Agile Coach (f/m/d)

Agile Coach (f/m/d)

The Agile Coach for the Investment Data Area drives the Area and its Squads in adopting and improving Agile practices, enhancing collaboration, efficiency and adherence to Agile principles. Through training (e.g., Agile ways of working, JIRA, etc), hands-on support and advice, Agile Coaches help Area management and Squads deliver high-quality products while adapting to changing business needs.

The Investment Data Area is the home for AllianzGI’s investment management data products, e.g. Benchmark & Market Index Data, Issuer & Security Information, Investment Key Figures, and Performance & Attribution Data.

As an Agile Coach you are embedded in AllianzGI’s Agile CoE and responsible for one Area. In close collaboration with the Area Business Lead and Area Tech Lead, you play a key role in transforming agile teams to stay focused on business outcomes and customer value while maintaining agile tool- and mindset. Embedding yourself within the teams with a hands-on approach, you help Agile Masters and Squads capitalise on the strengths of a scaled agile set-up and stay on a path of continuous improvement.

As an experienced consultant and change leader, you understand that Products differ in agile maturity and the importance of a common basis for the entire Area, including aligned Jira setups. You lead this journey, identifying opportunities and removing roadblocks, and bring Agile transformation into AllianzGI globally with the Agile CoE. Beyond coaching, you act as the Area’s hands-on delivery driver – diagnosing bottlenecks, structuring corrective action plans, and driving execution with the rigor of a consultant and the accountability of a delivery owner, even without formal reporting authority.

This role will be based in Frankfurt or Munich.

What you will do

• Agile Delivery Excellence: Own Area-level delivery performance – predictability, flow, throughput and business outcomes – intervening directly where Squads are off-track. Run the Area’s delivery governance cadence (e.g., Area Sync) and drive adoption of delivery practices, metrics and reporting that support data-driven decisions (incl. JIRA)
• Agile role model: Foster a culture of self-organizing, autonomous agile teams and act as the agile role model, guiding Squads in adopting agile principles and values
• Coaching: Act as trusted advisor and de facto delivery lead for the Area’s shared leadership team, working hand-in-hand with the Area Business Lead, Area Tech Lead, Chapter leads and Agile Masters
• Driving: Drive Area-level agile events such as the QBR, and regularly join Squad ceremonies with Agile Masters to actively unblock delivery, not just observe
• Agile impact: Enable Area Leads, POs, Agile Masters and teams to deliver significant business impact, including data-driven development of agile metrics and reporting (e.g., JIRA)
• Hands-on Squad Enablement: Provide hands-on support to Squads in establishing effective delivery practices: backlog management, planning, prioritisation, dependency management and delivery tracking in Jira
• Diagnostic & Advisory: Apply structured problem-solving to assess delivery maturity and operating-model gaps, translating findings into concrete, time-bound improvement plans – as an external consultant would
• Training: Coordinate and deliver training at all levels to increase agile awareness, ability to deliver change, and help create an agile mindset

What you bring

• Educational Background: Excellent university degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration or related field, with a strong understanding of data-driven business strategies
• Asset Management Expertise: Deep passion for financial markets and understanding of the Asset Management value chain, front-to-back, is a differentiator
• Enabling Experience: 10+ years in an enabling role in business, consulting or IT
• Agile Expertise: Proven track record in agile ways of working and frameworks (SAFe, Kanban, LeSS, Design Thinking, etc.), with excellent JIRA and agile tool expertise (e.g., MIRO)
• Agile certification: An agile certification (e.g. Product Owner, Scrum Master, Kanban, etc.) and/or equivalent hands-on experience operationalising scaled agile frameworks
• Delivery Leadership: Proven experience improving delivery performance, predictability, transparency and execution within agile organisations, with strong understanding of flow-based delivery, dependency and backlog management. Comfortable driving decisions and holding teams accountable despite having no formal line authority
• Change Experience: Proven track record driving (agile) transformation, building teams and continuous improvement
• Consulting Skills: Structured, hypothesis-driven problem-solving; strong executive communication and stakeholder management; ability to build business cases and influence decisions
• Data Proficiency: Significant experience in Data Governance or Data Management, with a focus on leveraging data to drive business outcomes, is a differentiator
• Tooling: Expert in Jira, Confluence and further agile tools (e.g., Miro) to support rapid, high-quality delivery
• Planning, Budgeting and Backlog Prioritization: Skill in driving quarterly planning cycles, managing budgets and enabling agile decision-making
• Language Skills: Fluent in English and German, with additional languages considered an advantage
• AI Skills such as Microsoft Copilot

What we offer

• We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/ flexible working hours)
• Securing your future: 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
• … and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager, managing assets for individuals, families, and institutions worldwide. Our shared goal to shape a future of opportunity for our clients is foundational to our culture and our values. We look to attract, and actively nurture, individuals with the drive to achieve excellence at every stage of the investment experience.

We believe an inclusive culture is key to a flourishing workforce. Not only do we celebrate the broad range of experiences, backgrounds, and attributes that our workforce brings, but we support our people to live and work in a way that promotes their own wellbeing.

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.

We are united by a shared commitment: to put our clients first and at the centre of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions.

Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our clients and for 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. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.

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.

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. If you need support to navigate our websites or at any stage during your application, please send an email with your request to recruiting@allianzgi.com.

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How to Apply: Applying is quick and easy. Simply upload your CV, complete your personal details, confirm your consent for AI support in the “Additional Information” section, and submit your application.

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104808 | Operations | Professional | n.a. | Allianz Global Investors | Full-Time | Permanent