Senior Business Process Architect (f/m/d)

Senior Business Process Architect (f/m/d)

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What You Will Do

• Strategic Leadership: Define and execute the process improvement strategy aligned with AllianzGI’s business goals, focusing on process culture, workflow re-engineering, and documentation, with emphasis on agentic AI readiness and orchestration, and a special focus on operations (including outsourced processes) to meet FTE/Cost reduction and scalability KPIs.
• Team Lead: Manage and mentor the process improvement team, including other Business Process Architects and cross-functional contributors, ensuring high engagement and capability growth.
• Drive business process assessments for identifying improvement opportunities and change implementations for AI and agentic automation.
• Document (with metrics), understand, identify and analyze business processes requiring enhancement as part of the reviews.
• Lead continuous improvement culture: design and execute Kaizen/Lean Six Sigma trainings and other initiatives to foster ongoing enhancement and cross-functional collaboration across AllianzGI.
• Own and promote the AllianzGI documentation framework including ongoing maintenance of the Business Process Inventory (BPI).
• Represent AllianzGI in the market via Process / Automation events.
• Coordinate and network within Allianz Group to ensure end-to-end operational efficiency.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring

• Master Black Belt (preferred), or Black Belt (minimum) in Lean Six Sigma. Other process methodologies certifications are a plus.
• 10+ years of previous experience in the process domain, ideally in Financial Services.
• Demonstrated ability to think creatively and solve problems.
• Strong change management experience.
• Previous team management experience is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of financial instruments and the investment value chain in asset management.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, or related field; Master’s Degree is a plus.
• Leadership and mentoring of team members.
• Ability to think critically, ask good questions, and work autonomously.
• Accuracy and attention to detail; creative problem solving.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS, Word).
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI is a plus.
• Hands-on experience in applying AI/ML tools or agentic AI orchestration platforms.
• Excellent communication.
• Full fluency in English (spoken and written) required; French or German are a plus.

What We Offer

• Flexible work arrangements supporting performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model / flexible working hours).
• Access to company pension/savings plans.
• Company share purchasing plan.
• Mental health and wellbeing programs.
• Career opportunities within the Allianz Group.
• Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications.
• …and much more.

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager. We invest for the long term and create value for clients by being active in how we partner with clients, anticipating their needs, and building solutions across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing client assets supports sustainability for positive change and aims to enhance the investment experience for clients wherever they are located.

We believe in integrity, transparency, and treating people fairly. We encourage a collegial culture that supports individual responsibility. We invest in employee development to maximize innovation. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and to Equal Employment Opportunity. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

If you feel inspired to promote active asset management, join our diverse, international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Please upload your CV in English to apply. For assistance navigating our websites or at any stage of your application, please email

Additional

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Business Development and Sales
• Industries: Financial Services and Insurance

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