Senior Contract Manager

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 5000 employees located across eight countries and four continents, enables us to unlock the full potential towards driving a superior client experience within Allianz Group. We are Actuaries, Business Analysts, Finance Experts, Consulting Managers, HR People, Communication Professionals; Operation Engineers and Insurers; we are daughters and sons, mothers, and fathers. Our people are what matter most, rooted in our values, and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and create a superior client experience while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow.

Job role
As a Contract Manager (m/f/d), you will be teaming up with a global team to ensure governance of the contract lifecycle, by reviewing documents and aligning with internal stakeholders on gaps in coverage until ensuring the signature of all relevant parties using a digital signature tool.

Responsibilities

• Provides clients with objective advisory services in the dedicated area of expertise, based on a solid understanding of their businesses, industries, regulatory environments and markets;
• Manages and coordinates stakeholders and builds a project communication structure;
• Contract lifecycle management including contract definition, assessing gaps in coverage, handling of change requests and exit processes;
• Oversees contractual governance and manages contractual/contractual process-related matters;
• Takes own actions on directly liaising between customer, account management and service owners;
• Project-manages the implementation and revision of contractual processes, including documentation management and workflow management;
• Independently tracks & reports status for monthly & quarterly dashboards;
• Supports Head of IT and Account Manager on general commercial topics (ad-hoc basis);
• Manages key internal stakeholders at all levels of seniority within Allianz Technology and Allianz Group OEs.

• Higher education degree in business administration, economics, law or comparable qualification;
• Minimum 5 years previous experience in Contract Management/ IT Project management/ Procurement/ Service delivery/ Service performance management;
• Excellent English skills (verbal and written communication);
• Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
• Good communication skills also in challenging situations with the ability to build rapport with remote teams and other stakeholders;
• Attention to detail while working in complex environments and sticking to short timelines
• Strong commitment to confidentiality;
• Process, project management and IT service management training and / or certification desirable;
• Experience in working with digital signature tools (e.g. Namirial) is a plus.

• Ability to work independently and solve complex problems based on multiple sources of information;
• Assertive with the ability to communicate and negotiate with a diverse stakeholder group;
• Team player with proven ability to collaborate with immediate team, customers and other organizational areas and departments;
• Exposure to working on a global level across diverse cultures and geographies;
• Sound and comprehensive communications skills to exchange information;
• Competence to manage tasks in demanding and unfamiliar situations with problem solving skills based on practice and precedent.

• Fixed salary compensation along with fixed benefits.
• Flexible benefits that can be individually customized, so that they best suit your needs.

• Additional vacation days (work tenure, Allianz tenure, special events, Paid day for child medical check-up)
• Rewards and Recognition Program (Team Excellence Award, Anniversary Awards, Above & Beyond Awards, Thank you for your contribution!)
• Complete training curricula available (tailored courses)
• International Certifications (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Prince, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM etc.)
• Comprehensive Leadership Programs
• All you can learn with LinkedIn Learning!
• German Language Courses for any level
• All you can read with Bookster!
• Employee Referral Program
• Exclusive Deals & Discounts
• Share Purchase Plan
• Allowances for special events (Birth Allowance, Losing a Family Member)
• Parking lot (limited parking spaces, reservation system)
• Open cafeteria on each floor (coffee, tea, water, fruits)
• Relaxation areas (on each floor) & Gaming area
• Flexible working program

• Medical services  
• Private pension
• Internal Tourism
• Smart Experiences
• Meal Tickets  
• Transportation vouchers
• Cultural events  
• Telemunca
• Gifts and giveaways
• Donations