Business Analyst Chapter Lead - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We are seeking a Business Analyst Chapter Lead (remote) to join Allianz Global Investors. In this key leadership role within the Business Enablement Area, you will shape business analytical excellence and enable high-quality, value-driven delivery across Squads. Operating within AllianzGI’s Data & Technology Delivery Model, you will act as both a disciplinary leader and a capability builder, ensuring Business Analysts consistently apply modern, agile, product-oriented practices.

What You'll Do

• Establish and continuously evolve best-practice frameworks, methodologies, and tools for business analysis and quality assurance, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery across all Squads.
• Guide Business Analysts in stakeholder engagement, requirements framing, and quality assurance practices; provide hands-on support for complex topics and ensure customer-centric, value-driven analysis.
• Partner with Squads to address recurring or cross-product issues raised by consumers, ensuring root-cause remediation and alignment across impacted Products.
• Create a vibrant learning culture by organizing regular knowledge-sharing sessions, sharing emerging practices, and promoting cross-Squad collaboration and professional growth.
• Define clear, consistent performance expectations and capability standards for all Chapter members.
• Conduct fair, holistic performance reviews linked to delivery context, governance requirements, and business expectations.
• Provide structured coaching, continuous feedback, and development planning.
• Identify opportunities for Analysts to gain exposure to different Products, develop new skills, and pursue formal training aligned to future capability needs.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and the Area Business Lead to allocate analytical capacity effectively across Products.
• Recommend adjustments to resourcing based on changing priorities, workload, or skill needs.

Requirements

• Strong academic foundation with a degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, or a closely related field.
• Strong familiarity with AllianzGI’s technology and application landscape.
• Good understanding of business needs across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Finance, and HR domains, with the ability to identify value drivers, support product strategy, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and grow Business and Data Analysts; skilled at fostering continuous learning, capability uplift, and high performance.
• Demonstrated strength in building a collaborative, knowledge-sharing community, promoting best practices and professional growth across the Chapter.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capability, with the ability to break down complex issues, identify root causes, and translate insights into actionable improvements.
• Comfortable working in environments with ambiguity, evolving business needs, or complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to engage effectively with Product Owners, Area Leads, business stakeholders, and technical teams.
• Experience coaching teams on agile ways of working or contributing to agile ceremonies is highly beneficial.
• Fluency in English both written and spoken is required; additional languages are a plus.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Microsoft CoPilot is desirable.

What We Offer

• Flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development, and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/flexible working hours).
• Access to company pension/savings plans.
• Family support (relocation/childcare facilities).
• Company share purchasing plan.
• Mental health and wellbeing programs.
• Mobility solutions (Jobrad bike leasing, subvention Jobticket).
• Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group.
• Self-guided learning & development.
• Volunteering time and much more!

Join Us

If you feel inspired to promote the active asset management experience, this is the place for you. Join our international, technology-enabled, and agile environment. Simply upload your CV in English to apply for this position.