Head of Rewards (f/m/d)

In this role you drive AllianzGI’s global rewards agenda, shaping strategy, governance, and compensation frameworks to support performance, attraction, and retention. You will partner with executive leadership and key stakeholders across HR, Finance, Legal, and Compliance to navigate regulatory requirements and complex organizational changes. The position offers international scope, leadership of a dispersed team, and impact on strategic initiatives through data-driven reward solutions. You will work at the intersection of business goals and prudent governance to enable sustainable growth.

• flexible work arrangements
• company pension/savings plans
• employee share purchase plan
• mental health and wellbeing programs
• career opportunities within Allianz Group
• learning and development offerings including certifications

• Define and evolve global reward philosophy, strategy, policies, and governance
• Manage annual compensation processes including salary reviews, variable/retained/incentive plans, and deferred compensation
• Advise on executive compensation, hiring packages, buyouts, retention awards, and separation arrangements
• Lead reward activities for M&A, integrations, restructurings, and organizational transformations
• Oversee regulatory remuneration requirements including pay transparency, risk taker frameworks, and disclosures
• Own global job architecture and reward framework alignment
• Lead market benchmarking, pay positioning, equal pay reviews, and reward competitiveness assessments
• Deliver reward analytics to support workforce planning and business strategy
• Assess financial implications of compensation decisions and reward programs
• Lead Compensation Committee governance and prepare materials, approvals, and documentation
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and business leadership on reward decisions
• Coordinate with Finance on budgets, accruals, forecasting, and reporting of deferred compensation
• Lead, develop, and coach a global Rewards team
• Drive continuous improvement and a culture of collaboration and accountability
• Advise on reward solutions supporting growth and strategic initiatives
• Build partnerships across HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Risk and leadership

• Significant experience in compensation, incentives, deferred compensation, benefits, and regulatory remuneration in highly regulated environments
• Expertise in compensation governance, Compensation Committee practices, and financial services regulation
• Deep knowledge of compensation design, job architecture, benchmarking, and reward analytics
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to translate complex topics into executive recommendations
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and fostering high-performance cultures
• Ability to navigate complexity and evolving regulatory environments
• Strong digital and innovation mindset, leveraging AI, data, and technology to drive reward solutions

• collaboration
• influence and discretion
• leadership and people development
• reward analytics
• finance and budgeting for compensation
• data-driven decision making