Product Owner

Key responsibilities

The Organizational Management department is in charge of driving global IT projects across all lines of business of Allianz Partners. They act as the main interface between Business Units globally and Allianz Technology, dedicated to provide IT standard services.

The team is responsible for prioritization of back-office investments and fostering harmonization of processes, through the implementation of the group target platforms. In this perspective, the team needs to ensure a certain balance between simplification / standardization of tools and processes and specific business needs in order to contribute to answer current corporate challenges: IT cost efficiency, innovation, optimization of time to market, etc.

Ultimately, the Product Owner coordinates Product Development (main functionalities of AZP tools) in cooperation with all the stakeholders, and while taking into consideration the Big Picture at OM level (ensuring alignment with the rest of OM scope, documenting and being the gatekeeper for all risks, compliance, legal topics)

As a Product Owner, you are in charge of the following:

1/ Ensure Product Development through Agile methodology: Define the vision for product development: Communicate with stakeholders, including customers, business managers, and the development team to make sure the goals are clear and aligned with business objectives, Create the product roadmap, a high-level, strategic visual summary that outlines the vision and direction for the product offering over time.

2/ Manage the product backlog: Create the list of backlog items/user stories being sure the SCRUM Team receives all the needed information in order to start the developments, validate the outcomes of the IT Developments compared to test cases, map out project dependencies to inform the necessary sequence of development

3/  Contribute to OM organisation, structure and strategy: Manage cross-divisional relationships across reporting lines : other LoBs, regional managers, other departments, Facilitate and document lessons learned and suggest improvements throughout the organisation, Participate to the life of the team: department initiatives (AES follow-up, etc.), new joiners onboarding, etc.

What you bring  

• Minimum 4-5 years of proven experience in building IT system programs in International Environments

• Ability in Demand Management, Benefit realization, budget tracking, IT cost management

• Previous experience in international settings and/or cultural sensitivity in order to fit into a multinational project setup

• Experience in monitoring and managing interactions with all internal and external, both contractual and non-contractual parties

• Proven ability to transition, individuals, teams and  organisations

• Proven experience in Risk management tools and analysis

• Demonstratable experience in transformation programs; change management trainings

• Excellent communication and relationship management skills, demonstrated at Board level

• Proven work experience in an Agile environment

• Demonstratable experience in people leadership, negotiating and conflict management

• Demonstrated skills and ability to motivate, delegate, instruct and advise

• Fluent in English

• Flexible mind-set but with strong planning and delivery capacities

• Highly motivated, dynamic, self-steerin

• Strong interpersonal skills, able to foster relationships with peers and other functions

• Values diversity & comfortable in a complex multicultural environmen
  
  
  What we offer
    

Our employees play an integral part in our success as a business. We appreciate that each of our employees are unique and have unique needs, ambitions and we enjoy being a part of their journey.

We are there to empower and encourage you with your personal and professional development ensuring  that you take control by offering a large variety of courses and targeted development programs.

All that in a global environment where international mobility and career progression are encouraged. Caring for your health and wellbeing is key priority for us. This is why we build Work Well programs to providing you with peace of mind and give the flexibility in planning and arranging for a better work-life balance. 

74275 | Operations | Professional | PG11 | 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 race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws 
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