrier and part of Allianz Group. We provide risk consultancy, Property-Casualty insurance solutions and alternative risk transfer for a wide spectrum of commercial, corporate and specialty risks across 10 dedicated lines of business. Learn more about us by clicking here .
Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, and therefore welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Diversity of thinking is an important part of our company culture.