About the Job

The Demand Manager optimizes and consolidates demand across service owners. They review contract data to maximize asset utilization and recommend and implement optimization strategies. Strong analytical and communication skills, proven track record in IT and vendor management are essential. Knowledge of IT vendor software licensing models required for software vendor portfolio.

What you do

Evaluate and identify opportunities for demand optimization and consolidation across various service owners
Review existing contract data and consumption reports to identify coverage potentials and enable service owners to leverage existing assets and contracts effectively
Work closely with IT Asset Managers to identify opportunities for asset reuse.
Recommend demand optimization strategies, Actively drive their realization in collaboration with Procurement, demand owners, asset management and other stakeholders
Monitor and report on the outcomes of demand management to ensure continuous improvement
Accountable for overseeing governance and compliance processes to ensure adherence to organizational policies and standards

What you bring

Proven track record in optimizing and consolidating demand across service owners and implementing strategies for asset utilization.
Ability to evaluate contract data and consumption reports to identify optimization opportunities and coverage potentials.
Experience in IT and vendor management, including software licensing models for software vendor portfolios.
Ability to work closely with IT Asset Managers, Procurement, demand owners, and other stakeholders to drive demand optimization strategies and asset reuse.
Strong communication skills to effectively monitor, report, and ensure continuous improvement in demand management processes.
Accountable for overseeing governance and compliance processes, ensuring adherence to organizational policies and standards.

What we offer

We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
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.
Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

About Allianz Technology

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity and commits itself to creating an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome all people, regardless of e.g., gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life. After all, our greatest strength as a company is rooted in the diversity of skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring.

Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.

You. IT.

To Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.