Consulting Principal, Insurance

Company: Cognizant
Location: Charlotte
Posted on: April 9, 2025

Job Description:

Consulting Principal, InsuranceInsuranceABOUT USCognizant 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 .COGNIZANT CONSULTINGWithin 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 RoleOur Insurance group is looking for a Consulting Principal to join our journey. We're looking for someone who can deliver immediate value to clients by working with a project-based team of consultants. As a Consulting Principal, you will lead analysis of our insurance clients' business and technology challenges and craft creative solutions to drive transformation. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for product implementations, project management, and working with cross-functional teams.We're looking for Senior Consulting Managers who can deliver within Cognizant's Five Pillars of Consulting Excellence, which are: 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. At the Senior Manager / Associate Director Level, this means overseeing advisory consulting engagements, being a trusted advisor to clients, establishing oneself as a thought leader in your field, solving complex problems, consultatively working with a client to achieve business goals, driving contributions to offerings and innovations, and serving as a people leader, guiding multiple teams as they work to transform a client and the world. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below.Responsibilities

• Serve as the Engagement Lead and manage teams of Consultants, Senior Consultants, and Managers for one or more commercial projects to ensure effective negotiations, well-aligned solution-delivery-to-plan, clear engagement governance accountabilities, profitability, and overall client satisfaction.
• Provide business advisory and strategic insights specific to Property and Casualty and Claims Transformation.
• Run consulting teams related to underwriting, policy, billing, and claims management.
• Facilitate client workshops and communicate effectively with both IT and business users.
• Develop a comprehensive set of sound recommendations.
• Actively identify engagement risks in immediate area of responsibility and assist in mitigation and tracking actions.
• Draw conclusions from the market and industry trends and client issues.
• Guide development, provide feedback, and conduct performance reviews.
• Support and contribute to the establishment of thought leadership in the industry, to promote Cognizant's brand and to drive additional opportunities for Cognizant.Qualifications
  • A proven track record in a client-facing role with at least 2 years (though ideally more) leading digital technology teams.
  • Experience in successfully developing and leading consultant teams in consultant tasks (e.g., planning, task structuring, analysis, solution delivery).
  • 10+ years experience in the insurance industry in either a consulting or industry practitioner role in Property and Casualty.
  • 5+ years of experience with a management consulting firm.
  • Experience on large P&C insurance Core System transformation involving market leading solutions such as Guidewire and Duck Creek.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to all audiences.
  • A positive, results-oriented style, evidenced by listening, motivating, delegating, influencing, and monitoring the work being done to develop the next generations of leaders.
  • A deep sense of urgency, creativity, and decisiveness coupled with the ability and willingness to work hard under pressure.
  • An engaging social style complemented by the analytical pragmatism necessary to quickly dissect highly complex issues.
  • Ability to establish immediate credibility among peers, a professional who is respected for intelligence and technical expertise.
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant business or technical discipline; MBA or Master's or advanced business degree preferred.
  • Travel Required: Up to 80%.
  • Onsite Requirements: 3+ days per week in Charlotte, at a client office.
  • 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.Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for 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.
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