The Project Delivery Technical Lead owns end-to-end technical delivery of IT infrastructure projects, transitions, and offshoring programs across regions. The role bridges business and development teams, cross-functional technical teams, and senior stakeholders to plan, manage, and implement change effectively. Operating at both strategic and delivery level, the role owns technical risk, drives resourcing and financial compliance, and leads senior resources to ensure consistent, high-quality project outcomes.
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Qualification & Experience
10+ years in IT infrastructure delivery, with 4+ years in a technical lead / delivery lead capacity
Proven experience managing and influencing senior/experienced resources without direct line authority
Strong working knowledge of at least 2–3 of: Wintel, Middleware (Kubernetes, JBoss, MQ), Database (SQL/Oracle), Cloud (AWS/Azure), Network, Security Ops, infrastructure and application platforms.
Proven experience managing multi-region or multi-stakeholder technical transitions/offshoring programs
Strong cross-functional team leadership — able to coordinate technical, business, and development stakeholders toward shared delivery goals
Solid grasp of Release, Change, Incident, and Problem Management (ITIL-aligned)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Demonstrated delivery of infrastructure consolidation, migration, or remediation programs
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Responsibilities
Technical
Lead technical delivery of infrastructure projects (migrations, upgrades, transitions, offshoring/onboarding) from design through go-live
Own project-level technical risk, dependencies, and issue resolution across cross-functional technical teams (Wintel, Middleware, Database, Network, Security Ops, Workplace Services)
Work with business and development teams to plan, manage, and implement changes as part of project delivery
Drive transition/knowledge-transfer (KT) plans for offshored or resourced workstreams, ensuring service continuity
Contribute to CMDB, Change, Problem, and Incident Management processes as they relate to project delivery
Support capability ownership transitions (e.g., shifting service/role ownership between regions)
Team Leadership
Lead and coordinate cross-functional technical teams, managing key stakeholders and senior resources to drive project delivery tasks
Manage and influence senior/experienced resources without direct line authority
Mentor and upskill team members; support cross-skilling across infrastructure domains
Manage workload distribution across the team and ensure delivery quality and timelines
Functional / Domain
Deep working knowledge across infrastructure domains: Wintel, Middleware, Database, Cloud, Network, Security Ops
Solid grasp of Release, Change, Incident, and Problem Management (ITIL-aligned)
Identify and execute productivity/efficiency initiatives (capacity absorption, automation, process improvement) without headcount growth
Business / Client Engagement
Act as primary technical point of contact for stakeholders, vendors, and third-party providers
Translate complex technical topics into clear communication for both technical and non-technical audiences
Report progress, risks, and financials to senior/leadership stakeholders
Administrative / Compliance
Manage delivery against contractual SLAs, billing/resourcing compliance, and financial targets (revenue, cost, margin)
Contribute to RFPs, contract reviews, or compliance/regulatory documentation as needed
Ensure compliance with enterprise security, regulatory, and risk management requirements
Allianz Group 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.
At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.
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