Contract Manager (m/f/d)

Allianz Services; Oeiras; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Company bonus scheme

Pension

Employee shares program

Employee discounts

Job summary

Allianz Services is seeking a skilled Contract Manager to standardize, automate, and govern contracts across the group. You will support commercial and legal aspects, liaise with senior stakeholders, and drive reporting and process improvements in a hybrid environment.

The role requires a strong background in contract management, excellent communication, and a proactive mindset in IT and AI contexts. Join a diverse, multinational team and shape the future of services contracts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years (International) working experience in contract management or comparable areas.
• Experience in IT Shared Services and Outsourcing is advantageous.
• Certification in contract and commercial management (e.g., IACCM) is welcomed.
• Interest and affinity for IT and (Generative) AI are valuable assets.

Responsibilities

• Create, review, analyze, interpret and manage contracts between Allianz Services and customers.
• Support and advise business owners on contract processes, areas and clauses.
• Gain insight into contractual elements and involve key stakeholders from Allianz Services and customers.
• Support contract awareness by sharing key aspects with business owners.
• Manage the analog/digital signature process of contracts.
• Maintain up-to-date contract repository.
• Prepare and present status, decisions points and results to Senior Management.
• Develop and implement new reports to address business needs.
• Act as interface with external/internal clients regarding new processes and reports.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Team player

Education

Higher education degree in economics or law

Job description

105494 | Legal & Compliance | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Services | Full-Time | Permanent

130 years of trust, time to shape what's next. Allianz Group is one of the world's 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 don't support the business. We shape it.

Role Overview

The department Global Customer Contract Management (GCCM) function acts as important enabler for the sale and delivery of Allianz Services services to Operating Entities (OEs) within the Allianz Group. GCCM is responsible for standardizing and automating the services contract landscape and for supporting the conclusion of commercially and legally sound services contracts. This includes supportive governance through the identification of gaps in contractual coverage.

What You Do

• Create / design, review, analyze, interpret and manage contracts between Allianz Services and all its customers;
• Support and advise business / service owner on contract related processes, applicable areas and contract clauses;
• Gain insight and overview of various elements in contracts (e.g. strategic, sourcing, legal, accounting, tax, data privacy, information security, audit), facilitate and ensure involvement of various key stakeholders from Allianz Services as well as customer;
• Support contract awareness by understanding and sharing key aspects of the contracts towards business owners;
• Manage the analog/digital signature process of contracts;
• Maintain up-to date contract repository;
• Prepare and present status, decision points and results to Senior Management;
• Develop and implement new reports in its area in order to address the business needs;
• Act as an interface with external/ internal clients with regards to new processes and reports.

What You Bring

• Higher education degree in economics, law or comparable qualification / equivalent practical experience;
• 3+ years (International) working experience in contract management or comparable areas and ease in working in a diverse and multicultural environment required; experience in a IT Shared Services and Outsourcing environment advantageous;
• Very good communication and relationship building skills, especially with senior internal and external stakeholders, convincing oral and written communication with business fluent levels of English (German nice to have);
• Ability to shape contracts and understand important influences such as HR related, legal, taxation, and accounting; very good analytic skills, needed for the preparation of standardized contract documents including SLAs, OLA, business cases, and financial engineering models;
• Strong team player with high assertiveness and ability to work under pressure (with limited guidance) with high levels of motivation, resilience and flexibility;
• Certification in contract and commercial management, e.g. World Commerce & Contracting (formerly known as IACCM).
• We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and (Generative) Artificial Intelligence (Gen)AI, as these attributes are considered valuable assets to our team.

What We Offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location)
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

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.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.