Commercial Portfolio Manager_

About the Job

As part of the Allianz Technology team supporting the Allianz UK Commercial Insurance business you will manage a broad portfolio of projects and services. You will work closely with the Allianz Technology Commercial Vertical Lead to assess strategic alignments, manage evaluation of demand, prioritize, and approve projects. You will monitor portfolio performance including resource, financials, risks and dependencies and ensure appropriate reporting.

You will ensure accurate decision-making preparation and communication.

• Evaluate and select projects or services, based on business strategy, and requested approvals.
• Manage portfolio performance, portfolio risk, and escalates issues, if necessary, initiate corrective action and recommendations.
• Manage across the portfolio resource and financial demand from both a tactical and strategic perspective connecting with project manager, dev managers and vertical lead as required.
• Resolve and prepare resolution of inter-portfolio dependencies and risks from a strategic perspective and in a business continuity context.
• Ensure accurate decision-making preparation, prioritization, and partner communication on senior management level.
• Advise project managers, service owners and partners and support them along the approval process and reporting lifecycle.

• Experience in organizational transformation and change management.
• Understanding of risk, quality, and delivery management.
• Degree or equivalent work experience as (IT) Project/ Program Manager or Service (Delivery) Manager with several years of professional experience.
• International project experience or consulting experience.
• Process and project management, governance and service management training or certification desirable.
• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.

• 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.

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.