Transformation Lead- Claims

**Transformation Lead - Claims | Sydney/Melbourne**

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We are looking to recruit a Transformation Lead, reporting into a Senior Manager, Claims Transformation. The purpose of the role is to design requirements and provide support on the end-to-end claims value chain to ensure this is translated into a simplified customer and servicing journey across all products & channels. This is a great opportunity for passionate leaders who understand claims processes and seek to make a difference in on how we use technology to provide market leading service to our customers.

There may be some evening meetings to attend (approx once a week) as you’ll be working with global teams. This is also a good opportunity for exposure across all aspects of the insurance life cycle (products, sales, claims, finance) and to work with our Allianz SE colleagues in Munich.

You’ll be joining a multi-year major transformation program of work where we are delivering new products, processes and systems to our customers and front-line consultants and transforming their experience. You’ll be involved in designing the future-state motor and home claims experience Allianz. Work in a high trust culture, where you’ll feel empowered to use your SME experience to make impactful decisions, as well as gain career defining exposure at the Group level.

**You'll be responsible for**- Taking the initiative to spearhead improvements in products, aiming to enhance outcomes for customer experience, front-line operations, and overall business efficiency.- Engaging proactively with representatives from business units throughout the program lifecycle, including initiation, governance, development, and deployment, fostering robust stakeholder relationships.- Challenging the status quo to ensure the program is delivering a target customer experience model that can be leveraged across all channels.- Supporting improvement opportunities in order to deliver improved outcomes for customer experience, frontline experience and business efficiency and effectiveness.- Supporting the engagement with business unit representatives in program initiation, governance, development and deployment. Supporting the delivery of programs and projects on time and on budget.- Ensuring compliance with Allianz Australia Limited (AAL) project governance structures and other applicable internal and external risk, audit, and compliance frameworks.

**About you**- You’ll have significant experience in handling claims management processes and procedures across a variety of general insurance product lines gained in a complex, matrixed insurance organisation. Previous experience in motor claims and/or motor assessing is highly desired.- Prior people management or coaching experience, along with the ability to communicate and present to stakeholders at all levels- Proven capability to manage change through the initiation and promotion of organisational transformation, leveraging effective process, collaboration, and communication to foster commitment and participation.- Demonstrated experience in handling complex and ambiguous issues, combined with the capability to lead strategic planning activities into commercial operationalisation.- Proven analytical and critical thinking capability to interpret a range of data, identify patterns, trends, and links that inform decisions and solutions.- Ability to interpret and analyse complex information, extract meaningful insights, and evaluate options for decision-making.- Demonstrated evidence of technical proficiency with systems, software, databases, reporting, and communication tools.- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Please note this is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity.

**What's on offer**- Be part of a team that’s open-minded, supportive, and genuinely focused on customer outcomes.- A sense of belonging in the workplace, where you are welcomed and encouraged to bring your most authentic self to work.- An employer that is committed to supporting your work/life balance and is always open to conversations about flexible & remote working.- Access to over 10,000 on-demand learning resources and programs, to support you in taking control of y