Organisational Design Manager
Guildford, ENG, GB, GU2 8XG London, ENG, GB, EC3V 0HR
Role Description
Join Allianz UK’s People and Culture Team as our Organisational Design Manager and help shape the future of work!
In a world where the workplace is constantly evolving, you’ll be at the forefront—anticipating change, driving innovation, to help our people strategy be one step ahead. If you’re passionate about building agile, future-ready teams and want to influence how a global leader operates, this is your chance to make a real impact.
This is a hybrid role based in either our London or Guildford office, with the expectation to be working in person for at least 40% of your time.
Salary Information
Pay: Circa £75,000 per year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.
About You
In this role you will be:
- Leading strategic workforce planning with business leaders and People Partnering to forecast future needs and shape our people strategy.
- Working with teams in our Global Headquarters (Munich) to deliver on the Group ambitions.
- Owning and evolving our organisational streamlining approach, collaborating across the business to deliver real, measurable results.
- Redesigning structures and roles to unlock efficiency, effectiveness, and engagement.
- Using workforce data analytics to spot trends, solve challenges, and drive continuous improvement.
- Supporting major change projects and transformation programmes to realise workforce and efficiency benefits.
- Leading Agile squads to deliver process improvements and enhance efficiency.
- Facilitating the implementation of Group People & Culture initiatives, ensuring Allianz UK is always ahead of the curve.
Essential Skills
To excel in this role, you will need:
- Proven experience in organisational design, strategic workforce planning, or workforce transformation.
- Experience working in a medium to large scale organisation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with advanced Excel and data analytics experience.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders at all levels.
- Familiarity with HR technologies and data analytics tools
Desirable Skills
It’s advantageous to be:
- Working towards, or committed to achieving, CIPD status in the future.
- Experienced in working in an organisation with global matrix reporting lines.
- Knowledge of the insurance industry and/or financial services in general
We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.
What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Hybrid working
- Annual performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Development days
- A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering days
Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.
Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Conor McCourt
Closing date: 26th November 2025
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
Join us - Let’s Care for Tomorrow.
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