DirecciónDIRECTOR, CONSULTING – INSURANCE PRACTICE (Property & Casualty - Commercial Lines)
COGNIZANT CONSULTING
New York City, NY
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
Our Consulting Practice is looking for a Director, Consulting to join us on our journey to become the preeminent technology services partner to the Global 2000. We engineer modern businesses to improve everyday life. Cognizant Consulting is the Cognizant business analytical and advisory group that drives Cognizant’s digital innovation and transformation strategy. Our consultants apply industry-specific domain knowledge and understanding of Cognizant’s horizontal solutions to address client needs and requirements, to advise on and shape client strategies, to deliver optimum solutions that delight clients, and achieve client business goals. We work on some of the most exciting projects in the marketplace across our 7 verticals and 3 horizontals. We are looking for pure-play management consulting leaders with expertise in Property & Casualty Insurance domain.
To be successful, we’re looking for Consultants who exemplify Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. At the Senior Director Level, this means driving cost effective end-to-end execution of consultant engagements, cultivating practice innovations, achieving financial targets (utilization, expenditures, revenue, margin), promoting Cognizant Consulting’s vision & mission, and building high performing teams across the organization. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.
Our solutions are in demand and we’re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are a selfless leader, and are committed to client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now!
Responsibilities:
- Lead client and Cognizant teams through insurance product, policy, and process transformation engagements
- Manage client business and technology stakeholders and guide them through transformation and change management.
- Responsible for ensuring the internal and dependencies are met on the given date, queries to client and external teams are clarified within the prescribed time window.
- Define the program governance structure, communication model, and cadence.
- Responsible for overall program deliveries, risk & dependencies
- Facilitate Program Planning, Release Planning
- Track Program progress
- Regular status reporting to internal & customer stakeholders (program review, QBR etc.)
- Governance & Collaboration with client and partners for deliverables, and dependencies
- Resolve impediments for Governance & execution PODs.
- Track program budgets and manage change requests.
- Drive Continuous improvement and change management to all external stakeholders.
- Manages the performance of the team.
- Drive consulting sales and business development across accounts
- Actively builds the consulting practice for transformation management capabilities.
- Mentors team and consultants to be effective program, project managers and functional leads.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, Engineering, or other relevant field (Required)
- Advanced Degree in Business (Preferred).
Required Skills:
- 20+ years of experience in deep domain within P&C and Commercial Lines of business.
- Engage in key account expansion, sales leadership, and internal executive stakeholder partnering based upon an expert understanding of such things as emerging market trends, client business direction, client requirements, evolving regulatory contexts and the feasibility of transformation goals.
- A successful track record of developing relationships and selling, managing forecasts, and driving an organization of professional consultants in winning business and achieving targets.
- Good to have Functional capabilities – CXO and Exec client management, good understanding on insurance products and processes specifically policy, underwriting, and rating.
- Possessing a robust network of contacts and presence in professional organizations and industry forums
- Experience in building results-oriented, high-performing consulting teams or organizations recognized for excellence.
- 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.
- Certifications (Optional)
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 2/10/2024.
The annual salary for this position is between $[170,000 – 230,000] 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 benefitsfor 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.
Job Location : New York, United States || Dallas, Texas, United States
Employee Status : Full Time Employee
Shift : Day Job
Travel : No
Job Posting : Jan 19 2024
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.Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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