Transformation Manager - Sales & Distribution
Professional
London, ENG, GB, EC3V 0HR Guildford, ENG, GB, GU1 1DB Birmingham, GB, B37 7ET
Sales & Distribution
Allianz UK
Allianz Management Services Ltd
Full-Time
Hybrid working
Permanent
51916
Allianz Executive
Transformation Manager - Sales & Distribution
Who We Are
Allianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, from the very first day you join our team you’ll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, hybrid working and we celebrate an inclusive culture. We've recently been recognised as a Great place to Work.
In line with our Global strategy and purpose, we have an opportunity for a Transformation Manager / Local Business Owner to join the UK Transformation Programme in the Sales and Distribution domain. This is the largest business transformation programme at Allianz, it's purpose to harmonize, simplify and scale Allianz assets across the entire Group to the benefit of OEs, employees and, ultimately, customers. This is a massive undertaking in every respect that puts Allianz at the forefront of industry innovation.
About The Role
You'll be working as part of the UK Sales & Distribution team to deliver a range of assets, services and solutions that will enable the business to achieve its strategic objectives. Working as part of an Agile Project team setup, you'll play a key leadership role in the Sales domain, directly supporting the Business Owner on the wider business delivery of the end to end solution. You will act as a Transformation ambassador across Allianz Commercial, working to support global and local initiatives.
Key responsibilities
Play a leading role in shaping the Sales & Distribution Transformation strategy for Allianz Commercial in the UK.
Engaging with key business stakeholder groups to ensure current and future requirements are accurate, exhaustive, clearly documented and align to the wider Commercial strategy.
Providing direct support to the Sales Business Owner for the end to end Sales & Distribution Transformation delivery, including deputising in key meetings where necessary and taking accountability for key deliverables required for the team.
Assuming a leadership role in the Sales domain, providing guidance to the Subject Matter Experts and contributing to team leadership and planning activities.
Using knowledge of end to end business processes to bring our Transformation ambitions to life. Discussing, debating and documenting business requirements and overseeing the transition into build and test phases.
Leading on allocated buckets of work, working closely with other domains (Claims, Ops, Underwriting, Data etc) to ensure requirements are delivered within short sprints.
Maintaining an up to date knowledge of the existing asset landscape and BAU change pipeline to understand any impact on Transformation work and to inform the Business Owner accordingly
Developing an engagement plan to ensure key stakeholders on relevant topics are kept regularly informed on progress and aligning with Business Owner requirements
Using knowledge and expertise to highlight risks, issues and barriers with the Business Owner
Working with partner OEs on each topic to ensure global first approach and bring back learning into the UK programme
Adopting agile methodology to ensure deliverables are met
Supporting visioning workshops and supporting the Business Owner with cross-OE senior stakeholders, representing the UK view to ensure local requirements are met.
Contributing to the development of asset-level business cases to support new initiatives and manage the overall domain CBA.
About You
You'll have a comprehensive understanding of the UK Commercial insurance market, having gained your expertise from working within a brokerage or insurer
You'll have experience of managing the implementation of change based initiatives, covering all stages of the product lifecycle from design to rollout.
You'll have worked to agile principles or as part of an agile project, and used twork management solutions (Atlassian JIRA).
You'll be efficient and results-oriented, with a positive and pragmatic attitude
You'll have exemplary stakeholder management skills, with ability to build a strong network across the UK Commercial community and a desire to collaborate and knowledge share across the local OE and the wider Allianz Group.
You'll enjoy working as part of a team, with the ability to work in cross-functional and international teams
What We Will Offer You
This is an exciting time to join the Transformation Programme, we're in our 3rd year and writing the next chapter, which will revolutionise how we do business in the future. The expectation of the business is high, we work at pace and you'll be busy, however, this is a great opportunity to work with a highly talented team and showcase your expertise.
You'll combine working from home with working from our London, Guildford or Birmingham office (2 x a week), due to the nature of the role flexibility with working hours to accommodate meetings with other OEs across multiple time zones is required. There will also be times when you'll travel to other offices for meetings, workshops etc.
Benefits:
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from, including, retail discounts, discounted insurance cover and our newly launched ElectriX car purchase scheme, so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
30 days holiday
Car allowance
Private Medical cover
Annual performance related bonus
Contributory pension scheme
Our Ways of Working
Do you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.
Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Our Purpose and Values
We secure your future
Be Brave | With Heart | Everyone Counts | Inspiring Trust
Our purpose and values are more than just words on a website - they are the why and how of Allianz. They influence everything we do and guide us how to do it. Created by our people, for our people, they shape our culture, bring us together, and inspire us to be the best. Building an inclusive culture for us all to succeed.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Allianz, we value diversity and inclusion and back this up with our accreditations. Allianz is EDGE certified for gender inclusion, members of the Women in Finance Charter, a Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion members, signatories of Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter, and an Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We recognise the strength of neurodiversity in the workplace, and the far-reaching benefits of embracing a spectrum of thinking styles and innovative capabilities. We proudly welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, and can offer tailored adjustments to remove barriers and set you up for success in your career.
At Allianz, we encourage our people to advocate for what they need, we listen, and we act – this could include providing assistive technology, ergonomic specialist equipment, mentoring and coaching, or flexibility in the way you work, among a wide range other adjustments.
Join us - Let’s Care for Tomorrow.
51916 | Sales & Distribution | Professional | Allianz Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent