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Senior Consultant - London Market Insurance

Cognizant Worldwide Ltd

Senior Consultant - London Market Insurance

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Cognizant Worldwide Ltd, Stepney, Greater London

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 25 Apr | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: e2611c3775934b1e8116fcbce06c1467

Full Job Description

  • Performed Business Analysis roles on complex Business & Technology Transformation Programmes, within Insurance clients; assisting them achieve their business, technology, strategic and operational goals

  • Able to gather, prioritise, analyse, specify and validate requirements including the facilitation & co-ordination of user workshops

  • Previous experience in effectively defining problem/scope, gathering/analysing data, and structuring recommendations, creating presentations, and making compelling recommendations to clients

  • An appreciation for both business and technical requirements and the ability to bridge the gap between the two

  • Full project life-cycle experience Business Analysis experience - with demonstrable knowledge of different project life cycles: waterfall, agile; with hands on experience in agile (Scrum)

  • Experience of working in matrix environment and able to provide examples of proactively building and winning trust of relevant business/IT stakeholders

  • Previous experience of working in a similar capacity in other Consultancy or Insurance Industry

  • Excellent knowledge in London Market insurance covering both Lloyd's & Company market, up to date with Blueprint-2 market initiative, London Market messages, ACORD, ECF2, Subscription risk processing, Premium management, Premium & Claims settlements, Delegated Authority business, Prop & Non-Prop Treaty processing, Statutory Reporting.


    • Personal Attributes:
  • A 'best practice practitioner' Business Analyst (BA), with outstanding full project lifecycle Business Analysis skills

  • Able to work on simultaneous projects

  • Comfortable working in a team, building strong relationships with clients and colleagues as well as on your own

  • Comfortable facilitating workshops, e.g. to develop business requirements

  • Organised and able to prioritise competing responsibilities

  • Excellent engagement, communication skills (both written and verbal) and numeracy skills, able to deliver a concise messages

  • Proficient in use of MS Visio and MS office suite, specifically excel

  • Self-motivated, actively seeks responsibility and driven to achieve results

  • Ability to challenge the status quo and disrupt thinking, suggesting viable alternatives

  • Creative thinker, able to quickly analyse complex problems and identify appropriate solutions underpinned by logic and analytic approach

  • Open-minded and pragmatic, willing to work with the tools available on assignment, or build them from scratch if required

  • Demonstrable accuracy and attention to detail

  • Ability to work independently and ensure successful delivery of assigned tasks

  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines

  • Degree educated or have a recognised business professional qualification

  • Willing to Travel to client sites across UK &I Mon-Friday


    • Contribution to Development of Practice:
  • Contribute to practice activities such as Capability Development, Knowledge Management, Proposition or Solution Development

  • Develop focused industry 'points of view' or 'white papers'

  • Coach and Mentor members of the team


    • Desirable Skills & Experience:
  • Experience of working within Agile delivery environments

  • Experience of working in global delivery environment and with distributed teams

  • Experience in configuring off the shelf system and integration with the existing applications

  • Formal Business Analysis (ISEB), Insurance domain accreditation


    • Industry Experience:
  • Deep experience of working within the London Market Insurance and corresponding functional domains.

    Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.), Cognizant has over 160,000 employees as of March 31, 2013. Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 1000, and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.


    • Cognizant Insurance Consulting

    Cognizant's Insurance Consulting unit is seeking talented consultants with extensive business analysis and consultative experience of executing large scale business change and IT solutions for General Insurance UK & European Insurance clients. This role provides an opportunity to join a rapidly growing, high energy and entrepreneurial team working with leading UK & Europe based Insurance clients., 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 @Cognizant.