AI Delivery and Operations Lead

AI DELIVERY AND OPERATIONS LEAD – DATA AND ANALYTICS - SYDNEY, NSW

At Allianz, we’re proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2025 and a Great Place to Work. As a leading global insurance and asset management brand, we prioritise care for our customers, the planet, and each other. We hire the very best people to further our commitment to caring and securing the future for our customers.

We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part of an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.

Let’s care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.

About the role

The primary purpose of this role is to translate AI strategy and use case into structured, executable delivery across the enterprise. This role ensures AI initiatives are sequenced, resourced and delivered effectively embedding strong agile practices, managing cross‑technology dependencies, and driving measurable value realisation. You will also be responsible for leading a team of 4-6 Data Scientists.

• Establish strong agile practices within AI projects (ceremonies, backlog hygiene, sprint planning).
• Develop and manage structured project plans, milestones, stage gates and value tracking and improve planning accuracy and delivery predictability.
• Support efficient AI solution design working with project teams.
• Identify delivery risks and manage mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate engagement with Architecture, Cyber, Data Platforms and Infrastructure teams and manage dependencies across multiple technology domains.
• Define and monitor value metrics for AI models.
• Ensure projects align to AI and broader organisational strategies and provide executive reporting on the AI portfolio.
• Lead and develop data scientist on stakeholder engagement and project management.

About you

• 7+ years in technology delivery, program management or transformation roles within a large complex corporate organisation. Previous experience in projects across data, analytics or AI initiatives is highly essential.
• Experience in a people management role, leading high-performing teams
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders across business and technology.
• Strong understanding of agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban)
• Experience working across architecture, cyber and infrastructure domains.
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders across business and technology.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, capable of communicating with audiences at all levels with clarity, impact and influence
• A passion for leveraging emerging technologies to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Benefits and perks

• Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!
• Work-life balance: Enjoy our flexible, hybrid work arrangements, and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.
• Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
• Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
• For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.

About Allianz Group

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 matters, 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.

Adjustments and support

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to careers@allianz.com.au for a confidential conversation.

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow. www.allianz.com.au/careers