Business Process Manager - Contract Lifecycle

Join us now as Business Process Manager - Contract Lifecycle in London within the Procurement Excellence & Operations team. As part of the Procurement Excellence & Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in reshaping how Procurement operates in a digitally connected, AI-enabled environment. Your focus will be on designing and optimizing processes, governance frameworks, and digital tools that leverage orchestration layers to unify workflows across functions and systems. A key responsibility includes establishing advanced Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) capabilities and orchestrated cross-functional workflows that span Legal, Third-Party Risk, and Technology teams. Your work ensures that financial, regulatory, and business-specific requirements are seamlessly embedded and actively governed throughout the contract and supplier value chain. In your role, you act as key functional coordinator and bridge between multiple teams, incl. Legal, Third-Party Risk and Technology.

What you will do

• System Implementation: Lead the design and deployment of an advanced Contract Lifecycle Management ecosystem, incl. intelligent workflows, orchestration layers, and AI-powered automation. Translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure seamless integration with procurement platforms.
• Contract Intelligence: Establish frameworks to effectively manage complex supplier relationships incl. outsourcing arrangements. Ensure country specific regulatory requirements are embedded and enforced in the end-to-end value chain. Assess and incorporate local business and legal requirements.
• Process Excellence: Drive end-to-end process optimization across the Procurement value chain. Focus on enhancing compliance, reducing cycle times, and enabling data-driven decision-making.
• Change Management: Independently lead cross-functional transformation initiatives. Act as digital procurement expert guiding global teams through new processes and ensure adoption of next-gen tools across the organization.

What you bring

• University Degree
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within consulting, process excellence, procurement, or legal operations
• Preferably experience with CLM application implementation projects, covering activities of process design, system configuration, testing, training and change management.
• Experience with business process improvement methodologies
• Knowledge of typical contract structures and governance frameworks
• Self-starter, solution orientated with a high level of autonomy and proactivity
• Comfortable navigating in an ambiguous and fast paced environment
• Analytical skills and structured problem-solving ability
• Ability to use Generative AI with knowledge of Microsoft CoPilot

What we offer

• We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/ flexible working hours)
• Securing your future: Access to company pension/savings plans
• Shared success: Company share purchasing plan
• Support for what matters: Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Investments in your career: Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
• Investments in your skills: Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications
• ... and so much more!