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Opportunity in cognizant for Insurance portfolio interested for chennai people alone please apply

Exp- 13yrs- 17yrs

Key domain skills needed :

- Insurance

Group P&C, Disability, LTC, Workers compensation

- Retirement Services

Defined Contributions, Defined Benefits, Pension Risk Transfer

Role Description :

Business Development

- Should be able to lead and manage RFPs from prospects and existing clients

- The ability to develop and manage pipeline, analyze penetration, define and implement strategies, track competitor activity, plan and follow up for breakthroughs, newer opportunities and incremental growth

- Should be able to work with different stake holders to come up with a compelling proposal

- Should be strong both in presentation skills

Solution Development

- Ideate and create new concepts, thought papers

- Visualize client trends and convert them into solution concepts

- Convert solution concepts into minimum viable solutions/prototype

- Manage and collaborate with IT/BPO teams for solution development

- Responsible for all projects delivery in the assigned Line of business/account. Need to closely work with multiple horizontals and teams and make sure she/he acts as an integrator between different teams and provide a single face to the customer

- Compliance to rigor of SDLC process needs as prescribed by enterprise standards

Resource Management

- Collaborate with onsite counterparts to build strong teams

- Implement and anchor key HR processes for the team ? performance management, promotions, normalization of the team ratings and recommendations on rewards

- Manage and motivate performance of the team through reviews, coaching and development

- Build a second line for all key roles and persons

- Identify and implement training requirements as needed

Financials & Operational

- Own revenue/margin/ resource forecasts

- Analyze any variation in various financial parameters and take actions to correct the same

- Where necessary, prepare and maintain contracts and legal documentation and follow-up with onsite if there is discrepancy

Behavioral Skills

- Communication - The ability to listen, articulate and adapt communication to create a high level of impact with different audiences

- Interpersonal Effectiveness - The ability to create, nurture and enhance professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders towards attaining common goals

- Problem Solving and Decision Making - The ability to bring disciplined analysis to data and situations, to see cause and effect, and to use this to make effective decisions

- Drive for Results - The ability to actively push for / pursue goals, with energy and determination, in the face of obstacles, in order to achieve the desired outcomes

- Leadership - The ability to establish direction and to influence and align others toward a common goal(s), motivating and committing them to action and making them responsible for their performance

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