Transformation Manager

About the Job

As a Transformation Manager at Allianz, you will play a pivotal role in driving the success of both change and transformation initiatives.

You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end project pipeline, collaborating closely with Account Management and IT functions to ensure seamless integration and execution. Your role will also encompass progress reporting and stakeholder management, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout the transformation journey.

In cooperation with our client, you will support definition of future project portfolio and closely cooperate with client side counterparts in managing/ delivering it. You will act as point of contact / escalation points for matters related to projects in our project portfolio.

What you do

1. Strategic Planning and Execution
• Co-created IT Strategy with stakeholders from both Allianz Technology and the client.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation across processes, systems, and structures.
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and budgets to support transformation initiatives.
2. Change Management
• Act as a change agent to foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Address client’s demand/ request for new projects by active communication, provisioning of effort estimates and resource allocations.
• Engage and communicate with stakeholders at all levels to drive alignment and commitment.
3. Project Management
• Oversee multiple transformation projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to quality standards.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of initiatives.
4. Stakeholder Engagement
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including senior leadership, to ensure alignment and support for transformation efforts.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings, and presentations to communicate progress and gather feedback.
5. Performance Measurement and Reporting
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of transformation initiatives.
• Prepare and present regular progress reports to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Identify lessons learned and best practices to improve future transformation efforts.
6. Team Leadership
• Lead and mentor project teams, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

What you bring

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

Experience:

• Proven experience (5+ years) in transformation, change management, or project management roles.
• Experience in leading large-scale transformation initiatives within a corporate environment.
• Familiarity with Agile, Lean, or other process improvement methodologies is a plus.

Skills:

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent project management skills with a track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in data analysis and performance measurement tools.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive results in a fast-paced environment.

Certifications (Preferred):

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP)
• Lean Six Sigma Certification

Key Competencies

• Leadership and Influence
• Strategic Vision
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Adaptability and Resilience
• Results-Oriented

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.