About The Job

The "Innovation Partner" position is integral to empowering Allianz's innovation teams by providing expert guidance and support throughout their innovation journey. This role focuses on making the lives of innovation teams easier by offering tailored coaching, addressing impediments, and facilitating smooth progress in innovation sprints. The Innovation Partner is committed to collecting and aggregating learnings from these sprints to identify insights and opportunities for systemic improvements. By proactively suggesting changes, the Innovation Partner enables faster and more effective innovation processes. Embracing innovation methodologies and fostering a culture of experimentation and learning are essential, as they drive the continuous evolution of ideas and solutions.

What You Do

Provide innovation methodology and coaching to teams, ensuring they have the tools and guidance needed to succeed in innovation sprints.
Take full ownership of the Innovation Council, AzT's internal innovation process modelled after venture capital practices.



This involves screening ideas, preparing promising concepts for presentation to the Council, and providing coaching to teams that receive seed funding from the Council.
Accompany teams throughout their innovation journey, simplifying their path by resolving obstacles and ensuring smooth progress. This may also involve integrating team members from outside the Allianz Group, such as those from startups.
Collect and aggregate learnings from innovation sprints to identify patterns, insights, and areas for improvement.
Make proactive suggestions on systemic changes to enable innovation to happen faster and better within the organization.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning, encouraging teams to experiment and innovate.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and integration of innovation efforts across the organization.
Communicate insights and recommendations to senior leaders

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🏢 Allianz Technology
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