Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Expert

About the Job 

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Expert is responsible for analyzing our PPM processes, systems, and workflows to identify opportunities for improvement, optimize operations, and drive business success. The expert collects and challenges requirements, designing solutions 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 Expert guarantees compliance with 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.

What you do

The key responsibilities are:

• 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.
• Design and re-engineer effective solutions that meet business objectives with a strong emphasis on user experience, ensuring that processes are intuitive and accessible for all stakeholders.
• Work closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to co-design solutions and ensure solutions meet business needs and overall AZT strategy
• Ensure solutions comply with Group architecture standards and integrate considerations for security, performance, resilience, and simplification into the design.

What you bring

• 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.
• Analytical and Technical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, along with familiarity with PPM SNOW software and processes.
• Communication and Leadership: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, coupled with demonstrated leadership abilities to influence and drive change.
• Project Management Expertise: Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, focusing on delivering results within deadlines and budget constraints.
• Compliance and Improvement Focus: Understanding of 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
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 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.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity and commits itself to creating an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome all people, regardless of e.g., gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, philosophy of life, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. After all, our greatest strength as a company is rooted in the diversity of skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring.

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.