About the Job
Responsible for identifying, building and activating Allianz's external innovation ecosystem. This role goes beyond relationship management—it creates strategic value by translating external market developments, startup capabilities and ecosystem partnerships into tangible business opportunities.
Acts as the bridge between Allianz and the external innovation ecosystem, proactively identifies opportunities, connects the right stakeholders and accelerates innovation initiatives that support Allianz's strategic priorities.
In this role you thrive in ambiguity, create momentum without waiting for direction and naturally turn ideas into action.
What you do
Build and continuously expand a high-value network of startups, venture capital firms, scale-ups, research institutions and innovation partners. Proactively identify external opportunities that address Allianz's strategic business priorities.
Translate market trends, emerging technologies and startup capabilities into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
Create and own a pipeline of partnership and startup opportunities from identification through stakeholder alignment. Connect internal business challenges with the right external partners to accelerate innovation.
Act as a trusted advisor by bringing fresh market perspectives and challenging existing thinking whilst also building senior stakeholder relationships across Allianz and influence collaboration without formal authority.
Lead strategic conversations with external partners to create long-term value rather than transactional relationships.
Drive cross-functional collaboration between business, technology and external partners to move opportunities into pilots and implementation.
Represent Allianz within the external innovation ecosystem and continuously strengthen the company's innovation network.
What you bring
- Experience with Insurtech network as well as demonstrated experience within startups, venture capital, innovation consulting, corporate innovation or technology ecosystems.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a natural curiosity for emerging technologies and business models.
- Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify opportunities where others see complexity.
- Outstanding networking and relationship-building skills with the ability to quickly establish credibility across internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work independently in highly ambiguous environments. Excellent strategic thinking and synthesis skills—able to convert large amounts of information into clear recommendations.
- Strong influencing and stakeholder management capabilities without relying on hierarchy and the ability to connect ideas, people and organizations to create value.
- Self-driven, proactive and comfortable taking ownership of outcomes. Excellent communication and presentation skills and a passion for innovation and helping large organizations transform through external collaboration.
- Familiarity with AI technologies and GenAI platforms is a strong advantage.
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 Technology
With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform and innovate the infrastructure, applications and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.
We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.
In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.
Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.
Commitment to Integrity, Fairness Inclusion
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.
We at Allianz believe in a strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak their minds, get involved and question the status quo. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
To Recruitment Agencies
Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.
When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.
104271 | Project Management | Management | Allianz Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent
