Senior Innovation Partner_2578

Allianz Services; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Services is seeking an Innovation Partner to guide innovation teams through sprints, coaching them on methodology, and managing the Innovation Council. You will drive learning, integrate external partners like startups, and push for systemic improvements.

The role emphasizes a culture of experimentation, customer-centric focus, and collaboration across functions to accelerate innovation initiatives within Allianz Group.

Qualifications

• Experience in coaching, innovation management, or similar role.
• Expertise in Human-Centered Design, Open Innovation, Lean Startup.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, navigating organizational structures to drive outcomes.
• Strong customer-centric approach focused on OEs and end-customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide innovation methodology and coaching to teams, ensuring they have tools and guidance needed to succeed in innovation sprints.
• Take full ownership of the Innovation Council and screening ideas, coaching teams funded by the Council.
• Accompany teams through their journey, resolving obstacles and integrating external members from startups.
• Collect and aggregate learnings from innovation sprints to identify patterns, insights, and improvements.
• Make proactive suggestions on systemic changes to enable faster, better innovation.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and experimentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align and integrate innovation efforts.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Innovation coaching

Human-Centered Design

Open Innovation

Lean Startup

Cross-functional collaboration

Entrepreneurial mindset

Customer-centric mindset

Communication skills

AI knowledge

Project management

Job description

Job Description:

About the Job

The "Innovation Partner" position is integral to empowering Allianzs innovation teams by providing expert guidance and support throughout their innovation journey. This role focuses on making the lives of innovation teams easier by offering tailored coaching, addressing impediments, and facilitating smooth progress in innovation sprints. The Innovation Partner is committed to collecting and aggregating learnings from these sprints to identify insights and opportunities for systemic improvements. By proactively suggesting changes, the InnovationPartner enables faster and more effective innovation processes. Embracing innovation methodologies and fostering a culture of experimentation and learning are essential, as they drive the continuous evolution of ideas and solutions.

What you do:

• Provide innovation methodology and coaching to teams, ensuring they have the tools and guidance needed to succeed in innovation sprints.
• Take full ownership of the Innovation Council, AzTs internal innovation process modelled after venture capital practices. This involves screening ideas, preparing promising concepts for presentation to the Council, and providing coaching to teams that receive seed funding from the Council.
• Accompanyteams throughout their innovation journey, simplifying their path by resolving obstacles and ensuring smooth progress. This may also involve integrating team members from outside the Allianz Group, such as those from startups.
• Collect and aggregate learnings from innovation sprints to identify patterns, insights, and areas for improvement.
• Make proactive suggestions on systemic changes to enable innovation to happen faster and better within the organization.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning, encouraging teams to experiment and innovate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and integration of innovation efforts across the organization.
• Communicate insights and recommendations to senior leadership and other stakeholders to drive strategic decision making.

What you bring:

• Demonstrated experience in coaching, innovation management, or a similar role, with expertise in methodologies such as Human-Centered Design, Open Innovation, and Lean Startup.
• Possess an entrepreneurial mindset and spirit, demonstrating resilience and positivity while adeptly navigating organizational processes and structures to drive swift and effective outcomes. Excel in finding solutions to complex problems and overcoming challenges that involve multiple stakeholders.
• Exhibit a strong customer-centric approach, consistently keeping the needs and perspectives of our Operating Entities (OEs) and end-customers at the forefront of all innovation efforts and decision-making processes. By doing so, we aim to systematically enhance our customers trust in our innovation capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
• Basic knowledge of AI technologies, principles, and their practical use.
• Experience in implementing innovation methodologies and frameworks.
• Knowledge/experience with the Allianz IT landscape and/or insurance knowledge.

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. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and 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. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.