Lead-IT & Information Security_6487

Role overview

Lead-IT & Information Security_6487 at Allianz

Lead technical delivery of infrastructure projects (migrations, upgrades, transitions, offshoring/onboarding) from design through go-live.

The role bridges business and development teams, cross-functional technical teams, and senior stakeholders to plan, manage, and implement change effectively.

Responsibilities

• Technical.
• Own project-level technical risk, dependencies, and issue resolution across cross-functional technical teams (Wintel, Middleware, Database, Network, Security Ops, Workplace Services).
• Work with business and development teams to plan, manage, and implement changes as part of project delivery.
• Drive transition/knowledge-transfer (KT) plans for offshored or resourced workstreams, ensuring service continuity.
• Contribute to CMDB, Change, Problem, and Incident Management processes as they relate to project delivery.
• Support capability ownership transitions (e.g., shifting service/role ownership between regions).
• Team Leadership.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional technical teams, managing key stakeholders and senior resources to drive project delivery tasks.
• Manage and influence senior/experienced resources without direct line authority.
• Mentor and upskill team members; support cross-skilling across infrastructure domains.
• Manage workload distribution across the team and ensure delivery quality and timelines.
• Functional / Domain.
• Deep working knowledge across infrastructure domains: Wintel, Middleware, Database, Cloud, Network, Security Ops.
• Identify and execute productivity/efficiency initiatives (capacity absorption, automation, process improvement) without headcount growth.
• Business / Client Engagement.
• Act as primary technical point of contact for stakeholders, vendors, and third-party providers.
• Translate complex technical topics into clear communication for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Report progress, risks, and financials to senior/leadership stakeholders.
• Administrative / Compliance.
• Manage delivery against contractual SLAs, billing/resourcing compliance, and financial targets (revenue, cost, margin).
• Contribute to RFPs, contract reviews, or compliance/regulatory documentation as needed.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, regulatory, and risk management requirements.
• 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.
• 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.
• And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
• 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.
• Great to have you on board.
• Let's care for tomorrow.

Required qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of at least 2–3 of: Wintel, Middleware (Kubernetes, JBoss, MQ), Database (SQL/Oracle), Cloud (AWS/Azure), Network, Security Ops, infrastructure and application platforms.

Employment details

• Location: India, PUNE [India]

Additional role details

• The Project Delivery Technical Lead owns end-to-end technical delivery of IT infrastructure projects, transitions, and offshoring programs across regions.
• Operating at both strategic and delivery level, the role owns technical risk, drives resourcing and financial compliance, and leads senior resources to ensure consistent, high-quality project outcomes. 100%.
• Qualification & Experience. 10+ years in IT infrastructure delivery, with 4+ years in a technical lead / delivery lead capacity.
• Proven experience managing and influencing senior/experienced resources without direct line authority.
• Proven experience managing multi-region or multi-stakeholder technical transitions/offshoring programs.
• Strong cross-functional team leadership — able to coordinate technical, business, and development stakeholders toward shared delivery goals.
• Solid grasp of Release, Change, Incident, and Problem Management (ITIL-aligned).
• Experience managing vendor/third-party delivery relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Excellent Project Delivery Reporting, and MIS.
• Experience with project financials — resourcing, billing, margin tracking.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated delivery of infrastructure consolidation, migration, or remediation programs.
• Group.