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

Allianz Services; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Allianz Services in Barcelona seeks a Data & AI Transformation Expert to lead hands-on data modernization, migration programs, and cloud-native services. You will collaborate with an international team to re-platform legacy estates, decommission old tech, and stand up modern data, AI and GenAI capabilities.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on architectural oversight, and the ability to translate business and data requirements into concrete delivery plans, KPIs, and measurable outcomes

Formación

• 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.
• Experience steering data migrations: legacy-to-cloud re-platforming and decommissioning legacy systems.
• Ability to design pragmatic, cost-aware migration and modernization approaches.
• Excellent communication across technical and executive audiences.
• Cross-functional technical leadership across engineering, data, and architecture teams.
• Fluent English; additional languages a plus.
• Insurance domain knowledge preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Own the engagement lifecycle: assess current state, design target architecture, define migration strategy.
• Steer data modernization and migration roadmaps, sequencing, and cutover plans.
• Lead technical stakeholder alignment with engineers, architects, and executives.
• Translate business data requirements into delivery plans with timing and KPIs.
• Govern execution: monitor designs, track KPIs, manage blockers, ensure quality.
• Drive continuous improvement: identify new modernization opportunities and best practices.

Conocimientos

Data engineering

Data architecture

Solution architecture

Data modeling

ETL/ELT pipelines

Agile/Lean delivery

DataOps/CI-CD

GenAI exposure

Fluent English

Cross-functional leadership

Herramientas

Azure

Databricks

Snowflake

Descripción del empleo

104576 | IT & Tech Engineering | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Services | Full-Time | Permanent

130 years of trust, time to shape whats next. Allianz Group is one of the worlds 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 dont support the business. We shape it.

Role Overview

Are you passionate about data platforms and eager to see how modern data architectures transform the worlds 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."

What You Do

• 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.

What 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.

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.

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Let's care for tomorrow.