At Allianz, we are seeking a passionate and dynamic professional to take on the critical role of Product Owner for Global Mail Service within Allianz's Workplace Services Department. Here, you will oversee the end-to-end operations of our workplace communication services.
Your expertise in both on-premises and Microsoft Exchange Online environments will ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of Allianz's email infrastructure. Serving as the central link between business units, IT teams, and key stakeholders, you will translate business requirements into actionable strategies, oversee the Exchange product lifecycle, and ensure our mailing solutions evolve in alignment with business needs.
What you do
Manage the product development and vision, aligning customer solutions with business goals.
Build and prioritize the product backlog to achieve Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
Maintain key product documentation, including customer journey maps and technical specifications.
Ensure product features and processes comply with Allianz Group requirements, Information Security, Data Privacy, and Workers Council agreements.
Translate regulatory and contractual requirements into use cases, agile stories, and acceptance criteria.
Lead Agile practices, including sprints, planning, execution, and retrospectives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support go-to-market strategies.
Partner with vendors and cross-functional partners in the evaluation, development, management, monitoring, and enhancement of assigned products and programs.
What you bring
Proven experience providing technical leadership in an enterprise global mail environment, with a focus on Agile and DevOps principles for continuous development of workplace services.
In-depth understanding of enterprise email systems design, implementation and management, with the ability to develop and deliver technical designs from requirements to final architecture.
Strong collaboration skills, working with technical architects and suppliers to ensure the successful delivery of technical solutions.
Proficiency in tools like Jira, Confluence, and MS Office Suite, along with excellent customer relationship management skills.
Fluent in written and spoken English, with a strong understanding of Agile Delivery methods (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, DevOps) and IT Service Management, including certifications like PSM, PSPO, and ITIL.
Ability to work independently, solving complex problems using multiple information sources.
Higher education degree or equivalent work experience, ideally in Project Management or Agile IT Service Management.
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.
About Allianz Technology
With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.
We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.
In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.
Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity and commits itself to creating an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome all people, regardless of e.g., gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life. After all, our greatest strength as a company is rooted in the diversity of skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring.
Join us. Let´s care for tomorrow.
You. IT.
To Recruitment Agencies:
Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.
When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.
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