M&A Strategy Manager

What you do

The M&A Strategy Manager is tasked with advancing M&A transactions and initiatives for Allianz Partners, ensuring alignment with the company's overarching corporate strategy. This role is crucial in establishing a standardized and repeatable framework for M&A activities.

Key Responsibilities

1. M&A Framework Development: Create, document, and communicate a comprehensive M&A framework to standardize the process, leveraging AI/Data Strategy to optimize target screening, evaluation, and integration processes.

2. M&A Process Oversight: Manage the entire M&A process, from screening potential targets to post-deal integration.

1. • Target Evaluation: Lead target evaluation, managing the GMAC process and due diligence, utilizing Machine Learning for data-driven insights.
   • Post-Deal Integration: Actively participate in post-deal activities to ensure smooth integration, supported by Business Intelligence tools

3. Stakeholder Management: Maintain continuous communication with senior stakeholders, gathering insights and keeping them informed.

4. Business Segment Strategy Definition: Contribute to defining business segment strategies and lead strategic projects.

5. Project Management: Develop solid project plans to ensure adherence to stringent timelines, incorporating Cloud Technology for efficient collaboration

Challenges:

• Ensure seamless coordination among cross-functional teams and external partners across various locations.
• Develop a strong understanding of Allianz Partners across different verticals.
• Stay updated on the Assistance and Travel landscape.
• Embrace and drive new strategic and complex projects, particularly technological ones.

What you bring

Technical Skills Required:

• Master’s Degree in a relevant field such as Business, Computer Science, Digital Marketing, Product Management, or related fields.
• Certifications in Agile Product Management, UX/UI Design, or Data Analytics would be an advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills to solve complex challenges in digital product development and data operationalization, with a focus on AI/Data Strategy.
• Good market knowledge of the insurance/assistance sector.
• Experience with Machine Learning and Business Intelligence tools to enhance strategic decision-making.

General Skills Required:

• Excellent command of English and additional languages (especially French and German).
• Demonstrated experience in translating data strategies into digital products, with knowledge of Data Governance.
• Proven experience in product ownership or management for digital solutions in multi-business or multi-region settings.
• Experience in managing digital product backlogs and working with cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of UX/UI principles and experience leading digital design initiatives.
• Ability to make key product decisions independently.
• Strong strategic mindset to align digital products with business objectives.
• Excellent communication skills to manage expectations and ensure alignment across teams.
• Understanding of cultural and regional nuances impacting digital products.
• Familiarity with Cloud Technology and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to enhance process efficiency and collaboration

What we offer

77382 | Finance & Accounting | Professional | PG13 | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

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

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

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.