Sustainability Engagement & Steering Manager(m/f/d)

Sustainability Engagement & Steering Manager(m/f/d)

Allianz Services is part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers and has succeeded in becoming one individual business segment by combining various businesses from different parent companies. Allianz Services is running service delivery operations in Romania, India, Mauritius, and Morocco as well as is operating Consulting hubs in Germany, USA, Italy, France, and Singapore with almost 6000 colleagues globally.

Job role

As part of the Global Sustainability (GS) team at Allianz, you will join an international team of sustainability and business integration experts and work in the team responsible for Sustainability Engagement and Steering.
Sustainability Engagement & Steering Manager’s focus will be on the strengthening the steering of sustainability targets, and implementation of sustainability through integration with Allianz OEs.

What you do

• Actively support Allianz operating entities (OE) in identifying value and impact of Sustainability initiatives for the business, identify areas for improvement, specify requirements and implement recommendations to deliver on committed strategic Sustainability targets
• Develop and implement OE engagement opportunities to embed sustainability internally and making it relevant across the entire Group.
• Create awareness of sustainability strategy and targets, increase literacy of sustainability across the OEs
• Develop and prepare internal communication for Sustainability Leads and OE Board members responsible for Sustainability
• Conduct analytical research/ benchmarking and translate best practices into key insights
• Monitor, analyze and interpret Allianz Group’s Sustainability KPIs with a strong focus on key actions across all business segments and functions
• Ensure high quality reporting to the respective governance bodies including Board of Management, Group Sustainability Board and Sustainability committee
• Strengthen the auditability of the processes above-mentioned by ensuring up to date documentation and identification of controls for own processes
• Support activities focused on greenwashing mitigation by ongoing reiteration of existing processes/ definition of new processes as needed e.g. in relation to external sustainability commitments

What you bring

• Strong skills in project management
• Demonstrated strong stakeholder management skills in a cross-cultural environment, proven ability to engage with people at all levels across the organization with enthusiasm
• Excellent proven verbal/ written communication skills
• Pro-active and has an independent working style while still able to collaborate and influence
• Demonstrated can do attitude, solution and impact oriented.
• High analytical skills; demonstrated capacity for understanding complex concepts.
• Attention to detail and can work under pressure on different work-streams at the same time
• Highly structured and organized, but can adapt to a fast-changing environment
• Self-driven, curious, motivated by continuous learning
• Academic background in business, economics, insurance, sustainability, or similar subjects
• 5+ years insurance business experience (e.g. Finance, Underwriting, Product development, Sales, Market Management). Sustainability knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English required; German or another European language is a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel) is a must
• Experience in data analytics (e.g., PowerBI) as well as Project management tools and SAP is a plus

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

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. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.

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