Senior Data & AI Transformation Expert (m/f/d)

Senior Data & AI Transformation Expert (m/f/d)

102844 | Project Management | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Services | Full-Time | Permanent

130 years of trust, time to shape what's next. Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers - built on over a century of stability, expertise, and financial strength. Allianz Services is where that legacy meets the future. 8,200+ people. Eight countries. Three continents. We deliver specialized services to clients within Allianz Group, powered by AI, advanced analytics, and a mindset that refuses to stand still. From core insurance operations to engineering and consulting services, we reimagine how insurance works. What truly sets us apart are our people and the trusted partnerships we build, anchored in our values of expertise, integrity, and empowerment. We don't support the business. We shape it.

Role overview

Are you passionate about Data & AI and eager to see how it transforms the world’s leading insurance brand? Join Allianz Services as a Senior Data & AI Transformation Manager and dive into groundbreaking Data & AI projects within our Data & AI Transformation team.
Collaborate with a dynamic, international team to drive the development and deployment of new Data, AI & GenAI services. We're seeking innovative minds ready to engage with people, build creative solution to drive business value from data and AI & ready to "Make Data & AI Transformation Happen." Apply now and become a key player in shaping the future of Data & AI with us!

What you do:

• Own the full engagement lifecycle: discovery, solution scoping, proposal, SOW/contracting, kickoff, delivery governance and outcomes.
• Drive the go-to-market strategy: target segments, refine propositions and shape a healthy pipeline.
• Own concrete products/services & drive their evolution.
• Lead stakeholder management (build executive trust, align goals and KPIs, and navigate complex organizations to secure decisions).
• Translate requirements into delivery plans: define scope, approach, resourcing, timeline, and measurable success criteria; write airtight SOWs.
• Run cadence, track KPIs/financials, manage risks and dependencies, remove blockers and ensure margin and customer satisfaction.
• Identify upsell/cross-sell opportunities, lead renewals and provide thought leadership that positions us as a strategic partner.

What you bring:

• 8–10 years in client-facing consulting/delivery roles, including 4+ years in engagement/account management for enterprise customers.
• Proven go-to-market experience: market segmentation, proposition design, pipeline building, deal shaping and competitive positioning.
• Expert scoping and SOW drafting; strong commercial acumen in pricing, margin management, and basic P&L ownership.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management and negotiation skills; adept at influencing without formal authority. Hands-on attitude to engage with technical teams
• Cross-functional leadership across product, engineering, data, legal and finance; fluency in delivery methodologies (Agile/Lean).
• Previous experience on our technical domain, encompassing Data, ML, genAI and AgenticAI preferred; Insurance domain knowledge preferred.
• Outstanding English is a must, additional languages are a strong plus.
• We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), as these attributes are considered valuable assets to our team.

What we offer:

• 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 teach.

About Allianz

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 center of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions.
Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our customers and for the world around us. At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural Internal background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.