As a Business Manager (f/m/d) in the Data, Technology & Operations (DTO) function at Allianz Global Investors, you will be enabling cross-functional collaboration and driving organization-wide strategic initiatives across business and technology.

You will act as a strategic partner to the DTO leadership team, steering operational excellence and strategic execution. You will be instrumental in enabling DTO’s transformation agenda, including the advancement of AI-driven capabilities, ensuring alignment with firm-wide strategic priorities, and fostering a culture of efficiency, transparency, and resilience.

This position will be based in Frankfurt or Munich.

What you will do

• Contribute to the DTO Office book of work, supporting the Global CTO in delivering strategic priorities across Data, Technology & Operations
• Act as a strategic advisor and sparring partner to DTO leadership, supporting both complex initiatives and day-to-day business management
• Support the development and execution of AllianzGI’s enterprise-wide AI transformation, ensuring alignment and collaboration across DTO
• Orchestrate strategic planning cycles and leadership engagements (e.g., offsites, reviews), ensuring alignment and continuous prioritization
• Prepare high-impact executive materials and communications for senior leadership (e.g., ExCo, DTO leadership, townhalls), including strategic messaging and change narratives
• Facilitate governance forums and leadership meetings, including agenda setting, briefing materials and follow-ups, ensuring effective decision-making
• Act as a central coordination point across global DTO teams and key stakeholders (e.g., Risk, Finance, HR, Audit, Business Resilience)
• Oversee financial planning and cost management activities, partnering closely with Finance to ensure transparency and strategic alignment
• Support performance management across DTO, including the development of KPIs and tracking mechanisms to drive accountability
• Contribute to people and culture initiatives including analysis, action planning and implementation follow-up

What you bring

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, or related field
• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in the financial industry or consulting sector
• Strong understanding of the asset management value chain, with a focus on operations, technology, and data
• Experience in project management, transformation, or consulting roles preferred
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with a structured mindset
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across all levels of the organization
• Know-how of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a strong willingness to learn more
• Ability to constructively and respectfully challenge the status quo
• Diplomacy, flexibility, and proactivity
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English both written and spoken; additional European languages are a plus
• Prior experience in delivering AI initiatives preferred
• Familiarity with tools like Microsoft Power BI is a plus

What we offer

• We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/ flexible working hours)
• Securing your future: Access to company pension/savings plans
• Family support (relocation/ childcare facilities)
• Company share purchasing plan
• Mental health and wellbeing programs
• Mobility solutions (Jobrad bike leasing, subvention Jobticket)
• Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
• Self-guided learning & development
• Volunteering time
• … and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager, managing assets for individuals, families, and institutions worldwide. Our shared goal to shape a future of opportunity for our clients is foundational to our culture and our values. We look to attract, and actively nurture, individuals with the drive to achieve excellence at every stage of the investment experience.

We believe an inclusive culture is key to a flourishing workforce. Not only do we celebrate the broad range of experiences, backgrounds, and attributes that our workforce brings, but we support our people to live and work in a way that promotes their own wellbeing.

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.

We are united by a shared commitment: to put our clients first and at the centre of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions.

Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our clients and for the world around us. At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position. If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com.

To Recruitment Agencies:

Allianz Global Investors has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Global Investors does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency 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 Global Investors.

Finally, please do not contact hiring managers directly.

Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow.

How to Apply: Applying is quick and easy. Simply upload your CV, complete your personal details, confirm your consent for AI support in the “Additional Information” section, and submit your application.

To support our recruiters, we use Fit Score—an AI‑powered tool that highlights how closely your profile aligns with the role. This helps us review applications more efficiently and focus on what matters most: your skills and experience.

Good to know: The Fit Score is a support tool only. At Allianz, technology never replaces human judgment. Every application is carefully reviewed by our recruiting teams, ensuring a fair, thoughtful, and personal hiring process.

99702 | Operations | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Global Investors | Full-Time | Permanent