Head of Underwriting Product & Strategy Delivery

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We are looking for a Head of Underwriting Product & Strategy Delivery, based in London.

The Impact You Will Have

In this role, you will lead the oversight and delivery of Allianz Commercial Underwriting Transformation initiatives, focusing on technology, process, data, and people projects, covering Underwriting and impacting Large Corp/Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty as well as Mid Corp. You will collaborate with Product Owners, Global Pricing, LoB Heads, IT, Claims, Operations, and Legal & Compliance to drive integration and alignment. You will manage a team to ensure end-to-end delivery of transformation initiatives, applying Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid methodologies and maintaining focus on Change Management, user adoption and benefit realization. You will report to the Global Head of Underwriting Transformation and Product Management.

Some of your specific responsibilities could include:

• Drive project and inititiave delivery and implementation of strategic objectives for Global Underwriting through IT Products and various other process/data initiatives impacting Underwriting.

• Steer global Product strategy and decision-making, driving Underwriting transformation and engaging with all relevant parties.

• Act as Business Owner for one IT product and coordinate with co-business owners (Underwriting Global Corporate & Specialty, Multinational, Pricing, Nat Cat, ARC) to ensure alignment with strategy and business value creation.

• Enable business value by prioritizing and proposing EPICs with lean business case.

• Manage migration and decommissioning of legacy systems and processes in alignment with overall strategy.

• Facilitate cross-functional and cross-geographical collaboration, managing communication between teams for product management implementation.

• Develop and enhance change management approach to ensure smooth deployment and lead communications strategy for business readiness, working closely with Allianz Commercial's communications team.

• Lead and manage the delivery resource team (permanent and contract), also leveraging resources for cross-collaboration and sustainable outputs.

• Oversee various project cost center budgets within plans, ensuring efficient resource allocation.

What You'll Bring to the Role

• Over 10+ years of proven underwriting experience with a strong track record of success. Profound knowledge of specialty insurance.

• Over 10+ years expertise in leading delivery and change initiatives within complex organizations, across diverse business scenarios and geographies, including mature and growth markets.

• Experience in leading international teams, with a proven ability to manage and develop remote teams across multiple locations.

• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively across divisions and departments, with experience in areas beyond underwriting such as actuarial, finance, reinsurance, claims, IT, operations, and GBO.

• Significant experience in managing complex insurance projects and programs IT and processrelated, using Agile, Waterfall, and other hybridapproaches.

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to effectively manage and lead international virtual and non-virtual senior teams, including budget management.

• Result-oriented executive with strategic thinking, organizational skills, and a willingness to travel.

• Robust understanding of principles and practices in relevant areas such as claims, underwriting, reinsurance, accounting and process reengineering.

• Advanced quantitative and analytical skills combined with strong business acumen, market understanding, and emotional intelligence.

• Expertise in integrating AI into various business functions, enhancing efficiency, and fostering a culture of data-driven innovation is crucial.

• Ability to develop, implement, and communicate strategies to address key business trends and changes and monitor adoption and business outcomes/benefits.

• Ability to influence strategic stakeholders across locations and functions, and transition individuals, teams, and organizations from current to desired states, utilizing experience in various change management methodologies.

86493 | Underwriting | Management | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Permanent

What's in it for you?

Let's care about everything that makes you, you

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let's care for your financial wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let's care for your opportunities to progress

From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.

Let's care for life's twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.

Let's care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?

Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.

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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.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

People with disabilities:
We want to give all our candidates the best opportunity to succeed. If you need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please email agcsglobalcareers@allianz.com

Recruitment Agencies:
Allianz Commercial has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Allianz Commercial does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact managers directly. Failure to comply could/may result in the disqualification of the candidates and/or the termination of our contract and/or fees not being paid.

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