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Job Purpose
Your role as Head of IT Economics is to provide the framework for steering IT change and run spend. You support the different business owners in the construction of their IT budget, steer and report on their budget along the year, coordinate involved teams (AZ Technology, AZ Direct Platform and AZ Direct Finance) and maintain the dialogue with all stakeholders to resolve cost issues. One of the key tasks will be to drive the analysis for our IT cost structure (people, licenses & contracts, hardware) to propose and follow up on performance improvement plans.
The Head of IT Economics guides junior colleagues (IT Economics Analyst) in daily tasks as well as project assignments and supports their personal development. The Head of IT Economics role is part of the COO Function of AZ Direct and is reporting to the Chief Information Office (CIO).
Key responsibilities
The Head of IT Economics is responsible for:
1. Productivity & Steering: Define with CIO and AZ Direct Board of Management the strategy and direction of IT costs and the key levers to influence cost development. Translate this strategy into yearly IT budgets.
2. IT Spend and Benefit Controlling: Maintain required processes to conduct operational controlling of IT spend & associated benefit for Allianz Direct globally:
* Budget planning & forecasting
* Support IT budget owners in all commercial aspects
* Business Benefit tracking
* IT Workforce management: internal & external personnel spend and productivity
* IT service providers spend
* Workplace, Information Security and other spend
1. IT Reporting: Prepare and deliver regular reporting (Spend, Cost, Benefit, FTE, KPIs) for internal steering purposes, as well as reporting to various stakeholders within Allianz Group.
2. IT Cost management: Prepare analysis and manage cost optimization activities to maximize valu