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

Allianz Services; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Services seeks a Data & AI Transformation Expert to lead hands-on modernization programs and re-platform legacy data estates. You will work with an international team to implement cloud-native data, AI, and GenAI services, translating business needs into scalable data delivery.

Strong architecture, delivery leadership, and English communication are essential. Join Allianz Services to drive modernization initiatives, align executives, and deliver measurable outcomes across engineering,

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in hands-on data delivery roles, including 2+ years leading data modernization or migration programs.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Data Engineering, Data Architecture and Solution Architecture, including data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and cloud data platforms (e.g. Azure, Databricks, Snowflake).
• Proven experience steering data migrations: legacy-to-cloud re-platforming, decommissioning of legacy systems (e.g. SAS, on-prem warehouses), data validation, and cutover management.
• Expert technical scoping and estimation; ability to assess legacy estates and design pragmatic, cost-aware migration and modernization approaches.
• Strong communication skills across technical and executive audiences; able to explain architecture trade-offs and influence without formal authority.
• Cross-functional technical leadership across engineering, data, and architecture teams; fluency in delivery methodologies (Agile/Lean) and modern DataOps/CI-CD practices.
• Deep experience in data platforms and modernization is essential; broader ML, AI & GenAI exposure is a strong plus.
• Insurance domain knowledge preferred.
• Genuine hands-on attitude — comfortable getting into designs, data models, and code alongside technical teams.
• Fluent English is a must, additional languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical engagement lifecycle: current-state assessment, target architecture design, migration strategy, solution scoping, delivery governance, and measurable outcomes.
• Steer data modernization and migration efforts: define migration roadmaps, sequencing, and cutover plans, and make the key architecture and tooling decisions.
• Lead technical stakeholder alignment: build trust with engineering and architecture teams as well as executives, align on technical goals and KPIs, and secure architecture decisions in complex organizations.
• Translate business and data requirements into technical delivery plans: define target-state architecture, data models, migration approach, resourcing, timeline, and measurable success criteria.
• Govern execution hands-on: run delivery cadence, review designs and code where needed, track KPIs and technical risks, manage dependencies, resolve blockers, and ensure delivery quality and customer satisfaction.
• Drive continuous improvement: identify follow-on modernization and decommissioning opportunities, and provide technical thought leadership on data platforms, migration patterns, and best practices.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Architecture

Solution Architecture

Cloud Data Platforms

Data Modernization

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

About Us / Who You Will Join

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.

About Us / Who You Will Join

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 platforms and eager to see how modern data architectures transform the world’s leading insurance brand? Join Allianz Services as a Data & AI Transformation Expert (m/f/d) and lead hands-on data modernization and migration programs within our Data & AI Transformation team. Collaborate with a dynamic, international team to re-platform legacy data estates, decommission legacy technologies, and stand up cloud-native data, AI & GenAI services. We're seeking technically strong leaders who can architect solutions, get into the detail with engineers, and drive real delivery to "Make Data & AI Transformation Happen." Apply now and become a key player in modernizing the data foundations of Allianz.

Key Responsibilities / You Will Get To

• Own the technical engagement lifecycle: current-state assessment, target architecture design, migration strategy, solution scoping, delivery governance, and measurable outcomes.
• Steer data modernization and migration efforts: define migration roadmaps, sequencing, and cutover plans, and make the key architecture and tooling decisions.
• Lead technical stakeholder alignment: build trust with engineering and architecture teams as well as executives, align on technical goals and KPIs, and secure architecture decisions in complex organizations.
• Translate business and data requirements into technical delivery plans: define target-state architecture, data models, migration approach, resourcing, timeline, and measurable success criteria.
• Govern execution hands-on: run delivery cadence, review designs and code where needed, track KPIs and technical risks, manage dependencies, resolve blockers, and ensure delivery quality and customer satisfaction.
• Drive continuous improvement: identify follow-on modernization and decommissioning opportunities, and provide technical thought leadership on data platforms, migration patterns, and best practices.

Key requirements / What we hope you bring

• At least 5 years in hands-on data delivery roles, including 2+ years leading data modernization or migration programs.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Data Engineering, Data Architecture and Solution Architecture, including data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and cloud data platforms (e.g. Azure, Databricks, Snowflake,).
• Proven experience steering data migrations: legacy-to-cloud re-platforming, decommissioning of legacy systems (e.g. SAS, on-prem warehouses), data validation, and cutover management.
• Expert technical scoping and estimation; ability to assess legacy estates and design pragmatic, cost-aware migration and modernization approaches.
• Strong communication skills across technical and executive audiences; able to explain architecture trade-offs and influence without formal authority.
• Cross-functional technical leadership across engineering, data, and architecture teams; fluency in delivery methodologies (Agile/Lean) and modern DataOps/CI-CD practices.
• Deep experience in data platforms and modernization is essential; broader ML, AI & GenAI exposure is a strong plus.
• Insurance domain knowledge preferred.
• Genuine hands-on attitude — comfortable getting into designs, data models, and code alongside technical teams.
• Fluent English is a must, additional languages a 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.

108382 | IT & Tech Engineering | Professional | Allianz Services | Full-Time | Permanent

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.