Strategy Analyst

At Allianz, we care for all the things that make you, you. For feeling like you belong. For a place where learning never stops. For growing new skills and opening up exciting possibilities. For your curiosity to thrive and help transform an industry. And when life twists, there's flexibility for balance and the support you need. We know that flexible work comes in different forms, that's why we're embracing hybrid ways of working - enabling employees to maintain a balance of working both in the office and remote, supporting the needs of the both the business and individual.

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Due to growth in the Customer Insights and Strategy team we are currently looking to recruit a Consumer Strategy Analyst who will report into our Head of Consumer Strategy and Program Execution. The role is central to providing strategy support, analysis, and research for strategy planning, strategic initiatives, implementation planning, and reporting. This is an exciting opportunity to play a role in the development and implementation of a customer-centred divisional strategy as well as a platform to launch your strategy career.

**You'll be responsible for**:

- Contributing to the development of strategy planning, implementation, and communication including creation of fact packs, opportunity maps, and assessment of strategic options.
- Support the development of project hypotheses and their testing by sourcing and analysing external data and AAL information.
- Support ongoing analysis and monitoring of emerging trends and competitor activity to deliver industry insights.
- Assist in turning storyboards into structured, concise and clear reports for decision makers.
- Support the facilitation of workshops and the development of frameworks and tools.
- Analyse trends across the insurance market, competitors, customers, disruptors and enablers.
- Assist during the annual strategic planning process including quality review and control, consolidating business unit and divisional inputs, and enabling production of overall output

**Important to your success**:

- You’ll have a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and industry accreditations, where necessary.
- You’ll have prior experience in a strategic analysis role ideally in a financial services, professional services or consumer organisation
- Have demonstrated prior experience in exploring business insights and trends to identify and translate potential for operational improvement, growth and/or cost saving opportunities.
- Proven analytical and critical thinking capability to interpret a range of data, identify patterns, trends and links that inform judgements and solutions.
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex information, extract meaningful insights and evaluate options for decision making.
- Ability to plan and prioritise effectively, organise tasks and manage competing resources and demands.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of communicating with clarity, impact and influence.

**What's on offer?**
- Your team will go out of their way to ensure you’re able to be the best you can be - personally and professionally. You’ll join the team as an Analyst and will feel supported to push your capabilities and explore new ideas with leaders who are open, transparent and encouraging. You’ll learn through being supported and encouraged to take on new challenges that will help you to develop new skills. We offer a strong career path and over time we hope you’ll work your way up to be a Strategy Manager in the team or you can explore other opportunities across the wider business. The nature of the role means you’ll be given the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the direction of the business and how we do things. The role also offers the chance to regularly engage and get in front of senior stakeholders in the business.

**About us**:
Allianz 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. We do this through delivering a great customer experience that is the result of appreciating each other every single day, showing heart by really listening and seeing things from the perspective of others by always asking, "how can I help?". Allianz is committed to enabling a culture where inclusion is embedded, everyone belongs and new ideas are embraced. We welcome and value talent from all backgrounds, experiences and ways of working Please advise us if you require any reasonable adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process or perform the requirements of the role. As a requirement of your role, it will be necessary for you att