• Establish goals, objectives, strategies, policies, procedures, and work standards for the Application Development & Maintenance Department by planning directing and managing the activities and services of the department
• Act as primary IT Business Partner with the P&C Line of Business (Lo B) for all its technology needs
• Collaborate with other IT Teams including from L&H to ensure appropriate and cost-effective IT solutions, processes, policies and standards are always provided to the business
• Negotiate and manage outsourced agencies in order to obtain the best deal for the company

• Determine resource status and needs, manage resources to point of need, coordinate sourcing and outplacement to ensure organizational goals are met
• Manage financial and human capital resources by considering cost resources utilization

• Prepare project plans; review overall work plans
• Act as a project manager to lead larger projects and team members
• Resolve any plan conflicts by balancing time, manpower and quality of the work product
• Communicate / Coordinate / Resolve all concerned issues
• Control and monitor project progress of teams to deliver project within budget and time frame
• Manage multiple projects at the same time with proper quality delivery; delegate as necessary and required
• Manage project team members on a day-to-day basis; identify, resolve and escalate issues
• Ensure all concerned parties are fully informed regarding project milestone deadlines and status reporting
• Provide production support after project go live
• Encourage teamwork and cooperation within the department as well as inter-departmental teams in order to work collaboratively and effectively among teams.
• Facilitate meetings and discussions between the IT teams and the business system users if needed.

• Provide advice on solutions and other technology enablers that can serve business needs and requirements
• Provide consultancy services / training to build knowledge and skills of IT teams and business users
• Ensure the team members comply with all established standards, policies and procedures (both IT and IT Security)
• Be a consultant for team members and users/customers to solve problems and provide solutions to meet their needs

• Research and make recommendations on software products and services in support of procurement and development efforts including Global / Regional solutions (Class 1 and Class2)
• Identify vendors of software applications that meet specified requirements and arranging favorable terms for procurement of selected software applications including working with Allianz Technology for relevant Global solutions
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with vendors; evaluate performance and ensure quality of delivery per agreed SLAs including with Allianz Technology as appropriate

• Control the financial resources utilizing financial and budgeting concepts, principles and practices required to support existing IT solutions, platforms, systems and infrastructure for the P&C business as well as to implement information technology projects/programs; use cost-benefit thinking to formulate and monitor expenses; work closely with IT Finance Controller on all aspects of relevant IT expenditures, budgeting, and forecasting
• Enable IT cost transparency and IT financial steering for responsible department as well as for the P&C business IT costs as a whole
• Plan departmental budget including forecasting of the need for additional expenses for staff, equipment, materials and supplies; monitoring and approving expenditures and analyzing financial status for own department as well as for P&C overall IT budget
• Monitor department expenditure and ABC report; Coordinate with IT Finance Controller for overall P&C IT

• Encourage teamwork and cooperation and alignment to all the people management strategies and processes e.g., HR policy, people development, AES etc.
• Facilitate meetings and discussions between the teams for people development topics

• Degree in in Management Information System, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Computer or another related field
• At least 15 years of professional experience in Application Design and Development, Application Maintenance and Support, or other related field in Insurance or Bank industry

• Understanding of Insurance Business, particularly the Property & Casualty segment, and relevant Information Technology needs and solutions
• Solid overall IT expertise covering software and hardware across all dimensions of insurance business
• Application Development & Maintenance skills
• Experience in recognition of market trends, benefits, and implementation of business opportunities
• Experience managing people in delivering consulting / advisory services at the corporate level
• Experience in strategic planning and execution and financial modeling skills
• Able to understand and interpret business, performance, and operation metrices, indicators and KPIs
• Understanding of strategy, operations, management, leading engagements across business functions
• Knowledge of statistical concepts and analysis and Experience with SAP or other ERP systems
• Knowledge of collaborative project management tools (e.g., Trello, JIRA, Asana etc.)