Business Analyst

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.   

Job role

The Pricing Data team is part of the Global Pricing department at Allianz Commercial and is responsible for driving the development of data solutions within Pricing across Allianz Commercial globally. You will join an international department located across London, Munich, Bucharest, Chicago and New York.

Our global Pricing Data team is seeking an experienced Business Analyst for a role within the Pricing Function. In this role, you will work closely with the Head of Pricing Data and other key stakeholders to interrogate data and implement pipelines across the various Lines of Business and regions in Allianz Commercial to support advanced pricing.

We are looking for someone who is willing to get hands on with the company’s data and to develop innovative and structured solutions to bring it together in a way that maximizes its potential. This person will need to collaborate internationally with various stakeholders, both within the Pricing Function and across other Allianz Commercial functions.

What you will do:

Investigate and interpret data flows from pricing tools and booking systems, identifying and explaining issues and behaviors to Data Engineers and project teams

Trace data sources, transformations and dependencies to pinpoint errors, inconsistencies and inefficiencies in pricing data assets

Build dashboards, reports and recommend automated checks to track data integrity, flag anomalies, and provide insights on data reliability to key stakeholders

Analyze data and work with team members in Pricing and Underwriting to configure mappings for ambiguous data attributes

Document and present on findings, including the creation of data dictionaries and visualizations for end-users to enable them to use datasets

Support end-users and collaborate with them to improve readiness of base datasets for modelling

Collaborate with Data Engineers, Pricing Actuaries and Predictive Modelers to deliver innovative data solutions for data-driven pricing

Gather business requirements from pricing actuaries and work with data engineers to deliver the best solution

Develop knowledge of the company’s IT landscape, data and data systems

Contribute to a culture of results-driven collaboration, support and respect

What you bring:

Minimum 4 years’ experience using SQL for data analysis, with at least 2 years experience in P&C insurance

A degree at BSc or MSc level in a Numerical field, preferably with a strong focus on Computer Science, or qualified by experience

Experience in gathering information from stakeholders to understand business workflows

Experience in analyzing, debugging and solving highly complex problemsExperience using Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools for data visualization and anomaly detection

Experience taking ownership of own learning and development

Some experience using cloud-based platforms for data analysis (e.g. Azure Synapse) - nice to have

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.

You have:

Independent and self-directed individuals that thrive when faced with challenge

Ability to communicate and work effectively with technical and non-technical team members

Desire and ability to learn the business and become an expert in the industry

Organized, self-motivated, results-oriented, and very resourceful

Relishes problem solving, analysis and getting hands on digging into data issues

Fluent English skills, any other languages advantageous

What we offer:

We support your well-being

• Access dedicated counseling services, mental health resources, and well-being sessions designed to keep you feeling your best
• Enjoy a personalized benefits package through a monthly budget on the Benefit platform, covering medical subscriptions, meal tickets, private pension plans, life insurance, Allianz Tiriac exclusive insurance discounts, and many more.
• Prioritize what truly matters with time off on your birthday, additional vacation days for each year with Allianz (up to five extra days), Paid leave on December 24th and 31st, plus the flexibility to swap weekend holidays for extra days off, and special allowances for significant life events.

We invest in your growth

Take advantage of an extensive learning curriculum tailored to support your career growth and meet your professional needs, with access to a wide range of technical and soft skills trainings, international certifications (including Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PRINCE2, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM, and more), learning resources from LinkedIn and Allianz platforms, language development opportunities (German, French, English), and our dedicated Leadership Program to help you reach the next level.

We value you and your work

We acknowledge and recognize your work through performance-based rewards to celebrate your achievements, team, and individual recognition programs to celebrate your contributions and internal referral bonuses. 

Your personal information, including sensitive data, may be shared with Hiring Managers to evaluate your suitability for the role. Only candidates who meet the criteria will be contacted, and all applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

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.

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