Team Manager (m/f/d) - Core Data Process Engineering

Job description

IDS GmbH - Analysis and Reporting Services (IDS) unlocks the value of data for the global investment industry: We validate, refine, and link data from a wide variety of sources and make it available for mission-critical processes along all investment strategies and products quickly, worldwide, and at any time. Fund management companies, insurance companies, banks and pension funds can use IDS to access a flexibly scalable data platform as well as all necessary analyses and reports in the desired format. As a 100% subsidiary of Allianz SE, IDS has stood for stability, reliability and certified security in the handling of its customers' data since 2001.

 
72304 | Asset & Investment Management | Management | | IDS | Full-Time | Permanent

 

JOB PURPOSE/ROLE

The Team Lead for Core Data Process Engineering plays a pivotal role in empowering investment professionals by overseeing the technical transformation and enrichment of our clients data. This role is dedicated to providing added value across all facets of Investment Data, ensuring that it serves as the refined material that alleviates the lives of our clients. With a passion for Core Data Processes, the Team Lead will guide the team in leveraging state-of-the-art warehousing concepts and technologies to transform data into ready-to-use information. At the heart of IDS’ technological solution landscape, our Data Warehouse forms the foundation of our services, embodying the essence of our business and our company. Join us in our innovation journey and share our passion for delivering enriched investment data solutions.

If you are enthusiastic about data, then you are exactly right with us. You can expect an international environment with flat hierarchies giving you the freedom to contribute your ideas and experience. To support your start at IDS GmbH, we offer an extensive onboarding program.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

People management

·  Managing the team of experts, supporting and fostering performance, taking disciplinary responsibility, managing and prioritizing tasks, developing, coaching and motivating your direct reports.

Functional Management

·  Manage implementation and provision of core data processes in close cooperation and alignment with our experts in Sales & Account Management, Client Operations and Business Analysis to support our Client’s needs for Analysis and Reporting Services
·  Ensure consistency of solution designs with IDS’ overall Business and IT Architecture.
·  Foster a culture of openness to technological innovation and continuous improvement.
·  Ensure continuous modernization of our company’s pivotal service cornerstone by working closely together with Enterprise Architecture, e.g. in EA roadmap initiatives (technical studies, Research & Development, Proof of Concepts) assessing respective improvement potential, integration into the development eco system
·  Ensure compliance with company-wide data software development lifecycle policies and establish and support implementation of consistent guidelines and rules in the data warehousing realm

 

KEY REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

·  University degree in (business) information technology, mathematics, economics with IT focus or comparable degree or work experience
·  Several years of professional experience in leadership in teams
·  Profound knowledge of Data Warehousing and Application Development concepts & principles
·  In-depth work experience involving knowledge of Financial Markets, Accounting, Risk or Performance Analytics:
   - know-how related to development & provision of solutions e.g. for institutional customers
   - basic understanding of complex instruments and asset classes
·  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
·  High degree of analytical thinking, motivation, autonomy and an above-average willingness to perform
·  Understand complex functional requirements to develop best in-class technical solutions for our products and services
·  High solution-orientation and ability to make decisions as well as taking responsibility
·  Entrepreneurial spirit and can-do-attitude
·  High Level of Customer Orientation:
   - capacity to anticipate evolving customer needs, recognize trends, drive and support development of new products/services and processes that add value for the customer
   - suited to create sustainable internal customer relationships and to secure optimal solutions for the whole Business
·  Able to change perspectives and to convincingly obtain buy-in of all stakeholders
·  Language skills in both English and German

 

WHAT WE OFFER

·  Benefit from flexible working hours, a home office arrangement and 30 vacation days per year
·  With us, you can expect an intercultural environment with flat hierarchies, a familiar working atmosphere as well as independent work in dedicated teams
·  Become part of a company with start-up spirit that combines the advantages of the Allianz Group
·  Take advantage of our wide range of training and development opportunities and shape your individual career path
·  Benefit, among other things, from annual bonus payments, additional benefits, health initiatives, employee restaurant and a company pension plan

 

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.
Join us. 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 expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.