Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world

Your role

• Line Manager: Credit Director

• Contribute to achievement of profitable and sustainable growth in the frame of Allianz Trade Group strategy through development and implementation of a proper BU credit underwriting strategy and a strong focus on customer centricity

The challenges

• Attract new customers/prospects by quality of service and underwriting decisions
• Build a trustee relationship with customers, brokers and any other intermediaries to improve customer porfolio profitability

Key responsibilities/What you do

• Implement Allianz Trade Group strategy and action plans
• Steer and coordinate BU Credit Underwriting activity

• monitor decisions and services delivered to customers
• assign specific operational objectives to teams
• design guidelines to contribute to Allianz Trade Credit policy
• Engage personally in management of selected top accounts

• engage as leader in high level and critical meetings
• participate to local and regional events involving policy holders, prospects and financial partners
• Achieve support to Commercial teams

• in steering customers\' loss ratio and retention target and proposing actions to ensure/restore profitability of portfolio
• validate terms and conditions on Credit Underwriting for new products or review of existing policies
• Represent BU Credit Underwriting function in workshops and projects involving other core functions
• Engage personally in acquisition and management of top accounts, by regular meetings and contacts with customers and brokers

Key requirements/What you bring

Market knowledge:

• Understanding in macroeconomic environemnt in Middle East region
• Understanding in local regulations and credit policies
• Extensive knowledge in key sectors and industries in Middle East region

Business expertise:

• Finance background, MBA/CFA is a plus
• Extensive experience in credit or corporate lending
• Knowledge and experience in Allianz Trade underwriting quality standards
• High level of commercial awareness and customer service

Interpersonal skills:

• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to hold visits and contacts, including high stake meetings

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Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Join us. Let\'s care for tomorrow.

Allianz