Intern (m//f/d) AI Strategy & Innovation StandwithUkraine

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Data Analytics, Data science techniques, Finance, Operations, Sales

Job Description

Who will you be joining? 

Group Data and AI (GDA) is the center of competence for all data and AI at Allianz Group, a global leader in insurance and asset management. The team is responsible for shaping the global strategic agenda for data and AI and driving the implementation of solutions at scale. 

GDA has two main responsibilities:

1. Global solution development and delivery: Developing and deploying globally scalable data and AI solutions which deliver tangible business impact

2. Enablement and empowerment: Establishing the foundations to enable the adoption of data and AI across the Group by creating transparency on capabilities and assets, providing expert knowledge to local data science teams, orchestrating communities of practice and maintaining common architecture and coding principles

We are currently recruiting a forward-thinking and results-oriented intern to join our team in Munich, Germany. You will be part of an international and multidisciplinary team of data scientists, data engineers, solution architects, business analysts and functional experts. You will have the opportunity to contribute to and shape Allianz' strategic agenda towards data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence along the insurance value chain. 

We are looking for people who have a passion for driving business impact through data-driven insights and working with our stakeholders to improve business outcomes. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with international, cross-functional teams and has experience with the development and coordination of strategy programs and projects. 

How can you make an impact? 

• Playing an active role in shaping the forward-looking strategic agenda of Allianz towards data and AI in collaboration with Group Strategy and other internal stakeholders
• Scouting, identifying and evaluating relevant current trends, tech start-ups and business models and supporting the resulting development of effective courses of action, decision documents or memos
• Supporting the preparation of presentations for board meetings, strategic and planning cycles, workshops, etc. Taking responsibility to maintain and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Supporting all team members of the Strategy and Innovation team in their tasks and projects

What are you made of? 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Student enrolled in MBA program, Business Administration or related field at Master level 
• Excellent academic achievements
• Written and spoken English is essential, German is helpful
• Excellent proficiency of Office 365, in particular Excel and Powerpoint
• Previous experience in business related functions (e.g. Sales, Operations, Claims, Underwriting, Investment Management, Asset Management, Consulting, Product Development, Finance, Market Management, Digital / Tech etc.) is a plus
• Requirement for internship and working student positions is the enrollment in a university – or (for an internship) a gap year
• We can only consider your application if you provide the following documents:
• Certificate of enrollment (exception gap year)
• Valid Work and residence permit (for non-EU citizens). Please check before applying if you can work with your current VISA

Preferred Qualifications 

• Previous internship in consulting, corporate strategy, investment banking, venture capital or M&A
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, a strategic mindset contributing to the team spirit through curiosity and drive for new challenges
• Passion for innovation and digitalization showing customer-focused thinking in the way you approach tasks
• High interest in data analytics and AI incl. their impact on insurance and financial markets 
• Data Analytics / Data Science / Artificial Intelligence know-how helpful but not a must
• Strong team ethics

Do we have what you need? 

• Flexible working arrangements (opportunity to work from home few days per week)
• Individual and Excellent career development opportunities/plans
• Family friendly working environment
• Health & well-being offerings
• Company pension & health insurance
• Multi-national, diverse and inclusive community
• Opportunity to make an impact on our sustainability initiatives