Organisational Design Lead

Allianz; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking an Organisational Design Lead to enhance workforce efficiency and implement strategic initiatives. This role involves planning, redesigning structures, and leading Agile squads in a hybrid work setting. Candidates should have proven experience in organisational design and strong analytical skills. Competitive salary and flexible benefits offered.

Benefits

Flexible holiday options

Annual performance related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Retail discounts

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in organisational design and workforce efficiency.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel knowledge.
• Excellent communication and ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Run strategic workforce planning exercises.
• Evaluate and redesign organisational structures.
• Support business change projects and transformation programmes.

Skills

Organisational design

Strategic workforce planning

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

HR technologies

Tools

Excel

Data analytics tools

Job description

Overview

Join our People and Culture Team as an Organisational Design Lead. Working closely with the Head of Workforce Productivity and Change, you'll play a key role in evolving our approach to organisational design to drive efficiency, productivity, and alignment with our business goals. You'll lead the application of organisational design methodologies, including strategic workforce planning, and consultancy while championing systems thinking, continuous improvement, and Agile practices. You will also play a key role in implementing Group People & Culture initiatives to build a more effective and future-ready organisation.

This is a hybrid role based in any of our UK offices, with the expectation to be on-site one day per week.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £65,500 per year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

In this role you will be:

• Running strategic workforce planning exercises with Group, business leaders, and People Partnering to forecast future needs and inform resourcing, learning, and people strategies.
• Owning the organisational streamlining approach, working with Group, People Partnering, and the business to achieve agreed targets through OD activities.
• Evaluating and redesigning organisational structures and job design to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
• Developing and using workforce data analytics with BICOE and P&C CoEs to monitor productivity, identify root causes, and drive improvement.
• Supporting business change projects and transformation programmes to realise workforce and efficiency benefits.
• Running systems thinking exercises to optimise P&C processes, services, and ways of working, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and governance requirements.
• Leading Agile squads to deliver process improvements, resolve service issues, and enhance efficiency.
• Facilitating the implementation of Group P&C initiatives in AZUK by coordinating with Group and CoEs, and running Agile squads or projects to support delivery.

Essential Skills

To excel in this role, you will need:

• Proven experience in organisational design, strategic workforce planning, and workforce efficiency initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with advanced Excel knowledge and experience using data and analytics tools to interpret workforce trends.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience leading cross-functional (matrix) teams and managing complex projects.
• Familiarity with HR technologies and data analytics tools.
• Experience working with Group functions in a complex organisational context.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and champion corporate values and culture.

We support the government scheme \"Access to Work\" please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.

Desirable Skills

It's advantageous to be:

• Working towards, or committed to achieving, CIPD status in the future.

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.

Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust

At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is 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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For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Cathryn Thomas

Closing date: 17th September 2025 with interviews commencing prior to the closing date.

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