Internship - Transformation program

Objective

To support the transformation program by assessing the current organizational culture, identifying change readiness gaps, and contributing to the design and execution of a people-centered change management roadmap aligned with agile, DevOps, and digital transformation initiatives.

Scope of Work

1. Organizational Culture Assessment
- Conduct interviews or surveys to understand current perceptions around collaboration, innovation, agility, and change receptiveness.
- Analyze results to identify cultural strengths and resistance points.

2. Change Readiness Analysis
- Assess the state of change adoption across different teams.
- Identify key change personas such as champions, resistors, and passive supporters.

3. Change Management Roadmap Drafting
- Collaborate on drafting a roadmap that aligns with major transformation milestones (e.g., agile rollout, cloud enablement).
- Include planned communication, training, engagement, and reinforcement activities.

4. Stakeholder & Communication Mapping
- Support creation of a stakeholder engagement map using tools such as RACI or influence matrix.
- Draft communication messages or templates for transformation initiatives.

5. Culture & Engagement Initiatives
- Propose and help execute small-scale culture campaigns such as recognition programs, town halls, or agile mindset posters.
- Track employee participation and collect feedback for evaluation.

Expected Deliverables

- Culture & Readiness Assessment Summary (Week 4)
- Stakeholder Engagement Map (Week 5)
- Draft Change Management Roadmap (Week 7)
- Communication Toolkit (Week 8)
- Final Internship Report & Presentation (Week 10–12)

Learning Outcomes

- Understand the influence of organizational culture in IT transformations.
- Apply structured change management models like ADKAR and Kotter’s 8-Step Process.
- Develop stakeholder engagement and communication planning skills.
- Contribute to practical change initiatives in a dynamic IT delivery environment.

Tools & Frameworks

- Frameworks: ADKAR, Prosci, Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model
- Tools: Microsoft Forms, Miro, Confluence, PowerPoint, Excel
- Collaboration: MS Teams, Slack, Trello, Jira

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.
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