We are looking for a Senior Application Platform Specialist SAP (m/f/d) to join our Platform Management team at the earliest possible date, based in Stuttgart. The Senior Application Platform Specialist SAP (m/f/d) leads the coordination and delivery of complex IT and SAP‑related projects, ensuring stable system operations, effective user support, and continuous enhancement of applications and interfaces across international teams. It drives process analysis, designs functional and technical concepts, manages rollouts and change activities, and resolves complex issues with strong analytical and technical expertise. With deep SAP knowledge, development skills, and proven ability to operate autonomously, the role influences stakeholders, mentors peers, and delivers high‑quality, future‑ready solutions that strengthen the organization’s financial and operational processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordination and management of IT projects, including oversight of involved IT service providers.
- System support (operation, support, training) and further development of applications, including testing, in close collaboration with service providers and business units.
- Execution of process analysis and design, development of functional and technical concepts in close cooperation and coordination with service providers and business units.
- Creation of high-quality process, technical, and user documentation.
- Coordination and participation in the international rollout of new applications and features, including training and change management.
- Analysis and resolution of complex problems and errors, including debugging.
- Accountable for completion of complex tasks and projects with minimal day-to-day management. Acts autonomously and applies judgement. Supervision required for overall tasks/project completion.
Key Requirements
- Master’s degree (e.g. business economics/sciences, (business) computer science or comparable field).
- At least 6-8 years of professional experience in SAP FI, RE-fx, PS, MM consulting (customizing, process definition, accounting skills, development skills).
- Highly experienced in customizing SAP FI, RE-fx, PS, MM, including system adaptations using User Exits, BADIs, etc.
- demonstrates experienced understanding of business line and discipline, especialy of accounting business processes (e.g. bank communication, multi-GAAP understanding, asset accounting, taxes, DRC)
- Excellent analytical and conceptual skills, with a quick comprehension of business requirements and the ability to transform them into business solution designs.
- Experienced with various interfaces (e.g. web services, IDoc, file-based).
- Development experience in relevant areas (e.g. ABAP).
- Working experience with agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum), issue tracking tools (e.g. Jira) and content management systems (e.g. Confluence).
- Experience in designing workflows, usability, and user experience.
- High interest in technical issues and innovations.
- demonstrates advanced digital and AI literacy, evaluates opportunities and risks of AI adoption, applies sound judgment to AI-generated outputs, and promotes responsible use of AI in compliance with governance, security, and data protection requirements.
- Above-average commitment, resilience and flexibility
- Strong communication skills, ability to influence peers and junior colleagues
- demonstrates established mentorship, aligns strategic thinking with goals, introduces transformative ideas, and ensures precise delivery.
- Fluent in spoken and written English and German.
Benefits
- Onboarding: A mentor, a buddy program and a global welcome event will help you getting started.
- Learning: A large portfolio of continuous learning opportunities will help you staying relevant in your current role and growing into future workplace demands.
- Working place: An open and international working environment with a diverse and inclusive culture will inspire your everyday work. A working model which balances remote and office based work will give you the flexibility to organize the way you work.
- Benefits: A company pension scheme, well-being initiatives, sports offers and other local benefits will allow you achieving a positive work life balance.
A leading global real estate investor and manager, PIMCO Prime Real Estate is a PIMCO company and part of the PIMCO real estate platform, focusing on the Core and Core+ segments of the market and managing the Allianz Group’s $89B real estate mandate.
We manage a global investment portfolio $93.5B AUM, with an international team of over 455 employees working in 16 offices in Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the U.S.
PIMCO’s real estate platform is one of the largest and most diversified in the world, with $174B+in assets and a broad set of solutions that leverage decades of expertise across public and private equity and debt markets.
Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges is what makes us a unique employer.
We are united by a shared commitment: to put our customers first and at the centre of everything we do. Their needs inspire our thinking and guide our actions.Together, we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and confident to explore, grow and shape a better future – for our customers and for the world around us.
At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. The foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and where integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust are at the heart of our culture.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
Great to have you on board. Let’s care for tomorrow.