IT Economics Manager (m/f/d)

Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our global footprint, with more than 7,300 employees located across ten countries and four continents, enables us to unlock value for our partners across the insurance value chain and deliver superior client experience within Allianz Group. At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, and management consulting. Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow.
Allianz Services is a company which belongs to the legal entity, Allianz Technology SE.   

Role overview 

The IT Economics department, is responsible for planning, reporting and steering Allianz Group’s IT Spend and ensuring alignment with the broader Operations & IT Strategy. The team ensures that IT investments deliver measurable value while supporting productivity, growth and financial targets.
As an IT Economics Manager, you will own the IT Spend management (change & run) for several Operating Entities (OEs). You will drive planning, reporting, steering and benefits management, working closely with OE stakeholders, Group Finance, Group Business Areas and Allianz Technology. 

What you do:

• Manage all activities required to plan, report and steer IT Spend (change & run) and corresponding benefits.
• Identify critical issues early, perform root-cause analyses and drive corrective actions.
• Monitor the IT Change Project Portfolio, including major Group IT programs, covering financials, scope, delivery, risks and dependencies.
• Review OE IT Run Spend, savings and main cost drivers.
• Enable effective collaboration between OEs, H4 and Allianz Technology as the shared services provider.
• Continuously improve IT Spend Management processes (definitions, data provisioning, quality checks, standards).
    

What you bring:

• Academic degree (Master’s/Diploma) in IT, Economics or Business Administration.
• Practical experience with project management frameworks (PMI, PRINCE2 and/or SAFe), ideally certified.
• Excellent MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong experience with SAP Integrated Planning and ServiceNow.
• Knowledge of VBA and Power BI is an advantage.
• Very good English and German skills (written and spoken); additional languages welcome.
  Preferred Qualifications / Experience
• 10+ years of experience in IT, Operations or Consulting within the financial industry.
• Solid understanding of the insurance business and experience in large international IT transformation or integration programs (agile and waterfall).
• Deep understanding of IT and Operations and their financial and strategic interdependencies.
• Strong knowledge of IT project portfolio management practices.
• High business maturity with proven ability to work effectively with C-level stakeholders (COO, CIO, CTO).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to translate complex financial topics for non-finance stakeholders.
• Self-driven mindset, proactive attitude and strong cooperation skills.
• Curiosity, continuous learning and willingness to challenge and improve processes.
• We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), as these attributes are considered valuable assets to our team.

What we offer:

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location)
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.