Intelligence and Situational Awareness Lead

INTELLIGENCE AND SITUATIONAL AWARENESS LEAD – CUSTOMER AND OPERATIONS - SYDNEY

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.

The Intelligence and Situational Awareness Lead interprets meteorological, hazard, and impact data to enhance situational awareness and support informed decision-making. The role anticipates risks, supports preparedness, and enables coordinated responses to severe weather and multi-hazard events. By transforming complex intelligence into actionable insights, the position strengthens the organisation’s ability to assist customers, partners, and communities through effective disaster response, logistics, and claims management.

About the role

• Maintain situational awareness of severe weather and hazards using meteorological, geospatial, and operational intelligence sources.
• Analyse meteorological hazards, severe weather patterns, and climate drivers to support predictive intelligence and operational readiness.
• Monitor severe weather systems and assess potential impacts on customers, communities, and business operations, providing actionable insights.
• Brief senior decision-makers and support business planning, risk modelling, and hazard outlook development through intelligence analysis.
• Leverage social media, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and geospatial tools to enhance real-time situational awareness and communicate hazard intelligence effectively.
• Support actuaries and reinsurers with post-event analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams to assess hazard impacts and operational risks.

About you

• Demonstrated qualifications and experience in meteorology with experience in weather management.
•  Experience in hazard intelligence or emergency services is beneficial.
•  Strong analytical and decision-support skills.
• Proficient in geospatial platforms, data visualization tools, and OSINT analysis.
• Skilled in operating effectively in high-pressure, data-rich environments.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency with systems, software, databases, and reporting tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for clear and impactful information delivery.
• 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