Organisational Development Lead

Role Description 

We're looking for an experienced Organisational Development Lead to help shape the future workforce capabilities needed to deliver Allianz UK's Fit for Future strategy. Working at the intersection of organisational development, strategic workforce planning, learning and AI transformation, you'll play a key role in ensuring our colleagues have the skills, capabilities and confidence required to thrive in an evolving business landscape. 

This is an exciting opportunity, partnering with senior leaders and subject matter experts to turn strategic insights into measurable workforce and capability outcomes. 

Working alongside the Head of Learning & Talent development and the , Strategic Workforce Planning and Organisational Design Lead, and the AI Transformation team, this role will support business areas to diagnose future capability requirements gaps, identify opportunities to upskill, reskill , redeploy or acquire talent, and will design targeted learning and workforce interventions that equip colleagues with the skills needed for the future. 

The role will focus particularly on roles and colleague populations most significantly impacted by technological and AI-enabled change, helping individuals prepare for change ahead of workforce and technology transformation taking effect. 

Where new skills or additional capacity are required, you will work with specialists across People Experience to explore internal mobility opportunities, talent and early careers pipelines, and external recruitment solutions. You will also help ensure future-skills learning is accessible across Allianz UK, equip leaders to effectively support change, and ensure learning activity is tracked, recorded and reported in line with local and global requirements. 

Location: This role can be based  is based in our Guildford, Bournemouth or Chelmsford office, please note that this is a hybrid working role with the expectation to that attend the office at least 40% of your time. 

Salary Information 

Pay: Circa £75,000 

This salary is based on experience, skills and location as part of our total rewards package. 

About You 

As Organisational Design Lead you will: 

• Partner with business leaders, the Head of Learning, Strategic Workforce Planning and Organisational Design Lead, and the AI Transformation team to build practical workforce and capability plans aligned to business strategy. 

• Assess how work, tasks and roles are evolving as a result of AI, automation and wider technological change, identifying priority areas for intervention. 

• Design and implement future-skills and career pathways, including learning academies, coaching, shadowing, communities of practice and workplace development opportunities. 

• Translate strategic workforce planning insights into actionable capability roadmaps covering upskilling, reskilling, redeployment, talent, internal mobility, early-career pipelines and recruitment requirements. 

• Collaborate with People Experience specialists to identify the most effective solutions for capability gaps, prioritising internal development and deployment opportunities before or alongside external recruitment where appropriate. 

• Partner with the Head of Learning and People Experience team to integrate future-skills initiatives into the wider Allianz UK learning ecosystem, ensuring alignment with inclusion and talent strategies. 

• Equip leaders to understand workforce impacts, lead change effectively and support the adoption of new technologies and ways of working. 

• Facilitate discussions with senior stakeholders, challenging thinking and influencing investment decisions across Business, Technology, Data, Risk, Compliance and People functions. 

• Measure and report on the impact of capability interventions through pathway completion, capability improvement, productivity, technology adoption, internal mobility, redeployment, customer outcomes and reduced reliance on external recruitment. 

• Ensure learning activity is appropriately tracked, recorded and reported in line with Allianz UK and global requirements. 

Essential Skills 

• Experience leading organisational development, workforce transformation, strategic learning or organisational capability initiatives within a complex organisation. 

• Strong understanding of organisational capability diagnosis and workforce planning methodologies. 

• Experience translating business strategy into practical workforce and capability solutions with measurable outcomes. 

• Knowledge of AI, automation and digital transformation and their impact on roles, skills and ways of working. 

• Expertise change management and designing and implementing upskilling, reskilling and workforce transition programmes. 

• Experience developing blended learning and work-based development solutions. 

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders constructively. 

• Commercial acumen with the ability to prioritise activity based on business value and workforce outcomes. 

• Experience using data and insights to inform decisions and measure success. 

• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and deliver through influence. 

• Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in organisation development, HR, business, learning, occupational psychology or related discipline. 

Desirable Skills 

• Professional qualification or accreditation in CIPD, organisational development, coaching, change management or learning design or or equivalent professional experience. 

• Knowledge of strategic workforce planning approaches and workforce analytics. 

• Experience supporting large-scale technology, digital or AI-enabled transformation programmes. 

• Continued professional development in AI, future skills, digital transformation or workforce strategy. 

• Experience in financial services, insurance or another regulated environment is desirable. 

What We Will Offer You 

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including: 

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options 

• Hybrid working 

• Annual performance related bonus 

• Contributory pension scheme 

• Development days 

• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet 

• Retail discounts