About the Job

We are seeking a highly motivated PMO/Project Manager to oversee and drive strategic projects, ensuring alignment with business goals, optimizing project execution, and establishing governance frameworks. This role will be responsible for managing project portfolios, improving delivery processes, and providing insights to senior leadership for informed decision-making.

What you do

Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria; develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and budgets.
Monitor project risks, dependencies, and critical milestones; ensure timely and quality project delivery by addressing roadblocks proactively.
Coordinate cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure effective collaboration and project execution.
Establish and maintain project management best practices, methodologies, and tools; standardize reporting, dashboards, and performance tracking mechanisms.
Develop governance structures to ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements; conduct project audits, lessons learned, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Serve as a key liaison between project teams, senior management, and business units; facilitate steering committee meetings and project status updates.
Ensure alignment of projects with strategic objectives and business priorities; prepare reports, presentations, and executive summaries for leadership.

What you bring

Proven experience with Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
Strong understanding of portfolio management and governance frameworks.
Proficiency in project management tools (JIRA, MS Project, Smartsheet, or similar).
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
PMP, PRINCE2, or SAFe certification; experience in Insurance business; strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment; change management and process improvement experience (e.g., Lean, Six Sigma) are all preferred but not required.
5+ years of experience in project management or PMO roles.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, IT, or a related field (Master’s preferred).

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.

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.

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.