Product Consultant - LifePro

Cognizant is looking for a Product Consultant – LifePro for developing customized product for our clients. The role is expected to drive technology discussions and analyze the current landscape for gaps in addressing business needs. Cognizant needs a motivated individual to challenge the status quo and provide thought leadership/best practices to enhance our current services and technologies.

An ideal candidate is someone who enjoys working in a fast paced, collaborative environment. Someone that values the “team” and leverages the opinions and expertise of their teammates to deliver quality.

Role overview

Hands on Experience in EXL LifePro Product Work experience is mandatory. Understand the requirement and Create Technical Design for new functionality development, Upgrade and enhancement in LifePro Product. Actively participate in solutioning design discussion with client architects and business. Should be able to own the team and engage with business and technology customers to coordinate the project work. Have good functional knowledge on Life and Annuity products.

Responsibilities:

Pre Sales:

• Participate in the pre sales stage (example preparation of marketing materials and collaterals, client calls, demos) proposals and business development activities to ensure technical feasibility.
• Create solutions based on the customer needs and review estimates to prepare for RFIs and RFPs.
• Seek opportunities in mining the relationship to provide lasting value to the customer and share the same with the account team.

Product Consulting:

• Work with the client technical team, understand the eco system.
• Analyze customer requirements, challenges from an IT and business process perspective by interacting with the customer architects / SMEs and reviewing documentation.
• Provide recommendations (eg product implementation, platform identification, architecture suitability, gap analysis, customization/bolt on development and integration, product maintenance) to address the same.
• Create the solution architecture.
• Present the benefits of the solution.
• Lead Proof of Concept for the business problem.
• Provide inputs on technical robustness and scalability of the product to the LPC.

Project Management:

• Get along with customers to identify customer expectations and ensure all customer issues are resolved appropriately.
• Prepare estimation guidelines.
• Review estimates and impact analysis, etc as prepared by the Senior Product Specialist.
• Understand the complexity of the projects, identify and involve the right mix of resources.
• Identify the tracks / modules and allocate the same to Senior Product Specialists.
• Identify the various stakeholders.
• Identify the dependencies and handle the same.
• Oversee offshore onsite coordination to ensure transition of information (handshake) and query resolution related to project execution and report updates.
• Prepare and track project plan.
• Perform key project management activities like planning, work allocation and tracking, end to end delivery, day to day interaction with onsite, status reporting, performance reporting, quality assurance activities, etc.
• Maintain documentation (eg defect prevention checklist, metrics etc).
• Collate status report and present the same to the customer.
• Work with the various track leads to ensure delivery.
• discuss and resolve feasibility issues with the customer.
• Coordinate with the SQAG (quality team) to meet project/process compliance.
• Review out of scope requirements with respect to development and client as brought up through internal project review sessions.
• Review all change requests to ensure that processes are adhered to.
• Identify the impact of the same.
• Share and negotiate with the customer on effort, timelines and cost.
• Review billing data and raise invoices.

Design and Implementation:

• Provide guidance to the team from a product perspective and suggest solutions.
• Participate and provide inputs in design and architecture reviews.
• Identify issues & drive them to closure.
• Handle delivery with minimum issues.
• Review all deliverables as per the delivery checklist.
• Conduct demos for customers as and when required.

Innovation:

• Identify standard methodologies, share and ensure adoption of standard methodologies (eg architectural artifacts, interface, tools etc) by the team.
• Collate, centralize & institutionalize all solution enablers developed by individual projects.

Capability Building:

• Prepare summary & detailed case study for the project.

Knowledge Management:

• Follow up with team members to ensure updatation of all relevant documents in Knowledge Management post completion of each project/module.

People Management:

• Analyze team’s capabilities (SWOT) and allocate work efficiently.
• Resolve conflicts within team members.
• Support team building activities, Provide administrative support.
• Provide inputs on goal setting and performance appraisals of team.
• Identify skill gaps and training needs required.
• Provide input into the learning and career plans for team members.
• Identify training needs of team members and provide mentorship support to them.
• Mentor team.
• Nominate team for awards.
• Conduct training through academy and induction of new team members.

Technical Required Skill

• JSQL,
• LifePro Product knowledge (Mandatory)

Technical Desired Skill

• Core Java,
• Oracle
• Mainframe

Domain Skills

• Property & Casualty Insurance
• Life Insurance and Annuity

Must have Skills

• JSQL,
• LifePro Product knowledge (Mandatory)
• Core Java
• Oracle
• P&C Insurance
• Mainframe - Cobol

Work Authorization

• Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States.

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

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) 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 is ranked 185 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 or follow us @USJobsCognizant.

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