Chief Risk Officer Allianz Services

Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our global footprint, with more than 7,800 employees located across ten countries and four continents, enables us to unlock value for our partners across the insurance value chain and deliver superior client experience within Allianz Group. At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, and management consulting. Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow.    
Allianz Services is a company which belongs to the legal entity, Allianz Technology SE.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Chief Risk Officer to build and lead the risk management function for a newly formed international service company, part of the Allianz Group, following a successful carve-out. With operations across multiple countries, the company will launch as a fully independent entity on January 1, 2026. This role will be instrumental in establishing a robust risk management framework from day one. It ensures the safeguarding on the own operations as well as on the services that we provide to our customers in alignment with Allianz Group's standards and regulatory requirements.

What you do:
- Design and implement the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework embedded in the risk governance of Allianz Group.
- Support the management team driving a strong risk culture and strategic resilience.
- Set up risk-related policies, procedures, systems, and controls in alignment with Allianz Group requirements and industry best practices.
- Act as a senior advisor to the Executive Leadership Team and Board Risk Committee on risk-related matters, including transformation, operational, compliance, and strategic risk.
- Identify and assess key risks and mitigation measures for the own operations of AZ Services.
- Promote accountability and awareness through training, communication, and active leadership and reporting.
- Ensure compliance with Allianz Group policies, as well as local regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
- Liaise with external auditors, regulators, and Allianz Group Risk functions.
- Recruit, lead, and develop a high-performing global risk team across different geographies.
- Foster a proactive, transparent, and solutions-oriented risk culture.
- Provide accurate, insightful, and timely risk reporting to senior management, the Board Risk Committee, and external stakeholders.
- Act as the key contact for internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.

What you bring:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Risk Management, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
- Professional certifications such as FRM, CERA, or equivalent are highly desirable.
- Ideally 5 years of progressive experience in risk management within global service or financial organizations, at least 3 years in a senior leadership role.
- Proven experience in building or transforming teams.
- Deep understanding of risk across operational, compliance, and strategic domains, preferably within a group or multinational context.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills at executive and board levels.
- Fluent English is required; additional languages (especially German or regional languages) are a strong advantage.
- Willingness to travel internationally as needed (approx. 30–40%).
- We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), 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.