What you do:

Execution expert accountable for end-to-end product delivery outcomes across all major product lines. This role leads delivery in the areas of product implementation, a product knowledge center to support accurate and consistent product understanding across the enterprise, and program management from concept through implementation. Capability owner of product inforce and new business illustrations as well as annual and quarterly policyholder statements, which includes vendor coordination, and is responsible for launch readiness and post-launch stability.

You will institute processes and controls to mitigate delivery risk, ensures ownership clarity across all capabilities, surfaces risks early and communicates tradeoffs in executive-ready terms, builds scalable delivery infrastructure, establishes operating standards. This position works closely with internal and external business partners to drive initiatives to successful completion that meet the enterprise's needs. You will report to the Chief Actuary.

• Drives end-to-end product delivery across major product lines (Fixed Indexed Annuities, Registered Index-Linked Annuities, and Indexed Universal Life Insurance); leads cross-functional program execution, ownership alignment, and risk escalation to ensure on-time, quality outcomes.
• Manages, trains and directs work of product implementation teams, providing employee and career development including building a team culture, shared operating principles, and fostering cross-functional connection across product teams to strengthen enterprise partnership.
• Illustrations and Statements capability owner, including vendor relationships and performance management, to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and quality of customer-facing content.
• Prepares and delivers executive-level communication on delivery status, risk exposure, and scope decisions across major product programs, enabling timely decisions and cross-functional alignment.
• Leverages AI tools to drive efficient process engineering and delivery.
• Lead and develop a product implementation organization of 25-35 employees, including direct oversight of people leaders, while driving operational excellence, talent development, and successful implementation outcomes.

What you bring:

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience required.
• 8+ years of experience required:
  • Leading end-to-end product delivery in a life or annuity insurance environment.
  • Advanced knowledge of insurance products, how they work, and the operational and implementation processes associated with them.
  • Project management experience leading small, medium or large programs.
  • Demonstrated ability to build delivery systems, clarify ownership, and surface risk early across cross-functional teams.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes holders of H-1B, H4, L-1, L-2, TN, OPT, CPT, and other nonimmigrant visas.

Job posting range $215,000 - $295,000

Note the job posting range is exclusive of company benefits or other compensation. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive program. If you are hired, your final base salary will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, competencies, and/or education. In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees. Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.

What we offer:

At Allianz Life, we're proud to provide a benefits package that supports the True Balance of our employees and their families. We offer: a choice of comprehensive medical, dental and vision plan options, flexible spending and health savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan retirement program, generous annual paid leave, an outstanding 401(k) company match, and life insurance. Plus, our employees enjoy an award-winning campus with an array of discounted amenities, including an onsite health center, child development center, fitness facility, convenience store and two cafeterias. Our employees and leaders take an active role in shaping our culture through our Employee Resource Groups, whose activities and advocacy contribute to an environment that is fair, caring, and inclusive. Our generous benefits, campus amenities and inclusive, engaged culture are among the many reasons we're routinely recognized as a top workplace employer. For additional information regardingWhat It's Like To Work Here | Allianz Life.

102757 | Actuarial | Management | Allianz US Life | Full-Time | Permanent