Business Analyst – Investment Platforms (Pensions, ISA & GIA)

The Company 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. Purpose of the Role: Work within a high energy and entrepreneurial Business & Technology Consulting Practice providing end to end Business Analysis services to UK & Ireland based Insurance clients. The role will focus on providing Insurance clients with excellent business & technology Business Analysis services while at the same time contribute to the growth and vitality of both the local and global Insurance practices. It will also entail developing strong customer relationships and being a 'Go-To' person that clients want to bring back for future engagements. Contribution to Development of Practice: Support practice management activities such as Proposition or Solution Development, Community & Communications, Sales & Operations Management. Contribute to Insurance Industry thought-provoking 'points of view' or 'white papers'. Essential Skills & Experience: Strong experience working on Investment Platforms or working with ISA, GIA or Pension products. Performed Business Analysis roles on complex Business & Technology Transformation Programmes, within pension clients; assisting them achieve their business, technology, strategic and operational goals. Able to gather, prioritize, analyze, specify and validate requirements including the facilitation & coordination of user workshops. Previous experience in effectively defining problem/scope, gathering/analyzing 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 Business Analysis experience - with demonstrable knowledge of different project life cycles: waterfall, agile; with hands-on experience in agile (Scrum). Experience of working in a matrix environment and able to provide examples of proactively building and winning the trust of relevant business/IT stakeholders. Previous experience of working in a similar capacity in other Consultancy or Insurance Industry. Excellent knowledge on Investment Platforms and on ISA, GIA or Pension products and processes. 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. Organized and able to prioritize competing responsibilities. Excellent engagement, communication skills (both written and verbal) and numeracy skills, able to deliver a concise message. Proficient in the 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 analyze 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 recognized business professional qualification. Willing to Travel to client sites across UK & I Mon-Friday. Desirable Skills & Experience: Experience of working within Agile delivery environments. Experience of working in a global delivery environment and with distributed teams. Experience in configuring off-the-shelf systems and integration with existing applications. Formal Business Analysis (ISEB), Insurance domain accreditation. Industry Experience: Experience on Investment Platforms or working with ISA, GIA or Pension products.

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