Project Specialist- MPM

Role Name: Project Specialist

Location: Dublin

Allianz is the home for those who dare a supportive place where you can take the initiative to grow and to actively strengthen our global leadership position. By truly caring about people both its 83 million private and corporate customers and its 142000 employees Allianz fosters a culture where its employees are empowered to collaborate perform push the boundaries and challenge the industry.

Allianz Partners (AzP) provides diverse expertise in automotive international health & life travel insurance assistance and direct sales and is at the forefront of the Allianz B2B2C offering. United under one brand Allianz Global Assistance Allianz Global Automotive and Allianz Care are specialist areas combining forces to push boundaries and create tomorrows solutions to deliver an enhanced experience to our clients. Our 15000 employees are based across 34 countries and combine 58 different languages and 60 nationalities reflecting the truly diverse nature of Allianz Partners. Our DNA is unique: we dare and care anytime anywhere. If this sounds like you come and join us.

About the role

Allianz Partners Medical Provider Management (MPM) has a unique and exciting job opportunity available for someone who has the knowledge project management and interpersonal skills to drive excellence in project delivery across all global Allianz Partners medical entities.

This candidate will be primarily responsible for the project management of key projects as part of the MPM 2.0 strategic transformation program plus other MPM initiatives and governance topics. The candidate will drive planning and execution excellence across MPM regional and central teams through project management tools and techniques to ensure delivery against targets.

What you will do

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Drive planning and delivery of workstreams as part of key strategic projects working in close collaboration with the Program Manager Strategy & Transformation Lead Head of Central Provider Management & Governance plus MPM regional and central teams in support of MPMs strategic ambition and AzP growth initiatives.
• Collaboration with wider MPM function and other stakeholders across the business
• Establish and implement project management tools to support the delivery of network development and other initiatives.
• Develop and support delivery of regular (weekly / monthly) dashboards and reporting on delivery against plan to MPM senior management plus client reports when required
• Ensure effective governance exists across the function to include reporting regular standups steering committees and GEC/board level updates when required
• Communicate regularly effectively and efficiently with regional and central teams and MPM management in order to inform key business decisions
• Establish internal and external stakeholder requirements and incorporate these into project plans / Target Operating Model components as required
• Pro-actively innovate and collaborate within the MPM function and collaborate across AzP departments in order to drive delivery
• Act as a key representative of the MPM function and ensure an open flow of communication with other business units with which MPM interacts including New Business Projects Ops and Sales/CRM functions.
• Other activities as directed by the Head of Central Provider Management & Governance or Head of Global MPM from time to time.

What you will bring

• Experience & qualifications required
  • 3 years experience in project management preferably in insurance / financial services industry
  • Knowledge of health insurance / travel insurance / medical assistance / third party administration preferable
  • Educated to degree level and/or appropriate project management professional qualification

• Technical competencies
  • Logical thinking mind set and ability to problem solve
  • Strong communication (verbal & written) presentation and interpersonal skills
  • Strong project management skills
  • People management and motivation
  • Analytical skills
  • Business and commercial acumen
  • Relationship and stakeholder management
  • Able to use a range of standard (Microsoft Office) and non-standard IT applications to support and enhance the work;
  • Fluent in written and verbal English language; other languages an advantage

• Behavioral competencies
  • Solution and delivery focussed
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise and follow up
  • Self-motivated and proactive
  • Outstanding organisational and time management skills
  • Ability to manage upwards
  • Flexible and efficient.
  • Ability to multitask and prioritise daily workload
  • Autonomous
  • Collaborative
  • Results driven and strategic thinker
  • Discretion and confidentiality

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in growing multicultural company committed to empowering its employees and furthering their development. A competitive remuneration and benefits package is offered.

62078 Procurement Professional Non-Executive Allianz Partners Full-Time Permanent

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.
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