Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Sr. Consulting Manager

Insurance Consulting

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 Insurance Consulting group is looking for a Sr Consulting Manager to join our journey. We’re looking for someone who has experience in Property and Casualty Insurance. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for providing subject matter expertise to impact large transformation opportunities in the insurance space for multi-tower deals working across other horizontals and verticals within Cognizant

As a Sr Consulting Manager, this means leading a team of Consultants through a client-facing engagement, managing escalations, and serving as a the owner of a workstream; maintaining expertise in your domain; meaningfully contributing to the sales process through a mix of RPI development, client presentations, financial modeling, pricing strategy, and flawless delivery; creating service offerings and/or client partner training materials; and contributing to PeopleCare initiatives, recruiting, and mentoring.

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

Responsibilities

As a Sr Consulting Manager, you will analyze our insurance clients' business and technology challenges and create innovative solutions to drive transformation. You will be responsible for driving the requirements analysis process, developing strong working relationships with clients and team members and building industry and domain expertise

• Consult directly with our clients and provide advisory services designed to help them solve their most complex business and technology challenges
• Engage with client contacts to generate leads and identify new opportunities for consulting services
• Recognize, capture, store, and promote the sharing of engagement collateral and IP (e.g., blogs, white papers, case-studies, articles)
• Draw conclusions from the market / industry trends, client issues and support go to market initiatives for Cognizant
• Utilize team resources and company methodologies to present and implement strategic and technology solutions.
• Lead communication with business partners, delivering weekly project status reporting, and strategizing priorities for timely resolution

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems or similar field. Masters degree preferred
• Minimum ten years of business experience with a strong focus on Property & Casualty insurance, particularly in rating, underwriting, and policy lifecycle processes.
• Experience on large P&C insurance Core System transformation involving market leading solutions such as Guidewire and Duck Creek
• Proven ability to navigate the complexities of insurance rating engines, including rate development, maintenance, and implementation across multiple lines of business.
• Experience as a Product Owner or similar role for rating platforms, with a track record of delivering scalable and compliant rating solutions.
• Strong grasp of end-to-end submission processes and underwriting decision-making, with the ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Skilled in conducting in-depth research and analysis (R&D) to support rating enhancements, regulatory compliance, and competitive benchmarking.
• Adept at answering detailed questions from business and technical stakeholders regarding rating logic, methodology, and system behavior.
• Experience with Agile Scrum software development framework preferred.
• Ability to grasp business needs and assess impacts to complex business operations and systems.
• Possess creative and analytic analytical skills.
• Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Project

We're eager to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in various ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the required skills listed. Your transferable skills and experiences matter—help us see how you the right person for this role.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Working arrangements

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

Applications will be accepted until June 20th, 2025.

The Cognizant community:

We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

• Cognizant is a global community with more than 300,000 associates around the world.
• We don’t just dream of a better way – we make it happen.
• We take care of our people, clients, company, communities and climate by doing what’s right.
• We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path that’s right for you.

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 and one of Forbes World’s Best Employers 2024) is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Disclaimer:

Compensation 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.

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.