Geospatial Cat Portfolio analyst (m/f/d)

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Job Purpose / Role

Reinsurance is positioned at the core of the Allianz Group. At Allianz Reinsurance, we provide customized reinsurance solutions by combining technical expertise with deep local market knowledge. Building on our core strengths, we continuously expand our offerings, including advancements in portfolio analytics, catastrophe risk visualization and assessment, and run‑off management. These activities play a vital role in stabilizing and diversifying the Allianz Group, supporting our purpose to secure our customers' future‑today and tomorrow. With more than 40 years of experience and offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America, we collaborate closely with our partners to understand risk and deliver lasting value. As a global organization, we unite international experts in underwriting and risk management, combining global reach with local insight and multi‑segment expertise. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture rooted in collaboration, trust, and integrity: an environment where everyone can thrive. Our flexible work arrangements, ongoing learning opportunities, and supportive leadership empower our employees to grow and help shape the future of reinsurance. The position is part of the Geospatial Solutions & Analytics team within Allianz Re's Nat Cat Risk Management department. In this role, you will act as a key contact and subject matter expert for geospatial Cat portfolio analytics, supporting and enhancing Allianz Group's decision‑making processes across core business domains, with a focus on portfolio steering and location‑enabled pricing.

• Support the development, automation, technical implementation, and roll‑out of groupwide tools for advanced (geospatial) portfolio analytics to enhance portfolio steering and accumulation control processes across Allianz Group.
• Work with experts from Allianz operating entities to collect, specify, and prioritize business requirements for tool development and process improvements.
• Ensure a robust testing and validation process for geospatial tools and solutions, verifying accuracy, reliability, and alignment with business requirements before deployment.
• Provide detailed reporting to Group functions and operating entities on accumulation risks and other portfolio aspects based on dedicated spatial analyses.
• Contribute to Allianz Group's technical excellence ambition by supporting dedicated Nat Cat primary pricing project.
• Manage assigned projects and stakeholders, taking ownership of the definition, execution, and delivery phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the product owner and technical teams to advance the development tools and automated reporting for Cat portfolio analysis, ensuring business process improvements and promoting solutions to internal clients.
• Streamline business requirements for feature development, supporting solution design through functional prototyping, proof‑of‑concept work, and rigorous testing.
• Conduct regular hotspot analyses to identify, monitor, and mitigate unbalanced portfolios, providing actionable insights for portfolio optimization.
• Support the Nat Cat Center of Competence (CoC) Natural Perils by delivering reports and ad hoc analytics on relevant accumulation scenarios to Allianz Group stakeholders (e.g., Group Underwriting Committee, Group Risk, Global P&C) and Operating Entity (OE) functions.
• Provide on‑the‑spot consultancy to users on portfolio analytics, data quality, and accumulation monitoring, ensuring effective use of tools and insights.
• Act responsible for assigned Nat Cat primary insurance pricing project in accordance to technical pricing framework.
• Drive innovation by conducting in‑house R&D on new geospatial exposure data assets and analytical approaches.
• Provide training and ongoing support to business users on analytics tools and applications to enhance their capabilities and ensure effective adoption.
• Make use of Data and AI.

Experience & Key Skills

• At least 3 years of experience in analytical roles in related field, ideally with insurance context (with broker, insurer or reinsurer).
• Proven track record of applying data‑driven decision‑making and understanding industry‑specific processes.
• Good knowledge about (re‑)insurance and probabilistic catastrophe modelling.
• Very good communication and presentation skills to explain complex topics to relevant stakeholders and leading discussions with business functions and C‑level.
• Independent, structured and diligent working style.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Drive to keep up‑to‑date with technology and market developments.
• Strong interpersonal skills and cultural awareness.
• Competency of thinking in business terms and proactive addressing of customer needs.
• Team player in international team.

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. 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 race, 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.

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