IT-Project Manager (m/f/d)*

This role will be part of the Business Technology Tower for Group Technology, responsible for delivering mission-critical, data-driven, and digital solutions across all business segments and subsidiaries. This includes AI decision support tools, generative AI models (such as Large Language Models), and other data-driven solutions. Business Technology drives the digitalization efforts for Munich Re Group, leading innovation and technological transformation.

Munich Re is a global market leader in re-insurance, global specialty insurance and digital solutions. New technologies are disrupting the insurance value chain. Our innovative minds in IT drive the transformation and make change happen. Munich Re Business Technology (BT) works closely with clients and business leaders to drive this transformation, spearheading the digitalization of insurance and reinsurance. It acts as a digital enabler inside the Munich Re group with focus on digital insurance platforms and ecosystems, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.

Digital products, advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence are focus areas of BT. The teams in Digital Platforms, Data and AI act as a primary contact point for business units to drive topics in this area from ideation to successful value delivery. They partner with all BT units to shape a holistic service offering and aligned roadmap based on concrete business demands. This includes identification and shaping of business demand, definition of implementation options and setting up project or service delivery for data analytics and AI.

As project manager data & AI portfolio, you ensure close alignment between the demand from business stakeholders with the strategic objectives of BT and ensure that the project portfolio can be delivered in line with business expectations, resource requirements and financial boundary conditions. You will work with a multidisciplinary team of project and portfolio managers across all areas of BT to manage our strategic portfolio of projects and products.

Your Job

• Drive the shaping and development of the project and product portfolio of Business Technology in data and AI solutions.
• Business stakeholder management incl. alignment of requirements, identification of new business customers, regular communication of project progress and results on a portfolio level.
• Fostering and managing a healthy backlog of new business ideas and innovations and support them to create a business case and pitch to seek funding.
• Tracking and managing the key metrics of the portfolio including utilization of resources, HW/SW cost tracking and forecasting and project status evaluation.
• Regular alignment with the project / product team regarding status, deliverables, backlog, risks & issues in an agile, backlog-driven project approach. Ensure adherence to agile project management standards and reporting requirements of Munich Re.
• Establish a product mindset for our offering, understanding the customer or consumer and building strong value propositions for Munich Re clients.
• Managing team rituals and meeting cadence, especially status calls, participating in project and product management activities like quarterly relay planning.

Your Profile

• Degree in business or technology related studies.
• Professional experience in financial services, FinTech or related digital services (minimum 3 years).
• Deep understanding of agile project management best practices, ideally including respective qualifications (Scrum, Munich Re One Essentials).
• Hands-on experience with project management, reporting and finance tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Clarity, SAP).
• Understanding of IT and digital product development processes, ranging from non-functional requirements, security / compliance and idea inception through to development and execution of strategic changes.
• Experience in managing budgets either through a cost centre or profit centre.
• “Can do” mentality, enable project teams, see & address issues, find solutions.
• Demonstrable experience in working with teams in multiple locations and time-zones.
• Strong analytical and strategic skills, as well as user-oriented and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Ability to set priorities with an appropriate sense of urgency; applying energy and resources to achieve results and add value.
• Ability to present complex situations to peers and stakeholders in a clear and precise way.
• Fluent command of business English.

Application Instructions

In order to consider your application, we require your application to be submitted via our online applicant portal. In addition to uploading your CV, we recommend writing a cover letter to tell us more about why the position is of interest to you.

About us

As the world's leading reinsurance company with more than 16,000 employees at over 50 locations, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into a manageable risk we enable fundamental change. Join us working on topics today that will concern society tomorrow, whether that be climate change, major construction projects, medical risk assessment or even space travel.
Together we embrace a culture where multiskilled teams dare to think big. We create the new and the different for our clients and cultivate innovation.
Sounds like you? Push boundaries with us and be part of Munich Re.
Our employees are our greatest strength. That’s why we offer them a wide range of benefits. You can find some examples below.

Unlock your potential

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: we embrace the power of differences and are convinced that diversity fosters innovation and resilience and enables us to act braver and better.
• Continuous Learning: we believe that continuous learning is a key differentiator and critical for building new skills and accelerating growth.
• Career Mobility: we actively support career mobility, and our strong global and regional presence offers a wealth of career growth opportunities for you.
  

Rewards & Recognition

• Competitive salary: appropriate compensation for your high level of commitment.
• Retirement provision: state of the art in-house pension solutions.
• Work-life balance: promoting the compatibility of family and work in addition to overall work-life balance.
• Health management: focus on your physical and mental health far beyond legal requirements.
• Hybrid working: living the best of both worlds – we offer you a very flexible approach as well as the opportunity to work from abroad on an occasional basis.
  * Munich Re not only stands for fairness with regard to its clients; it is also an equal opportunities employer. Severely disabled candidates will also be prioritized, if equally qualified.

Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft
Timo Wacke
Talent Acquisition Partner