Manager - AZAY Business Solution (My Allianz)

About the Company

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer. We are united by a shared commitment: to put our customers first and at the centre of everything we do. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.

About the Role

Responsible for developing requirements for implementation or enhancement of software in coordination with IT and business users, and for planning, managing and leading projects with low to medium complexity and defined scope. The role covers requirements gathering, project management, UAT oversight, vendor RFP/selection support and consultancy/training to business users.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Lead projects/change requests with low to medium complexity; plan project activities and budgets; estimate timelines and resources; assign owners; track status, risks, issues and dependencies; ensure readiness for production go-live and provide post-production support; deliver status reports and maintain project/change request records.
• Requirement Management: Understand and assess current business processes and system functionalities; collaborate with business units to identify enhancement opportunities; conduct cost-benefit analysis and prepare business cases; gather and document user requirements (process flows, functions, screens, outputs); prepare RFPs and participate in vendor selection; conduct walkthroughs and obtain stakeholder sign-off; coordinate with developers and monitor progress.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Define and plan UAT criteria and activities; support users in developing UAT scenarios and test cases; act as liaison between users and developers; record test results, identify improvements and ensure system readiness; prepare user manuals, training materials and conduct training/knowledge transfer.
• Consultancy Services: Provide advisory support to users to identify enhancement opportunities and deliver consultancy/training to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years' experience in Project Management, Business Analysis, Business Development & Improvement, or related fields.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Statistics or related field.
• Any AI-future skills (e.g., ChatGPT, CoPilot 365) will be an advantage.

Additional Information

• Work primarily with internal stakeholders and lead small or simple projects with guidance from a supervisor.