Senior Consultant – Business Analyst, Guidewire Insure Now (Insurance Domain)

Remote

Insurance Consulting

ABOUT US

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

COGNIZANT CONSULTING

Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide a number of Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a high performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we’re growing!

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Consultant, Consulting who can deliver within Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a Senior Consultant, you will analyze our insurance clients' business and technology challenges and build creative solutions to drive transformation. You will be responsible for participating in the requirements analysis process, developing strong working relationships with clients and team members, and building industry and domain expertise. Specifically, as a Senior Business Analyst, you have the opportunity to deliver immediate value to clients by working with a project-based team of consultants.

As a Senior Guidewire Business Analyst, you will work within specialized Guidewire project teams and partner with our customers to assess and document business requirements and functional specifications.

Responsibilities

• You will play the key role, bridging the gap between technical and business teams to ensure applications are developed to required specifications

• Documentation of business requirements for assigned project/s

• Build and maintain relationships with internal customers throughout the organization

• Document the results of analysis activities using the appropriate tools and techniques

• Produce documentation in accordance with prevailing client standards and methodologies

• An ability to consult and liaise at many levels within the organization

• Identify and communicate areas of potential business risk.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, or similar field.

· Background in Management Education - Master’s degree preferred.

Required Skills:

• Minimum 8 years of Business Analysis experience within Guidewire Insure Now experience as a must.

• Insurance domain knowledge; claims, underwriting/policy, billing.

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills

• Be motivated and enthusiastic, able to work as part of a larger team and able to adapt quickly to demanding environments

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships across the organization

• Strong analytical skills – particularly in relation to business and technology processes

• Proven capacity for creative thinking – providing initiative and innovation

• Ability to understand and apply a structured approach to activities

• Successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check

• Personal leadership and a desire to create a culture that enables exceptional outcomes; the embodiment of Cognizant’s Core Values of: Start with a point of view; Seek data, build knowledge; Always strive, never settle; Work as one; Create conditions for everyone to thrive; Do the right thing, the right way. 

Location: Remote

Work Authorization

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Salary and Other Compensation:

Applications will be accepted until 4/30/2024.

The annual salary for this position is between $95,000.00 to $130,000.00 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. 

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans. 

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off 

• 401(k) plan and contributions 

• Long-term/Short-term Disability 

• Paid Parental Leave 

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.