Overview
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Role Description
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Allianz Transformation team as a Project Manager. You will be supporting the Commercial Lines Business within Digital Trading and Mid-Markets, which is responsible for our Commercial Insurance products and the customers/brokers who use them.
You will lead and manage complex, cross-functional projects that deliver strategic or transformational change, ensuring alignment with business objectives and overall strategy. You will oversee execution within defined cost, time, and quality parameters to drive successful delivery.
This is a hybrid role based in the Guildford office, with an expectation to be on-site as required, depending on the needs of the project. Occasional travel may also be necessary for workshops and other project-related activities.
Salary Information
Pay: Circa £50,000 per year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.
Key Accountabilities
* End-to-end delivery of multiple complex change projects, ensuring alignment with business goals.
* Defining and managing project plans, milestones, budgets, and resource needs using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
* Engaging internal and external stakeholders, including managing third-party relationships and commercial terms.
* Driving urgency, pace, and clarity while maintaining strong communication and engagement across all stakeholder groups.
* Monitoring project benefits and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives throughout the lifecycle.
* Managing risks, issues, dependencies, and operational impacts to ensure minimal disruption to business-as-usual.
* Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, supporting project closure, and contributing to continuous improvement in delivery practices.
Essential Skills
* Experience in delivering complex, multi-workstream projects, supported by a recognised project management qualification (e.g. APM, PRINCE2).
* Understanding of project lifecycles, tools, and delivery frameworks to effectively manage scope, risk, and timelines.
* Stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions and build trusted relationships at all levels.
* Advanced communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, including experience engaging executive and board-level audiences.
* Commercial and technical acumen, with the ability to deliver IT-centric change and align solutions to business needs and emerging technologies.
Desirable Skills
* Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies.
* Background in the financial services industry.
* Experience engaging with C-suite stakeholders on strategic initiatives such as digital transformation, migrations, or digitisation projects.
What We Will Offer You
* Flexible benefits with options to tailor a package.
* Flexible working options, hybrid working, and global career opportunities across the Allianz Group.
* Development days and training, plus a range of other benefits including insurance product discounts and retail discounts.
Our Ways of Working
We support hybrid work patterns that balance customer needs with personal circumstances and business requirements to help innovation and work-life balance.
Diversity & Inclusion
We prioritise diversity and inclusion, with accreditations such as EDGE, Women in Finance Charter, Disability Confident, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and more. We welcome neurodivergent and disabled candidates and offer tailored adjustments, assistive technology, mentoring, and flexible work arrangements.
Accessible Application
We support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through accessible application steps and interview accommodations. Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text or spoken applications.
Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk
For inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Scott Burns
Closing date: 12/09/2025
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
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