Functional Lead Guidewire

Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, redefining 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 (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reinvent processes and transform experiences, so they can stay ahead in our constantly evolving world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com

Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for a Functional Lead Guidewire to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

Roles & Responsibilities: Cognizant wants a Functional Lead Guidewire to produce scalable software solutions. You’ll be part of a multi-functional team that’s responsible for the full software creation process, from conception to deployment.

• Solid understanding of Property and Casualty domain to provide support to business partner in reaching to conclusive and prioritized requirement and scope management
• Guidewire PolicyCenter & ClaimCenter or Insurance Now experience in major transformation program
• Hands-on experience working in Business Analysis practice as Lead Business Analyst, activities includes:
• Elaborate, document and validate functional and technical requirements
• Capture requirement sign-off and work with team to estimate requirement
• Clarifying requirement to developers and QAs by walkthrough
• Review and provide sign-off to test cases against each requirement
• Conduct product demo to program customers during sprint review and ARTSync sessions and collect feedback for product improvement
• Act as functional lead to provide support to other program BAs for their critical queries around domain and product
• Act as facilitator for Scum ceremonies and PI sessions as and when needed to support Cognizant team
• Be a great partner with critical client’s collaborator (Business and Technical) from functional point of view

• Superb communication skills for active listening, documentation and delivering right message
• Business Analysis practice certification (CBAP or similar)
• Functional Product Certification (GW ACE, professional or analyst in PC or CC)
• JIRA or SAFe certification or courses acquired
• Preferred Domain certificate (INS, CIP or similar)
• Insurance Now experience or trained (preferred)

The annual salary for this position depends on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

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

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