Chief Of Regional Managing Director's Office

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Whether it's aircraft, international business, offshore wind parks or film productions, Allianz Commercial has an extensive range of risks covered when it comes to protecting businesses.

We are looking for a Chief of Regional Managing Director's Office for France & South Africa, to be based at our Paris la Défense office.

Your Team

The Regional Managing Director for France and South Africa and his team is responsible for driving and executing the Integrated Commercial program in a highly dynamic and global set-up.

The Impact You Will Have

Reporting directly to the Regional Managing Director for France & South Africa, you will provide strategic support and contribute to the success of strategy development and execution. In addition, you are a key enabler for continued business impact by providing an important contribution to current projects and initiatives, and you serve as a communication interface between various stakeholders across Allianz Commercial and Allianz Group regions and functions.

Some of your specific responsibilities could include:

• Preparing monthly Board and Senior Management meeting contributions, including pre-screening, challenging, and action item follow-up

• Preparing and coordinating the team's contribution to the planning and steering cycle (eg. Strategic & Planning Dialogues, Region Reviews)

• Preparing and following up meetings and events where the Regional Managing Director for France & South Africa is involved (eg. external events, workers' council meetings, town halls)

• Organizing, preparing and participating in internal meetings and events such as offsites, team meetings, etc.

• Steering and coordinating strategic projects, initiatives and workstreams

• Managing and handling daily administrative tasks for the Regional Managing Director for France and South Africa (eg. audit follow-up, cost center oversight, mid-/year-end review preparation, preparing decision templates and analyses)

• Coordinating the Personal Assistant pool

• Working closely with Communications to develop presentations, speeches or pitches for market events

• Driving coordination of the Allianz Commercial regional community, ensuring inclusion and support for a cohesive strategy

• Helping shape and drive primary initiatives that drive improvements to customer satisfaction, metric-driven procedures, and the achievement of productivity metrics

What You'll Bring to the Role

We are looking for an Insurance professional based in Paris la Défense, ready to take on a strategic coordination role, interacting at a high level of management and driving forward multiple projects across the Allianz Commercial region of France and South Africa.

You bring:

• A solid broad understanding of our Corporate and Specialty Insurance business; the process, the players, the financials and business KPIs

• Ideally you have experience in Underwriting, Consultancy, Transformation or Project Management

• You bring strong project management skills, excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple work streams in a matrix environment

• Excellent analytical skills to interpret and synthesize complex information and to develop actionable solutions

• Excellent communication skills to express ideas and messages to a variety of stakeholders within an international and multicultural context

• You handle sensitive topics with diplomacy and discretion

• You have native-level French and communicate fluently in English

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel, and the ability to create compelling and concise presentations. You are at ease with social media and interested in new technologies

• You bring natural leadership skills, able to mentor and advise others

What's in it for you?

Let's care about everything that makes you, you

We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.

Let's care for your financial wellbeing

We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.

Let's care for your opportunities to progress

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.

Let's care for life's twists and turns

From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.

Let's care for our society and our planet

With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.

Care to join us?

Allianz Commercial is the Allianz Group brand serving the world's largest consumer brands and major industry players through to family-owned enterprises forming the backbone of nations' economies. We bring together the corporate multinational business of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and the commercial business of national Allianz Property & Casualty entities and provide both traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and Multinational services as well as seamless claims handling.

As a key strategic player in the Allianz Group network, Allianz Commercial is present in over 200 countries and in 2022 generated more than €19 billion gross premium.

Learn more about careers at Allianz Commercial by clicking here. https://careers.allianz.com/go/Allianz-Commercial/9049901/

Learn more about Allianz Commercial by clicking here. https://commercial.allianz.com/about-us/about-allianz-commercial.html

Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, and therefore welcomes applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. Diversity of thinking is an important part of our culture.

People with disabilities:

We want to give all our candidates the best opportunity to succeed. If you need any adjustments to be made during the application and selection process, please email agcsglobalcareers@allianz.com

Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Commercial has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly. Allianz Commercial does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired. When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact managers directly.

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