Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Allianz Investment Management SE (f/m/d)

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Allianz Investment Management SE (f/m/d)

Allianz

As an international financial services provider, Allianz offers worldwide products and solutions in insurance and asset management.

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is part of the Investment Processes & Digital Transformation Team, has a functional reporting line to the Group CISO, and regularly communicates directly with the Group Information Security Function. The CISO will be supporting the company vision and strategy by ensuring that information assets and technologies are adequately protected at any time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of effective information security policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ensure that the requirements of the Allianz Group Information Security Framework (GISF) and additional AIM-specific IS requirements are fulfilled, communicated to, and applied by all relevant stakeholders at Operational Entity (OE) level.
• Work with senior management to align security initiatives with business objectives and ensure that information security is integrated into the organization’s business processes.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize security risks and implement appropriate risk mitigation strategies.
• Oversee the management of security incidents and provide timely resolution and response to the Board of Management and to the Group CISO.
• Manage the development and delivery of security awareness training programs for employees such as Phishing Resilience Trainings.
• Advise the OE Governance and Control Committee, the OE Board of Management, and OE employees on IS topics.
• Oversee the selection, implementation, and management of security technologies and tools.
• Communicate applicable corporate rules and IS-relevant information within the OE and serve as a local point of contact for other Protection and Resilience functions and AIM’s 2nd line of defense.

Key Requirements / Skills / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in information security.
• Strong knowledge of GISF or other information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001 or NIST.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing security policies, procedures, and standards.
• Experience with security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, encryption, cloud, and identity management.
• Experience with Archer and ADOIT preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Supportive and collaborative mindset with the willingness to drive things forward.
• Willingness to continuously educate yourself on the latest trends in the Information Security area.

Desired start date is 1.06.2025 or earlier if available.

What We Offer

• Our buddy program, a welcome event, and a structured onboarding to help you get started with AIM.
• A broad range of learning opportunities will help you stay relevant in your current role and grow into future workplace demands.
• An open and international working environment with a diverse and inclusive culture will inspire your everyday work. A working model which balances remote and office-based work will give you the flexibility to organize the way you work.
• A company pension scheme, well-being initiatives, sports offers, and other local benefits will allow you to achieve a positive work-life balance.