Head of Transformation - Personal

Allianz UK; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Chaque jour, Allianz UK recherche un Head of Transformation pour gérer les projets de changement stratégiques. À ce poste, vous serez responsable de la gestion de multiples équipes agiles et de la coordination avec les parties prenantes à divers niveaux, assurant une livraison efficace alignée sur les objectifs d'entreprise. Vous aurez l'opportunité de travailler dans un environnement dynamique, orienté vers l'innovation, tout en développant vos compétences au sein d'un leader mondial dans le secteur de l'assurance.

Benefits

Options de vacances flexibles

Travail hybride

Prime liée à la performance annuelle

Régime de pension contributif

Jours de développement

Réductions sur les produits d'assurance

Jours de bénévolat

Qualifications

• Expérience dans un rôle de transformation à un niveau exécutif.
• Maitrise des méthodologies Agile pour des projets d'envergure.
• Compétences en communication et en gestion des relations au niveau exécutif.

Responsibilities

• Diriger l'équipe de transformation et gérer les budgets de changement.
• Faciliter la collaboration entre équipes fonctionnelles et techniques.
• Définir la stratégie de transformation en alignement avec les objectifs d'entreprise.

Skills

Leadership

Gestion de changement

Agilité

Collaboration inter-équipes

Gestion des parties prenantes

Education

Expérience en transformation des affaires

Formations en méthodologies Agile (SAFe, LeSS)

Tools

Méthodologies Agile/Waterfall

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Role Description

As Head of Transformation for Allianz Personal, you will lead the team which advises and supports on all aspects of Transformation and change. You will be required to provide leadership and advise on the change activity, whilst working with stakeholders and the delivery teams, collaboratively, with the right level of challenge, to ensure Strategic Programmes, Projects and agile delivery squads deliver effectively and in line with business objectives.

You will support pipeline prioritization and change consultancy and work with Allianz Personal to ensure this future pipeline is shaped to facilitate the achievement of strategic objectives for Allianz UK. Liaison and close interaction with the eTMO (Enterprise Transformation Management office) is critical, to ensure a holistic enterprise level view is available across all portfolios in the UK.

The role is key to ensuring the change function delivers change effectively and collaborates effectively with the wider business to ensure change is seen as a trusted partner.

Key Accountabilities

• Efficiently and effectively deliver the desired outcomes from the overall investment and roadmap in change activity across Allianz Personal, working collaboratively as part of the Transformation leadership team (CTO, Chief Transformation Officer).
• Drive change transformation and work with key stakeholders in the trading and functional areas, partnering with Ops/IT, including architecture, to define the change roadmap.
• Responsible for managing a large-scale agile environment with 20+ squads. You will need to coordinate complex dependencies, drive enterprise-level transformation, and ensure alignment across multiple agile teams. This will also likely include extensive stakeholder management and liaison with global teams within Allianz worldwide.
• Management of Change Budgets in excess of £50 m per annum
• Lead a team of Agile Delivery squads, Business Partners, Programme and Project Managers and Change Consultants as well as other key agile roles.
• Ensure all change activity delivers as close to expected plans as possible
• Supports engagement across all CTO Transformation teams and the wider organisational perception of ‘how change is managed here’.
• Manage relationships with internal and external vendors such as Allianz Technology and Allianz Services
• Endorse and implement the Change delivery framework (Managed by the eTMO) to ensure strong compliance to all governance
• Provide Change Consultancy services to shape future roadmaps and change activities.
• Plan across multiple years (for SD/PD Process) and understand the strategic direction and local trading and functional demands.
• Define the business partnering strategy for change management, acting as ‘Senior Supply’ for all aspects of Change and managing expectations to ensure business requirements are met.
• Help to define and shape any significant transformation change (e.g. M&A, Partnerships, new strategic initiatives).
  
  

Experience

• Implementing and scaling agile frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, or Spotify model.
• Facilitating cross-team collaboration and communication.
• Managing interdependencies and ensuring alignment with enterprise goals.
• Providing strategic guidance and support to agile teams.
• Ensuring effective stakeholder management and communication at all levels.
• A high level of leadership experience in setting strategy, leading team and influencing across all levels.
• Experience in a customer-facing business role and managing a portfolio of change.
• Robust organisational, communication and people-development skills. Ability to lead and drive improvement and change.
• Considerable experience within business transformation and strategic change areas.
  
  

Technical Skills

• Proficient in Agile/Waterfall and other project methodologies.
• Skilled in programme and project delivery.
• Robust communication, relationship management and reporting skills spanning business, IT and executive levels.
• Considerable business acumen and financial awareness.
• In-depth understanding of Allianz UK business areas and broader insurance industry trends.
• A desire to learn and adopt modern practices.
  
  

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days
  
  

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.

We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.

We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for All

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.

Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.

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Closing date 30/06/2025

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Financial Services and Insurance

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