Consulting Lead / Advisory Consultant / Business Consultant- Life Insurance

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Consulting Lead / Advisory Consultant / Business Consultant- Life Insurance. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Work with Cognizant - one of the world's fastest growing and largest IT company
• Join a dynamic, diverse and global team
• Permanent role based in Sydney

About Cognizant

Cognizant 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.). With over 75 development and delivery centres worldwide and approximately 187,400 employees as of June 30, 2014, Cognizant is a member of the NASDAQ-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 2000, and the Fortune is ranked 195 among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world

Your passion, integrity and experience are integral to Cognizant's success. You will be welcomed into a dynamic and expanding global leader in IT and Business consultancy where you will be valued for who you are. We take pride in our partnership with our clients, so your ability to add value and provide exceptional service to our clients are fundamental to your success. In return, you will be empowered with opportunities and support to develop your career and collaborate with people focused on innovation and ideas.

Position Summary:
Looking for a consulting lead with deep domain experience in ANZ Life Insurance industry, to work with our clients in this sector and to drive their strategic business transformation agenda. This includes aspects such as business and technology transformation, digital initiatives, change management and outsourcing programs. Consulting Partner is expected to engage with our existing and prospective client CxO organizations, understanding their strategic objectives, and demonstrating Cognizant consulting value proposition towards fulfilling those client objectives. In order to achieve this, the Consulting Partner will need to engage with various Cognizant internal capability groups responsible for multiple specialized service groups and bring an integrated value proposition of Cognizant towards its clients.

Mandatory Skills:
•    You have strong domain knowledge in Life  Insurance domain in ANZ, with deeper knowledge in a segment within the Insurance value chain (NB, claims, underwriting, policy servicing)
•    You have significant exposure to challenges in the GI industry with prior experience in delivering digital strategy and/or technology driven business transformation programs with a consultative approach.
•    You have CxO relations and can connect with C-level and senior executives in the Life insurance  industry in ANZ
•    Experience in Technology enabled business transformation - You can visualize and design transformational solutions based on client business goals, new business models and disruptive digital technologies. 
•    You have exposure in business transformation enabled by Insurance COTS software packages
•    You have experience in designing solutions as part of a larger end to end outsourcing or transformational implementation solutions beyond the consulting phase
•    Proven experience in building pipeline, selling and delivering consulting and transformation programs
•    Extensive experience in Building and growing the consulting portfolio
•    Proven experience in building and managing cross-functional high performing teams
Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Build trusted advisory relationships in the C-level/executive management level across the client organization.
•    Leverage strong domain knowledge within Insurance in GI insurance in particular to understand client’s business drivers, digital market forces disrupting the industry, and design consultative value propositions.
•    Shape and deliver the client’s digital transformation and other strategic agenda.
•    Manage the GI Consulting P&L associated with the client accounts against set topline and bottomline targets.
•    Grow the consulting portfolio profitably and sustainably 
•    Create and manage pipeline of Consulting, Digital, transformation services across the client.
•    Design end to end integrated solutions for transformation programs going beyond consulting towards implementation 
•    Mentor, lead and manage team of Insurance consultants to meet the client and Cognizant needs
•    Build and leverage an eco-system of partners, alliances, start-ups, academia and design agencies to help deliver client specific strategy and solutions. 

Qualifications & Certifications:
•    15 years work experience.
•    Strong Communication, presentation and inter-personal skills 
•    Preferably with an MBA background or similar
•    Analytical and understands a broad range of technologies; keeps up to date with market and technology trends
•    Strong leadership, consulting - and influential skills
•    Highly organised and Client Orientated
•    Ability to work in an ambiguous environment with clients
•    Ability to work within a global network multi-cultural organization collaborating with various internal groups to bring the best of organization capabilities towards clients

Next Steps

If you would like to express interest in role, please click on the APPLY button now. Due to a high number of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a further discussion within 3-5 business days. We thank you for taking interest in this opportunity with us. For a complete list of opportunities with Cognizant visit http://www.cognizant.com/careers 
 

Cognizant is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. Successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check.