Head of Business Integration

**HEAD OF BUSINESS INTEGRATION**-CONSUMER | SYDNEY**

At Allianz, we’re proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2024 and a Great Place to Work. We’re one of the world’s leading insurance and asset management brands, with a workforce as diverse as the world around us, which is why we hire the very best people to further our commitment to securing the future for our people and customers.

We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.

Let’s care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.

The primary function of this position is to lead Consumer Divisions integration, of businesses following Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) activities.

**About the role**
- Leading integration programs, including project planning, project implementation, and hypercare, ensuring delivery to meet key milestones.
- Leading the integration program office for Consumer and integration cross-functional teams, fostering effective collaboration and resolving dependencies and conflicts.
- Being responsible for high-level planning and delivery of the integration project, effectively managing multiple workstreams and interdependencies across the program.
- Developing and implementing appropriate program governance.
- Developing, owning, and managing project reporting, including status updates to program stakeholders, addressing challenges and risks proactively.
- Recommending and proposing decisions during the lifecycle of the program.
- Facilitating discussions to answer questions, remedy program issues and risks, and creating and nurturing effective communication within the program.
- Ensuring effective risk identification, management, mitigation, and reporting.
- Ensuring effective stakeholder management and communication.
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Ensuring the needs and issues of all stakeholders are assessed, understood, and documented.

**About you**
- Strong demonstrated experience in leading M&A integration projects or programs as it relates to acquisitions
- Experience in a program lead relationship role for a complex, matrixed financial services or general insurance organisation.
- Demonstrated experience of completing projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline.
- Highly developed stakeholder management skills, demonstrating the ability to liaise with business effectively.
- Strong analytical skills, problem-solving and attention to detail, including the ability to process and analyse complex information and data.
- Detail oriented with the ability to multi-task across multiple areas and work in a fast moving, complex, large corporate environment.
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and consulting skills, capable of communicating with clarity, impact, and influence.

**Benefits and perks**
- Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day
- Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible and remote work options and workplace adjustments, with support for your work/life balance.
- Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
- Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program
- own a piece of your employer
- For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.

**About our culture**

We care about everything that makes you, you. We believe in an equitable workplace that celebrates diversity and inclusion, where people of all genders, ages, religions, sexual orientations and abilities are not only welcomed but valued for the perspectives and talents they bring to work. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can thrive, grow, and contribute their unique perspectives to our collective success and reach their fullest potential.

**Adjustments and support**

**Job Level**:

- Management

**Location**:

- Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000

**Area of Expertise**:

- Project Management

**Unit**:

- Allianz Australia

**Employing Entity**:

- ALLIANZ AUSTRALIA SERVICES PTY LTD

**Job Type**:

- Full-Time

**Remote Job**:

- Hybrid working

**Employment Type**:

- Temporary

**ID**:

- 67148

**Position Cluster**:

- Non-Executive