Oana Stănculescu

As Head of Automation and Digital Transformation, I lead the strategic design and execution of enterprise-wide initiatives that drive operational efficiency, digital capability, and innovation. Managing a cross-functional team of 10 specialists, I deliver scalable automation solutions and process improvements that align with Allianz Group’s global digital agenda.

Team size: 10 team members

- Define and execute the automation and digital transformation strategy aligned with Allianz Group’s global objectives.

- Lead end-to-end process mining efforts to identify inefficiencies, automation potential, and innovation opportunities across departments.

- Drive process optimization and robotic process automation (RPA) initiatives to enhance scalability, accuracy, and customer value.

- Foster a culture of agility, experimentation, and continuous improvement, leveraging data and technology to support business decision-making.

- Collaborate cross-functionally with global and local stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of transformation programs

Impact:

- Contributed to a shift from cost-saving focus to value creation and quality enhancement, directly impacting customer satisfaction and service reliability.

- Partnered with 40+ internal customers across multiple business areas to co-design and deliver impactful solutions.

- Delivered over 500 automation solutions, from task-level bots to full end-to-end process orchestrations, across critical functions.

- Enabled the execution of 600+ improvement initiatives, contributing to increased productivity, reduced errors, and faster service delivery.

- Achieved €2 million in estimated business savings, primarily through automation, process optimization, and waste reduction.

Global business services

• Led the creation of the Process Mining CoE, developed and implemented the strategic vision, objectives, and roadmap.
• Collaborated with global cross-functional teams to identify and prioritize high-impact process mining projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Designed and delivered comprehensive training programs to upskill internal teams on process mining methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Developed and maintained governance frameworks, standard operating procedures, and performance metrics to monitor the program's success.
• Fostered a culture of data-driven decision-making by promoting the adoption of process mining insights to drive operational efficiencies and business transformation.

• Team size: 14 team members.
• Implemented business-integrated innovation cycles and continuous improvement initiatives at global and local level.
• Enhanced and drove process optimization and automation initiatives at local and global level.
• Coordinated the activities of Continuous Improvement and Innovation team.
• Delivered over EUR 1 million in annual productivity improvements.
• Built a robust foundation for continuous improvement and innovation by integrating process transformation and automation best practices, optimizing processes, and utilizing new technology.
• Fostered a culture of ongoing learning and improvement, empowering employees to drive company growth.
• Generated over 1,200 ideas and initiated 600 projects, showcasing a strong commitment to innovation.
• Saved 25,000 hours through process enhancements and trained 75% of the workforce, boosting competitive advantage and shifting focus from cost savings to quality improvement.
• Global business services

• Team size: 10 team members
• Coordinate the activities of the Actuarial P&C Projects team within Actuarial Support Center.
• Optimization and automation of financial processes.
• Data preparation and calculation for IFRS4, MVBS, IFRS17 and financial modelling.
• Allianz One.Finance Program – Unify and ARGO PC Projects.
• Global business services

• Actively involved in the implementation process of the actuarial reserving solution, Unify.
• Responsible for: Process diagnosis (business analysis of the current actuarial process, and preparing optimization solutions for the target actuarial process).
• Reserving process design (quarterly, monthly and yearly process proposal, technical specifications).
• Actuarial process implementation – Unify Workflow specifications, coding specifications, testing phase.
• Support the OEs with the reserving parallel and productive run in Unify.
• Actively involved in designing and prototyping the Group reporting solution for local, Solvency II and IFRS17 requirements.
• Responsible with: Data analyst role: create technical specifications for data model, generic tools and calculation modules.
• Continuous consultation with the pilot companies and define the standard functionalities/ procedures.
• Develop data model and assess MVBS and IFRS17 calculation tools.
• Support IT team with the implementation phase and develop prototypes for data model and actuarial calculation module.
• Consolidate business specifications and create documentation for Top-Level Requirements in Functional Design Specification Document.

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of financial risks associated with insurance policies and investment portfolios.
• Utilize statistical models to analyze data and forecast future financial outcomes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Calculate and set appropriate reserves to ensure financial stability and meet regulatory requirements, considering various economic scenarios.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations for senior management, regulators, and stakeholders, providing insights into financial performance and risk exposure.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and actuarial standards, maintaining integrity and transparency in all calculations and assessments.