Project Management Officer

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Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our strong global footprint, with around 4500 employees located across eight countries and four continents, enables us to unlock the full potential towards driving a superior client experience within Allianz Group.  

As part of our growing PMO-as-a-Service offering, you will provide comprehensive support and guidance for various projects while ensuring they are completed on time and within budget 

Responsibilities :

• Monitor project progress (e.g., work status, requirements, velocity,, cost, budget, quality, risks and other specific project KPIs or dashboards) 
• Apply project management best practices to bring projects to successful completion 
• Prepare and present project management artefacts 
• Provide administrational support for set-up & preparation of meetings incl. results documentation  
• Prepare (raw) data for reporting purposes, execute (standard) project reports, develop/establish new reportings and executive summaries based on project needs  
• Execute (ad-hoc) research activities and present results to project team members 
• Setup and maintain of collaboration tools (e.g., MS Teams) and ensure access of all project members  
• Analyze customer needs and develop innovative concepts to meet customers’ expectations

Key requirements / skills / experience :

• Degree in Project Management/Business Administration/IT Service Management or any other relevant educational background with exposure to project management 
• Minimum of 2 years of proven experience in a project management or consulting environment  
• Project management or consulting experience, including on project steering and governance (agile and classic methodologies) 
• Open to work on various project types (IT Transformation, Regulatory, Business, , Insurance, Organizational and Operational Excellence, Finance) to build knowledge base and soft skills.  
• Proficient use of MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, MS Teams) 
• Experience in reporting (tools, processes, templates) 
• Ability to prioritize, estimate time requirements and meet deadlines 
• High motivation to manage and finalize tasks in a complex environment 
• Enjoys working in global teams 
• Analytical and planning skills 
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail 
• Strong communication skills  
• Team player mentality 
• Proactive and independent hands-on working style 
• Reliable and proactive 
• Customer and service-oriented demeanor 
• Excellent spoken and written English 

Desired requirements / skills / experience :

• Exposure to project management tools (MS Projects, Jira etc.) 
• Proficiency in another language (German, French, etc) will be a plus  
• Professional experience in insurance industry is a plus 
• Possession or target to obtain one of the following certification(s) is a plus: CAPM, PMP, Agile methodology-relevant certifications