Application Manager

With over 35 million fully insured and supplementary policyholders, private health insurance (PKV) is an indispensable part of the German healthcare system. The Verband der Privaten Krankenversicherung e.V. is one of the leading associations of the German economy and represents the interests of private health insurance and its member companies. With our competent and committed employees, we are ideally prepared for the challenges of the future.

Grow with us: Join our team in Cologne full-time (38h/week) at the earliest possible date as a

Application Manager (f/m/div.)

The application is an industry software (Java EE, React) for checking and transmitting various industry data in private health insurance. In this subject area, you can expect varied activities in a young, fast-growing team of project managers and application managers. As the link between specialist processes and technical implementation, you will have full responsibility for designing the industry software.

Your main tasks

• You will be responsible for the overall coordination of the application operation of the industry software as the central interface between the development team, member companies and external project participants such as authorities and service providers in the healthcare sector.
• As Application Manager, you will be responsible for product and requirements management, including writing the associated operational documentation.
• You will act as the central point of contact and coordinator for incoming inquiries from member companies, specialist department groups and service providers regarding the application.
• You will carry out internal functional tests and coordinate the agile test phases with our member companies for new releases.
• You work in the relevant working groups and committees of the association

Your profile

• Degree or training in the field of (business) informatics or a comparable qualification / professional experience (lateral entry possible)
• Experience in agile project and test management (digitization or software projects) ideally with reference to the insurance industry
• Strong customer orientation, openness, high communication and team skills as well as a confident and friendly demeanor
• Commitment and willingness to take on product responsibility and to develop professionally and personally

What we offer

• A challenging working environment and team at the interface between healthcare policy and the insurance industry
• Plenty of scope for your own ideas and process design
• Additional payment for private health insurance and/or direct insurance
• Co-payment for sports (gym, urban sports club)
• Lively further training offer
• High flexibility to reconcile family and career (flexible working time model, flexitime)
• Home office option
• Attractive remuneration and social benefits
• 30 days vacation
• Free ticket to Germany
• Central in the south of Cologne, good public transport connections, modern architecture of the Cologne Oval Offices (COO)

We look forward to receiving your detailed application, including your earliest possible starting date and salary expectations, please use our applicant portal:

Association of Private Health Insurers e.V.
Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 74 c - 50968 Cologne