Key responsibilities
 

The Demand Manager role is critical to the success of Assistance initiatives, as it ensures the prioritization and planning of demands, along with the optimization of business benefits of planned investments. Also, it has the opportunity to help shape the global investment view, and is expected to work closely with multiple stakeholders all over the company: Line of Business (LoB), Global and local Business stakeholders, IT delivery team etc.

 

The Demand Manager enables the Allianz Partners Line of Business strategy through the identification, analysis and preparation of requirements. Besides that, it is responsible for supporting the LoB in evolving the pipeline and supporting the parallel harmonization and redesign of products and processes.

 

Through this role, you will focus mainly on below activities: 

 

Support, implement and maintain demand management strategy, policies and tools. 

Facilitate the LoB through the prioritization of the annual IT change initiatives through QBR process. Works closely with the LoB and the broader Chief Technology Office area to ensure quick decision making.

Support in steering the PD and PIC processes.

Manage demand management processes across the suppliers and business units in their respective regions by coordinating and correlating inputs to maximize synergies and reduce costs.

Ensure LoB portfolio aligns to PPM processes and governance, with Business case and financial and benefits signed off.

Track the budget planning and consumption.

Ensure the requirements are ready to enable effective delivery of agreed changes in alignment with the Business & IT strategy.

Support the LOB through the facilitation of high-level design and estimation of business demands. Working with the business to ensure translation of LOB strategy into a change roadmap.

What you bring

 

Experience in Assistance processes, RSA experience is a plus.

Ability to challenge and validate the demands.

Good knowledge on ABS and other similar systems.

JIRA knowledge is a plus. Good communication skills, team player and problem solver.  Being able to work pro-actively, taking responsibility of the designated scope and contributing the enhancement of the processes. Good English skills.
 

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.

 

58318 | Project Management | Professional | Non-Executive | 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.

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company encourages its employees to have motivation in gaining varied skills from different positions and to collect experiences from across Allianz Group.