Allianz Group is one of the largest and most renowned financial services providers in the world, representing an international network of strong brands with first-class products. Above all, we strive for commitment to excellence in our daily business, in our relationships with customers, shareholders, employees and the community. Allianz Group serves more than 83 million customers in about 70 countries.

Allianz Technology is the international shared service company of the Allianz Group and has its registered office in Munich. Our customers are Allianz companies across the globe, to which our more than 2,500 employees offer innovative, top-quality products and services in the fields of IT, Services and Operations.

We at Allianz Technology SE are more than 10,000 IT experts delivering highly complex IT services to more than 200 of our global entities. IT is our business and a secure and resilient environment is our mission!

Allianz Technology Security & Resilience is the core team and central driver for Information Security at Allianz Technology. The function is tasked to continue developing a strong security organization by establishing global security solutions and countermeasures and to oversee the effectiveness and guide the implementation of security controls.

Within the Security & Resilience division of Allianz Technology SE, Protection & Resilience (P&R) is a global team that brings together experts to anticipate and prepare our organization to respond to, and recover from, any disruption, emergency or crisis whilst at the time, find opportunities to continuously and comprehensively build resilience both internally as well as across the entire Allianz Group. This includes the governing and execution of business continuity, IT disaster recovery, crisis / emergency / incident management and protective security so that we can protect our global operations, people and reputation.

We are looking for you: A Protection & Resilience Principal Manager with a background in relevant resilience and/or security-related disciplines as well experience with governance and/or project management. Functionally reporting to the Head of Protection & Resilience and locally reporting to the head of Security and Resilience in Allianz Technology Spain, you will be responsible for overlooking and coordinating activities ongoing across the areas of the Intelligence Fusion Centre incl. Global Incident Management, Business Continuity Management, Crisis Management, Protective Security and 3rd Party Risk Management. This includes but is not limited to maintaining and updating P&R policies and standards, consulting, advising, and supporting stakeholders across the globe on P&R, coordinating global P&R governance and preparing reports for management committees.

If you are ready to take on this responsibility, take up the challenge! We are looking forward to having you in our team.

Key Responsibilities / Tasks:

Maintain an overview of all P&R activities being performed, and ensure related activities are being harmonized to prevent silos and work towards common goals.
Consult and provide advice on P&R capabilities (IFC / business continuity / crisis management / protective security, 3rd party risk mgmt.) across the organization, offering support where required.
Prepare reports (via coordinating inputs from P&R experts) for reporting to management committees / executive management / global response teams.
Coordinate senior experts in managing strategic projects and initiatives that build or enhance global P&R capabilities.
Coordinate the strategic and / or tactical response coordinators with the response to local and / or global disruptions, emergencies or crises.
Remain up to date on industry trends and best practice relating to P&R.
Other related P&R activities as required by the Head of P&R.

Key Requirements:

Minimum of 3 years (more preferred) of relevant experience in two or more of the following areas: Operational resilience, crisis management, emergency management, disaster management, business continuity management, protective security, risk management, intelligence, or any related field.
Preferably at least 1 year of people management and/or team leadership experience.
University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline, such as disaster / emergency management, risk management, international security, business administration, political science, economics, or any related field.
Very good analytical and conceptual skills.
Excellent organizational and prioritization skills to meet deadlines and work objectives.
Excellent influencing, written and verbal communication skills, that help our messages reach a diverse and wide audience.
Ability to work self-responsibly and autonomously, also in times of high pressure.
Familiarity with communication and presentation tools (sound knowledge and experience in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
Capability to build collaborative working relationships and ability to work in virtual, international and complex team environments.
Advanced proficiency in both written and spoken English (additional languages are a plus).
International work experience (desirable but not essential).

Your benefits:

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

Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 12,000 employees located in 51 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

We oversee the full digitalization spectrum – from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction. In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

D&I statement

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment. We are interested in your strengths and experience. We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity and cultural background, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.

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