Strategic Program Manager

5 days ago


Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Allianz Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Strategic Program Manager to join our Health Services and Utilities team in Dubai, UAE. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for driving key strategic, expansion, and transformation programs, working closely with project team colleagues and internal and external stakeholders to build business operating models, processes, and systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute effective program plans, managing stakeholders' expectations and delivering program objectives that exceed their anticipations.
  • Act as an expert in implementing holistic solutions, developing recommendations for presentation to stakeholders and Programs Steering Committees.
  • Apply a proven, methodology-driven approach to large-scale transformation, focusing on execution and capability building.
  • Collaborate with colleagues from various teams to drive execution of key strategic, expansion, and transformation programs.
  • Manage complex analysis, problem-solving tasks, and formulate and test hypotheses to implement difficult solutions.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred, with an outstanding record of academic achievement.
  • 3+ years of proven experience in implementing successful large-scale, key strategic programs/projects, consulting or advisory experience in reputed companies, large-scale change management, M&A, and integrations preferred.
  • Previous experience in Health Insurance, Health Third-party Administration, Healthcare, or Travel and Assistance industry.
  • Outstanding problem-solving skills, including the ability to disaggregate issues, develop hypotheses, and actionable recommendations from data and analysis.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization.
  • Self-motivation and entrepreneurial spirit.
  • Ability to understand the perspectives of varied stakeholder groups.
  • Ability to understand and interpret financial statements.
  • Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations.
  • Strong logical reasoning and creative thinking skills.
  • Ability to take initiative and eager to break new ground, create opportunities for others, and take personal risks.
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English. Arabic, French languages are a plus.
  • Willingness to travel.
About Allianz

Allianz is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. We care for our employees, their ambitions, dreams, and challenges, and believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your whole self to work. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.



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