Maximilian Mock

Risk Consultant (Engineering), Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE

“The coolest thing about the job is to get out and see things and stuff other people don’t have access to”, says Maximilian Mock about his job as a Risk Consultant (Engineering) at Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality SE. The restrictions of this job? “As an engineer you can not go too much into detail. You have to step back and just judge the risks. So you cannot start engineering something.”

Anja Piesker

Lawyer, Allianz SE

“Studying law is definitely a good idea”, is one piece of advice that Anja Piesker, Lawyer at Allianz SE, would give to her 14-year-old self. Besides, she recommends to create a network and to go abroad some time. For her job you need to be a qualified lawyer: “A legal background is absolutely necessary. From a professional side you need to have the two state exams.”

Patrick Bodtländer

Consultant After Sales, Allianz SE

“If you have an opinion, do express it and think about what the impact on others could be”, is one piece of advice, Patrick Bodtländer, Consultant After Sales, would give to his 14-year-old self. As a car lover he not only has a couple of cars at home but also likes to work with them at Allianz SE: “I always liked this mixture of the finance and insurance world and the body shops and repairings. This is what I’m realizing in my job.”

Werner Waldner

Head of Allianz Direct, Allianz SE

“We should always look for the glass half full, because there are so many opportunities, so don’t be afraid of change”, Werner Waldner, Head of Allianz Direct at Allianz SE, gives an important advice to his younger self. The most challenging but also fascinating thing about his job is that “the customers behavior is changing fast in the digital world.”