Risk Management - ITGC

Job description

About the Role

Join our Global Operations (COO) function as a Senior Operations Data Analyst within the Performance and Productivity Team. This team is pivotal in driving strategic insights, optimizing performance, and facilitating data-driven decision-making across our organization. As a Senior Operations Data Analyst, you will be a key business partner and trusted analytics expert, influencing operational improvements and providing strategic intelligence across over 50 business units and all Lines of Business (LoB), supporting approximately 17,000 FTE globally. Reporting to the Head of Reporting Powerhouse / Regional Performance and Productivity Lead, you will function as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) and project lead, responsible for delivering advanced analytics solutions, influencing stakeholders, and independently managing end-to-end analytical initiatives. Your expertise in translating complex data into actionable insights will be crucial in enhancing performance, optimizing efficiency, and supporting long-term business planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of IT General Control (ITGC) testing under direction.
• Collect, review, and follow up on evidence for control testing with service owners or Allianz Technology on missing evidence.
• Manage the delivery of ITGC control testing to meet agreed deadlines.
• Coordinate annual ITGC control testing with AzTechRM / ISO and AZ P ISO teams.
• Review and document control testing results, agree on mitigation plans for control deficiencies with Allianz Technology and Service Owners, and prepare control test result reports for regional and global use.
• Upload test results into ORGS (if applicable).
• Drive progress on mitigation actions and follow up with Allianz Technology and service owners on execution.
• Support enhancements to the 2LoD ITRM framework, considering regulatory expectations such as DORA.
• Contribute to IT and IS topics in relevant Governance Committees.
• Assist in resolving IT and IS issue escalations.
• Communicate transparently with all IT stakeholders, keeping them informed of potential issues and escalating any problems or delays

Key Requirements / What You Bring

• Proven experience in IT General Control Testing and understanding of IT/IS risks and mitigating controls.
• Background in auditing, with a preference for ITGC auditing and strong knowledge of IT auditing standards.
• Project management experience.
• Experience with 2LoD IT/IS Risk teams.
• Familiarity with regulatory expectations on IT/IS topics.
• Exposure to insurance companies or financial institutions

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.