IT Delivery Lead

Allianz Technology; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Technology, a global IT service provider for Allianz, seeks an IT Delivery Lead to own end-to-end technical delivery within the BMP Retail scope. You will interface with senior stakeholders, oversee delivery quality and security, and manage budgets and timelines across internal and external partners.

Ideal candidates bring demonstrated leadership in large-scale transformations, strong English communication, and a solid background in software engineering practices, including CI/CD and

Qualifications

• Proven experience as IT Delivery Lead or similar in complex enterprise settings.
• Experience with large-scale transformation or platform programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management with senior business/IT leaders.
• Solid understanding of software engineering practices (CI/CD, QA, security).
• Budget, timeline, vendors, and risk management experience.
• Fluent English communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Interface to BMP Retail and Allianz Technology leaders ensuring alignment.
• Lead technical delivery meeting quality, performance, and security requirements.
• Manage external delivery partners and adherence to standards.
• Own delivery budget, timelines, forecasts, and milestone control.
• Collaborate with Tribe Lead to plan costs for development, infra, vendors.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks and impediments.
• Champion engineering practices, including CI/CD and test automation.
• Ensure governance and coordination across squads.

Skills

IT Delivery Lead experience

Stakeholder management

Budget & timeline management

CI/CD and test automation

English communication

Insurance/financial services domain

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

About The Job

If you thrive in environments where technology delivery, stakeholder alignment, and execution excellence come together, this role could be a strong next step in your career.

As an IT Delivery Lead within Allianz Technology’s BMP programme, you will take ownership of end‑to‑end technical delivery, acting as the key interface between BMP Retail, Allianz Technology senior stakeholders, and delivery teams.

You will ensure that technical solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality and security standards, while working closely with Tribe Leadership and external delivery partners.

What You Do

• Act as the primary interface to BMP Retail and Allianz Technology senior stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
• Lead and oversee technical delivery, ensuring solutions meet quality, performance, and security requirements.
• Manage relationships with external delivery partners, ensuring adherence to technical standards and best practices.
• Own delivery budget and timeline management, including forecasts, cost tracking, and milestone control.
• Collaborate closely with the Tribe Lead to plan and control costs related to development, infrastructure, and vendors.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate technical risks and delivery impediments.
• Champion engineering best practices, including CI/CD, coding standards, and test automation across squads.
• Ensure consistent delivery governance and smooth coordination across teams.

What You Bring

• Proven experience as an IT Delivery Lead, Technical Project Manager, or similar role in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong background in technology delivery, preferably within large‑scale transformation or platform programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior business and IT leaders.
• Solid understanding of software engineering practices (CI/CD, quality assurance, security, automation).
• Experience managing budgets, timelines, vendors, and delivery risks.
• Ability to balance delivery pressure with quality and long‑term sustainability.
• Strong communication and leadership skills in English.
• Experience in insurance or financial services environments is a must.

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.

Full-Time | Permanent

About Allianz Technology

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end‑to‑end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion

Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

To Recruitment Agencies

Allianz Technology has an in‑house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.