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Position Summary:

The Allianz Technology Digital Resilience team is driving Security, Resilience and Compliance of our Global operations. The Digital Resilience Officer is responsible for safeguarding the organization’s digital infrastructure against cyber threats and ensuring the continuity of digital operations.

This role involves developing and implementing resilience strategies, managing risks and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. The Digital Resilience Officer collaborates with various departments such as CISO, IT, Risk, Privacy to enhance the security and robustness of digital systems, while also acting as a risk champion to promote a strong risk culture within the organization.

The Digital Resilience Officer (DRO) is tasked with performing an annual IT Compliance Self-Assessment. In a consulting manner, the DRO tracks and manages local risks and aligns and consults on these risks with AZ Tech Central.

Additionally, the DRO oversees the local implementation of the target measure catalogue and respective controls, ensuring that risk management practices are effectively executed at the local level.

Your Key Responsibilities as (Local) Digital Resilience Officer

Risk Management:

• Implement and maintain effective risk controls aligned with the Risk Policy Framework, ensuring integration into operational processes and compliance with regulatory obligations for your location.

• Lead identification, assessment and management of risks across the applications and services of your location.

• Act as Partner to the Head of IT / Head of Branch informing them about the local risk and compliance level.

• Partner with Service and Control owners to enhance risk management maturity,

• Streamline assurance processes and manage customer audit requests.

Customer Alignment:

• Strengthen risk management relationships with customers (Operating Entities), serving as the primary contact between local Allianz Entities and Allianz Technology Branch on matters of Risk and Compliance.

• Document and ensure compliance with local requirements for control and compliance obligations, assessing new requirements appropriately.

• Lead management and prioritization of Customer Audit Demand across control and service owners and support Branches in responding to customer audits.

Compliance:

• Conduct compliance benchmarking exercises within the Branches, identifying deviations from corporate policy and tracking ownership and approved deviations.

• Ensure compliance with internal- and external contractual obligations across service functions from the Allianz Technology branch and global functions.

Digital Resilience Community:

• Act as a risk champion, collaborating with other safeguarding functions and the 2nd Line to enhance risk culture within the branch.

• Engage with global risk communities to shape the future of digital resilience within the organization. 

• The Digital Resilience Officer (DRO) coordinates the implementation and maintenance of digital resilience and IT risk management for the Allianz Technology branch or local entity, ensuring following responsibilities:

        o Digital Risk & Control Management

        o Reporting & Assurance 

        o Coordination & Awareness

        o Governance & Compliance

        o Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)

        o Deliverables & Timelines 

• Leads IT risk identification and monitoring in line with the DIRM framework

• Ensures implementation of controls and compliance, including ITOM governance

• Drives reporting, self-assessment and assurance activities (e.g. Risk Shield, audits)

• Acts as local coordination point, including TPRM and stakeholder alignment

• Coordinates digital resilience and IT risk management at local level, aligned with policies 

Qualification, Experience and Skills:

• Years of experience: >3 with expertise in Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Governance & Compliance

• Education: Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Law, with a focus on IT or Cybersecurity

• Proven experience in digital security, resilience and risk management.

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks, standards and best practices (e.g., ISO, NIST, DORA, etc.).

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

• Knowledge of incident response and recovery procedures

• Familiarity with local and global regulatory requirements and compliance standards.

• Data-driven mindset with experience in data analysis and interpretation.

• Strong communication skills in English (written and verbal) 

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. 

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust. 

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. 

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow. 

Note: Having different strengths, experiences, perspectives and approaches is an integral part of Allianz‘ company culture. One means to achieve this is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.