Transformation Planning Lead

Allianz Management Services Ltd; Guildford; On-site; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Allianz Management Services Ltd as a Planning Lead in our Enterprise Transformation Management Office. You'll play a key role in managing and driving large-scale transformation projects across the UK Portfolio, ensuring alignment with global initiatives. This position demands strong project management skills, with a focus on stakeholder engagement, analytical abilities, and effective communication. We offer a competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits to support your career development and work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible buy/sell holiday options

Annual performance related bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Discounts up to 50% on insurance products

Qualifications

• Planning experience in large-scale Transformation Programmes.
• Experience managing long-term planning across multi-geographical teams.
• Skilled in project management tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Planning Ways of Working across existing Portfolio.
• Maintain the UK Transformation Integrated Programme Plan.
• Track deliveries and communicate impacts of plan changes.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Change Management

Analytical Skills

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Professionally qualified in Project Management

Practitioner Level in Prince2, Agile, MSP, MOP or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft BI

Microsoft Excel

MS Project

Job description

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This is an exciting time to join the Transformation Programme, we're writing the next chapter, which will revolutionise how we do business in the future. The expectation of the business is high, and this will be a busy role, however, this is a great opportunity to showcase your expertise, you'll be working with experts in their fields, liaising with stakeholders in the UK and globally.

In line with our Global strategy and purpose, we have an exciting opportunity to join the eTMO (Enterprise Transformation Management Office) as a Planning Lead.

Salary Information

Pay: Circa £60,000 per year.

Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

Key Accountabilities

• You will drive the Planning Ways of Working across an existing Portfolio of Major Programmes (mainly Waterfall) and the rest of the UK Portfolio (mainly Agile).
• Use the existing tool set to enable visibility and management of the UK Enterprise Portfolio.
• Maintaining the UK Transformation Integrated Programme Plan, including all UK workstreams and alignment with Global plans and external partners where necessary.
• Working with stakeholders to support project scheduling and ensure adherence to their workstream plans, which will feed into the Integrated Programme Plan.
• Tracking deliveries across the various Programme workstreams to identify and communicate impacts of plan changes on the critical delivery path. This includes identifying and communicating both financial and resourcing impacts that deviate from the original plan.
• Leveraging information to monitor progress against plan and identify risks or issues, working with stakeholders to ensure mitigating actions are in place.
• Identifying, managing and tracking programme-wide dependencies, assumptions and plan risks, endure proactive mitigation, and escalate as required with path to green plans.
• Assistinging in communicating planning strategies and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Managing a plan to meet the various tracking and reporting needs, as well as ensuring the format of the plan is appropriate for the broad variety of stakeholders (e.g. Steering Committees, Board Papers…).
• Supporting the benefits realisation plan aligned to core delivery plan timelines.
• Working closely with the rest of the eTMO team to deliver collective outcomes and ensure plan priorities are clearly articulated and well understood by all.
• Experienced in use of Jira and Confluence / other PPM systems / SharePoint / Microsoft BI.
• Project Management technical skills including organisation, governance, estimation, planning, scheduling, tracking, resource management, reporting and risk/issue management.
• Proficient in change management skills including communications and ability to effectively manage stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and organisational skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Project Management & Office tools such as MS Office Suite, MS Project and MS Excel.

Experience:

• Planning experience in large scale Transformation Programmes / Portfolios.
• Planning across long term horizons and across multi-geographical teams.
• Experience of challenging stakeholders in event of plan deviation.

Qualifications:

• Professionally qualified within Project Management.
• Professionally qualified in Project, Programme or Portfolio Methodologies –minimum Practitioner Level in at least one of Prince2, Agile, MSP, MOP or equivalent.

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
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet

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.

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

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75657 | Project Management | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent