Project Manager

Job description

Key responsibilities

 

The department Organizational Management is in charge of driving global IT projects across all lines of business (LoB) of Allianz Partners. They act as the main interface between LoB globally and the IT provider, dedicated to provide IT standard services. 

 

The team is responsible for supporting the LoB in rolling-out approved and prioritized IT related investments and fostering harmonization of processes, through the implementation of the group target platforms. In this perspective, the team needs to ensure a certain balance between simplifications / standardization of tools and processes and specific business needs in order to contribute to answer current corporate challenges: IT cost efficiency, innovation, optimization of time to market, etc.

 

As Project Manager you are in charge of the following responsibilities: 
 

·  1) Project Management while collaborating with internal and external clients:
•    Structure, define Project Governance and manage/coordinate project tasks, risks and issues with all Stakeholder within Allianz or with external consultants, vendors and/or clients.
•    Define with all Stakeholder the Project Planning, Roles & Responsibilities and setup the appropriate Governance and insure the steering of the overall Project 
•    Manage and document all risks, issues and decisions related to projects. ` 
•    Report and escalate to management as needed
 
·  2) Support solution roll-out:
•    Support, if needed, to identify the appropriate business stakeholders to involve in the solution design
•    Assist global and local teams in ramp-up planning, ensuring project plans are updated to reflect tasks to be performed
•    Support deployment ensuring the right level of communication and smooth transition to Run mode
 
·  3)  Contribute to O&M organization, structure and strategy:
•    Manage cross-divisional relationships across reporting lines : LoBs, Global Functions managers, other departments
•    Create and maintain a sense of trust and respect in all interactions with Project stakeholders
•    Facilitate and document lessons learned and suggest improvements throughout the organization
•    Participate to the life of the team: department initiatives (AES follow-up, etc.), new joiners onboarding, etc.

What you bring   

 

·  2-3 year-experience on project management and process optimization.
·  Work experience in Agile environment (Jira Knowledge is a plus).
·  PMP Certification is a plus.
·  Fluent in English (a second additional language is more than welcome).
·  Strong interpersonal skills, able to foster relationships with peers and other functions and to influence / on-board stakeholders to reach common agreements.  
·  Ability to drive meetings and animate workshops with multiple stakeholders in the expected direction.
·  Proficient use of MS Office (MS Project is a plus).
·  Values diversity & comfortable in complex multicultural environments.
·  Willingness to travel abroad for short period on request.

What we offer   

 

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring  that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs.

All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance. 

 

60855 | Project Management | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Partners | 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. 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 encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.