Executive Assistant

**About us**:
The world around us is changing rapidly and so is the insurance industry. Now’s the right time to make a bold move and shape the future of insurance - this is Allianz Direct As a pan-European online insurer of the Allianz Group, launched in 2019, Allianz Direct is on its mission to become the most customer-oriented and efficient insurer on the market. Allianz Direct is truly changing the face of insurance, in customer experience, and in technology, processes, people and culture.

An international team of business experts and engineers who live and breathe an agile way of working, are seeking to improve and change the way you do insurance. Driven by customer obsession and love for data, Allianz Direct strives for delivering an exceptional experience with a personal touch.

So, what makes Allianz Direct so unique? We believe in the power of simplicity and convenience and by doing so we have managed to set new standards when it comes to online insurance. We are a fast-growing technology company with an insurance license, and by fast, we really mean it - our brand ambassador Usain Bolt will agree on that one.

**Job Purpose/Role**:
Executive Assistant (M/F/d) to Allianz Direct Chief Operating Officer (COO) supports the Allianz Direct COO and Head of the Allianz Direct CEO office in delivering on Allianz Direct strategy and execution of key priorities in Operations and IT.

About Allianz Direct COO area:
Allianz Direct COO is a Board Member of Allianz Direct globally and has a mandate to build excellent IT capabilities enabling leading industry operations in terms of customer satisfaction and economics.

The COO is accountable for insurance operations globally (including Customer Service, Claims, Performance, Running the company and ESG), as well as for information technology and architecture of the Allianz Direct.

**Key responsibilities**:
Executive Assistant to COO:

- contributes to the development of concepts and ops/tech strategies, acts as a sparring partner, and provides implementation support
- takes over responsibility for specific initiatives
- prepares and follows-up on senior management meetings including content preparation, presentations, agenda setting, briefings, etc.
- acts as an interface between senior management and key stakeholders on Group and OE level
- manages administrative tasks together with the CEO Office and COO personal assistant

**Requirements**:

- experience in ops/tech area with strategic as well as operative tasks; confidence in daily interaction with senior management; strategy/management consulting experience is a plus
- high analytical and conceptual aptitude
- strong interpersonal and influencing skill, pro-active and independent working style
- organizational and prioritization skill with attention to detail
- knowledge of an Ops/IT domain at Allianz is a plus (e.g., architecture, infrastructure, governance, security, data, and tech innovation)

**Qualifications/Key skills**:

- years of experience: 1-3 with expertise: Insurance operations, Information Technology
- education: degree in business administration, computer science, economics, or engineering

**Working close with Allianz Direct COO offers**:

- steep learning curve in highly automated insurance operations and insurance operations economics
- opportunity to contribute and make impact, exercise a thought leadership in a highly ambitious environment
- formal training and on-the-job mentorship

**Additional information**

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 diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We 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.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group.

**Job Level**:
Professional

**Location**:

- München, DE, 81677**Available until**:
**Area of Expertise**:
Project Management

**Unit**:
Allianz SE

**Employing Entity**:
**Job Type**:
Full-Time

**Remote Job**:
Not applicable

**Employment Type**:
Permanent

**ID**:
8344