Transformation Architect (Six Sigma Black Belt)

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.     

Role Overview  

The Transformation Architect is responsible to drive standardization, harmonization and continuous optimization/ digitization of Allianz processes, methods, and tools & applications across existing/ new customer engagements and local Deliver Hubs (in close collaboration with Gl. Service Leads and Local Delivery Leads/ Mgrs). The expert is responsible to design and apply a consistent framework for the design/ build, implementation, and quality of a globally integrated end-to-end solution, following an industrialized platform approach.

What you do 

• Drives Six Sigma transformation programs, and closely monitors progress and impact; 
• Drives harmonization and standardisation of processes, methods, and underlying tools & applications across existing/ new Business Services engagements and local Deliver Centers (in close collaboration with Global Service Leads, and Local Delivery Leads/ Operations Managers); 
• Provides a unified framework for the design/ build, implementation, ramp-up and continuous improvement of a globally integrated Shared Services, following an industrialized platform approach (incl. continuous improvement & innovation of services);
• Facilitates and accelerates process transformation: Robotization > Automation > Industrialization > Digitization;
• Ensures usage/ implementation of structured Advanced Business and Data Analytics @ Shared Services; incl. facilitation of Process Mining (with support from Allianz Consulting);
• Responsible for market screening, understand Allianz Operating Entity needs, define Operating Entity specific approach for global service line (with support of Allianz Services | Customer Solutions & Account Management team);
• Responsible for best practice research, recommendations and implementations;
• Coordinates and drives complex projects and engages with different departments in order to deliver the best results;

What you bring 

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification;
• Master’s degree in Finance, Management, Business Administration or equivalent;
• Fluent in English and German;
• 5-7 years leadership experience in multicultural context;
• Hands on experience in leading transformation programs/Continuous Improvement;
• 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 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Very good MS Office skills;
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving skills;
• Transformational leadership skills;
• Ability to navigate complex organizations. 

What we offer 

We support your well-being 

We foster an inclusive and healthy workplace with a flexible hybrid working model:

• Experience access to counseling services, mental health resources, and well-being sessions designed to keep you feeling your best 
• Enjoy a monthly budget via the Benefit platform, for personalized benefits packages, including comprehensive medical subscriptions, meal tickets, private pensions plans, life insurance, Allianz Tiriac insurance discounts, and many more. 
• Prioritize what truly matters with time off for your birthday, extra days off for each year in Allianz (up to 5), days off for legal holidays that fall on weekends, as well as 24th and 31st of December, plus special allowances to support diverse life events.  

We invest in your growth

Benefit from an extensive learning curriculum designed to support your career advancement and meet your professional needs, with access to technical and soft-skills trainings, international certifications (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Prince, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM and more), learning resources from LinkedIn and Allianz platforms,opportunities to advance your languages skills(German, French, English) and elevate with our leadership Program.
   

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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