• Consulting Analyst - Insurance Consulting

    Cognizant (Dallas, TX)


    Business Analyst - Insurance

     

    Insurance Consulting

    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. Learn how Cognizant helps clients with digital at www.cognizant.com .

     

    The Role

     

    We are seeking a passionate, high energy, **Business Analyst.** Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse set of backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our people and clients. We are looking for someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft relevant solutions through true collaboration. If you are excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we would love to hear from you!

     

    It takes a lot to succeed in today’s fast-paced market, and Cognizant has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core. We help clients engage customers by envisioning and building creative products and services. We develop go-to-market strategies and invent entirely new business models, ensuring that every company we work with walks away with both encouragement and a plan. Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion—for our clients, our communities, and our organization. It’s the defining attribute that we look for in our people.

     

    If you are excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we would love to hear from you!

     

    **Responsibilities** :

     

    - Develop and communicate the product vision, aligning it with business goals and customer needs.

     

    - Own, prioritize, and refine the Product Backlog (the master list of features/work) to ensure the highest value items are always at the top.

     

    - Gather requirements, feedback, and insights from customers and business stakeholders, translating them for the development team.

     

    - Focus on delivering the most valuable product increment in each Sprint.

     

    - Define acceptance criteria for features and decide when a feature is complete and ready for release.

     

    **Actions** :

     

    - Clearly communicates the product goal and defines product backlog items.

     

    - Orders and refines the product backlog, often with input from the Developers.

     

    - Collects and incorporates feedback from stakeholders and users.

     

    - Agrees on the Sprint Goal with the Developers.

     

    - Facilitates Scrum events like Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum, and the Sprint Retrospective.

     

    - Removes impediments and obstacles that hinder the team's progress.

     

    - Coaches the team in self-organization and cross-functionality.

     

    - Protects the team from outside interference.

     

    - Helps the entire organization understand and adopt Scrum.

     

    Work Authorization

     

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

     

    Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.