Head of IT Economics (m/f/d)

The world around us is changing rapidly and so is the insurance industry. Now’s the right time to make a bold move and shape the future of insurance – this is Allianz Direct! As a pan-European online insurer of the Allianz Group, launched in 2019, Allianz Direct is on its mission to become the most customer-oriented and efficient insurer on the market. Allianz Direct is truly changing the face of insurance, in customer experience, and in technology, processes, people and culture.

An international team of business experts and engineers who live and breathe an agile way of working, are seeking to improve and change the way you do insurance. Driven by customer obsession and love for data, Allianz Direct strives for delivering an exceptional experience with a personal touch.

So, what makes Allianz Direct so unique? We believe in the power of simplicity and convenience and by doing so we have managed to set new standards when it comes to online insurance.

Job Purpose

Your role as Head of IT Economics is to provide the framework for steering IT change and run spend. You support the different business owners in the construction of their IT budget, steer and report on their budget along the year, coordinate involved teams (AZ Technology, AZ Direct Platform and AZ Direct Finance) and maintain the dialogue with all stakeholders to resolve cost issues. One of the key tasks will be to drive the analysis for our IT cost structure (people, licenses & contracts, hardware) to propose and follow-up on performance improvement plans.

The Head of IT Economics guides junior colleagues (IT Economics Analyst) in daily tasks as well as project assignments and supports their personal development. The Head of IT Economics role is part of the COO Function of AZ Direct and is reporting to the Chief Information Office (CIO).

Key responsibilities

The Head of IT Economics is responsible for:

1. Productivity & Steering: Define with CIO and AZ Direct Board of Management the strategy and direction of IT costs and the key levers to influence cost development. Translate this strategy into yearly IT budgets.
2. IT Spend and Benefit Controlling: Maintain required processes to conduct operational controlling of IT spend & associated benefit for Allianz Direct globally:

• Budget planning & forecasting
• Support IT budget owners in all commercial aspects
• Business Benefit tracking
• IT Workforce management: internal & external personnel spend and productivity
• IT service providers spend
• Workplace, Information Security and other spend

Qualifications/Key skills

• 7 – 10 years of experience in IT Management, IT Delivery, IT Service Provider management or related fields.
• Solid experience in Finance/Controlling, IT Cost Management or Project Portfolio Management.
• Degree in Information Technology, business administration or natural sciences.
• High analytical ability, self-management skills.
• Attention to details and hands-on, structured approach to work.
• Strong interpersonal skills, pro-active and independent working style.
• SAP knowledge (CO/FI module) required.

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. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.