Project Portfolio Lead
BARCELONA, B, ES, 08005
About the Job
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Lead is responsible for analyzing our PPM processes, systems and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement, optimize operations and drive business success. This expert collects and challenges requirements, designing solutions together with the Group central teams with a systematic approach to simplification, while modeling, describing and documenting these solutions from end-to-end to ensure usability and alignment with business objectives. The PPM Lead guarantees compliance with the Group architecture standards and ensures that security, performance, resilience and simplification considerations are integrated into solution designs. Additionally, the role is responsible to drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and business success as well as implementation and steering of any technical switches/roll-outs on the PPM systems. Jointly with other local Allianz Technology France teams (e.g., Controlling, Finance, Data, etc.), the PPM Lead is responsible to permanently monitor the adherence of the Branch to required processes and ensure a smooth and controlled yearly landing.
What you do
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Evaluate the organization’s processes, systems and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization, with a focus on simplification while ensuring comprehensive information gathering. This enables top management to make informed decisions and maintain full control and compliance over the project portfolio, guaranteeing high-quality and timely availability of information.
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Design and re-engineer, jointly with the central teams, effective solutions that meet business objectives with a strong emphasis on user experience, ensuring that processes are intuitive and accessible for all stakeholders.
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Work closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to co-design solutions and ensure solutions meet business needs and overall AZT strategy.
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Ensure solutions comply with the Group architecture standards and integrate considerations for security, performance, resilience and simplification into the design.
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Be the key local SPOC and steering Lead for any PPM-related roll-out projects, technical implementations and roll-outs.
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Ensure AZ Technology France adherence to the designed processes/framework (across Branch) and smooth and controlled quarterly/yearly landing.
What you bring
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Technical Expertise: 7+ years of experience in Project Portfolio Management or a related field, demonstrating a proven track record in optimizing business processes and systems, along with extensive experience in modeling and documenting complex solutions.
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Analytical and Technical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, along with familiarity with PPM SNOW software and processes.
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Communication and Leadership: Excellent verbal and written communication skills (ideally, in English and French), coupled with demonstrated leadership abilities to influence and drive change.
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Project Management Expertise: Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, focusing on delivering results within deadlines and budget constraints.
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Compliance and Improvement Focus: Understanding of the Group architecture standards and best practices, with a proactive approach to driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.
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.
About Allianz Technology
With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.
We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centers, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.
In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.
Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.
Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion
Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.
To Recruitment Agencies:
Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.
When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.