About us

 

Allianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, from the very first day you join us you’ll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, we celebrate an inclusive culture and offer hybrid working and recently been awarded A Great Place to Work.
 

About the Role
 

We have a new opportunity within Protection and Resilience as a Senior Operational Resilience Consultant.  Reporting to the Head of Operational Resilience you will be responsible for refining and implementing an Operational Resilience framework and related policies, with day to day oversight of the execution of the Operational Resilience framework across Allianz UK.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure IBSs and impact tolerances across Allianz UK are maintained and updated reflecting changes in the business, including all required approvals from business areas and supporting functions such as risk  

Review and continually improve the mapping of underlying supporting assets across all relevant pillars

Review and refine the resilience controls/metrics used to assess vulnerability of mapped assets (resilience assessments) 

Coordinate and oversee regular completion of resilience assessments for identified important business services.

Govern the process of identifying, classifying and prioritising specific vulnerabilities related to IBSs, including escalating any unresolved issues to relevant fora or executives

Govern the execution of vulnerability remediation, ensuring compliance with agreed risk appetites

Facilitate the definition and refining of an IBS-level view of risks/threats, to be used as a basis the development of severe but plausible testing scenarios 

 

About You
 
 

Essential skills: 

Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to communicate and influence at all levels 

Proven analytical skills with great attention to detail, with the ability to maintain the broader view.

Ability to drive awareness of resilience topics across the organisation

Ability to prioritise work effectively, achieving deadlines, demonstrating a flexible and innovative working style

Experience of planning and facilitating workshops small and medium-complexity

Demonstrates excellent team working skills, supporting other team members

 

Desirable skills:

Previous experience working in areas of governance, risk or business continuity 

Self-motivated and achievement orientated

Willingness to learn and develop through self-driven personal development

 

 

What We Will Offer You 
 
We offer hybrid working, you'll combine working from our Guildford office (twice a week) with working from home.   
 
Our Benefits
 

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from, including, retail discounts, discounted insurance cover and our ElectriX car purchase scheme, so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

25 days + bank holidays Annual performance related bonus Generous pension contributions and Life Cover upto 4 x salary Career development - including our mentoring scheme, we'll provide you with the tools to develop with us, so you can grow your career, while building the skills needed for whatever the future brings

 

 

Our Ways of Working

 

Do you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. 
Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us. 

 

Diversity & Inclusion
 

At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

 

Accessible Application for All
 

As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.
Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.uk
resourcingteam@allianz.co.uk

Join us - Let’s Care for Tomorrow.
 

| Operations | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent

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