Senior Project Manager

Who we are

Allianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, but 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, while we celebrate an inclusive culture.

Role Description

Allianz Speciality has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our family of talented people in the Transformation Change Team.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will plan and manage a programme or number of projects to achieve a defined set of business objectives which are aligned to the business strategy within agreed parameters of cost, time and quality. This may be a number of complex projects across functions and could involve transformational/strategic change.

Your focus:

• Manage programme and project activities (end to end delivery of multiple concurrent change programmes and projects) on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Programme Sponsor through the Change Management Framework. These will often have a broad impact including systems, organisational design (including mergers and acquisition activity), business process and cultural change.

• Define and be accountable for the approach and milestone dates and maintain the plan.

• Identify, secure and engage with internal and external resources to ensure programme/project delivery.

• Be responsible for the relationships between the sponsor and the relevant change management functions (including third party providers) to include the commercial terms and conditions of change programmes for the sponsor.

• Create a sense of urgency and vision around the programme/project driving pace for delivery.

• To manage programme/project communication and engagement across all relevant stakeholders.

• Ensure programme/project benefits are identified and aligned to strategic objectives at the beginning and measured throughout and after the programme/project.

• Develop, manage and ensure accurate progress analysis on a Strategic Programme/Project of change, as agreed with the sponsor and consistent with the Change Management Framework.

• To ensure that change is implemented with minimal adverse impact to business as usual.

• To define and own the Programme/Project Budget seeking ways to reduce cost and increase or bring forward benefits.

• To set challenging but achievable targets for programme/project staff, take responsibility for task management and ensure constructive feedback delivered with line managers.

• To take leadership responsibility for managing, coaching and developing team members to ensure that performance objectives are met and team feel highly valued and motivated.

• Pro-actively manage issues, risks and dependencies acting as appropriate to achieve urgent resolution, escalating clearly and promptly as required.

• To take responsibility for identifying and managing additional operational risk introduced through implementing change.

• Ensure compliance with the rules & requirements of OUR REGULATORS and any other relevant legal/regulatory/risk management frameworks, including the TCF (Treating Customers Fairly) framework.

• Ensure programmes and projects are closed properly, benefit managers are clear of their accountabilities and Post Implementation Reviews are undertaken.

• Within the wider Change and Portfolio Community, take responsibility for process improvement and assist in the development and implementation of project management best practice.

• Dynamic and self-motivated style, with energy and ability to create pace and drive change.

• Supports Portfolio Manager in the shaping of future delivery roadmap.

About You

You will have previous history working in a Financial Services environment with knowledge of General insurance an advantage.

We thrive on working collaboratively, with each other and always with our internal and external customers. Good communication skills, both written and verbal is important to lead and deliver the requirements of the project you will become part of.   You will thrive in multi-stakeholder projects and be comfortable adapting your approach and language to work with colleagues of various disciplines and seniority.

You will already be a competent and effective Project Manager with a proven track record of managing large scale projects.  Experience of a range of Project/Programme frameworks inc. Agile would be ideal (please highlight this in your CV along with any Project Management qualifications held).

You will have experience in managing Business Intelligence or Management Information projects. Ideal but not essential is experience or awareness of Azure Cloud Technologies and familiarity with Microsoft BI tools.

You will have experience of leadership and management of people with the willingness to lead, motivate and inspire others to achieve their full potential.  

Our Ways of Working

The role will be based at Allianz Ditton Park, Riding Court Road, Datchet SL3 9LL.

Our office with flex model means that you will have the opportunity to work from home as well as the office. As a hybrid worker you will be in the office between 2 and 16 days per month depending on individual and business need. This will be discussed at interview stage

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.

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- 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 with flexible buy/sell holiday options

• Car Allowance  

• Annual performance related bonus

• Contributory pension scheme

• Private medical insurance which you can upgrade to family cover

• Development days

• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet

• Retail discounts

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.