SI&T I&FS - Financial Services - Insurance Functional Manager

Description Organization: Systems Integration and Technology Consulting (Industry & Functional Solutions — Financial Services - Insurance) Location: Hartford, CT; New York, NY; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA; Boston, MA; Atlanta, GA Accenture's Consulting workforce is involved in business consulting, process design work and the application of technologies to business. A career in Consulting is varied and stimulating because each project presents a new challenge and will give you exposure to new clients, business issues, technologies and people. We need people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our clients. Working as a consultant with Accenture, you will build core business, technology and industry expertise helping to deliver world-class business and technology solutions that enable clients to become high performance businesses.  Consultants must be professionals who have an interest in how business processes work and interact.  In addition, consultants need to apply their skills in project and program management while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of process, technology, and organizational change.  Finally, consultants also need to have a working knowledge of the industry and/or the functional areas they serve.  Job Description: Systems Integration Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering large-scale, complex programs that marry processes with technology to help our clients achieve high performance. Industry and Functional Solutions professionals have skills in design and implementation of industry and/or functional solutions to optimize a company’s or government’s business processes, management and relationships. Financial Services Insurance professionals have skills in analyzing, designing, building, testing and deploying Insurance industry-specific solutions, including innovating technology solutions to enable industry standards and processes. Key responsibilities may include:  Functional lead involved in the implementation lifecycle of large, complex insurance systems implementation efforts Facilitating and leading business requirements, functional design and systems testing efforts for insurance systems implementations Participating on client teams in the review and re-engineering of life, pensions and annuity front and back office operations Ability to meet travel requirements - up to 100% Qualifications  Basic Qualifications:  5 years of project management experience 4 years of implementation experience - Life Insurance Systems (preferred); implementation experience in the insurance or financial services industry (accepted) 2 years of leading design teams and requirements sessions 2 years experience testing new systems Bachelors degree Familiarity with life and annuity distribution, distribution compensation, customer service, new business, policy administration, billing and collection, disbursement, payout and claims processes and functions Worked for an Insurance company or another consulting company Open to 100% travel Preferred Skills:  2 years experience in Life Insurance policy administration, or reinsurance 2 years in evaluating and reengineering insurance processes and operations  Professional Skills Required:  Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Ability to meet client travel requirements, up to 100% Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills Independent working style Reliable Structured work approach To submit resume online Click Here  Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration. Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa. Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Job Information Company: Accenture Location: US-CA-San Francisco Status: Full Time, Employee Job Category: Business/Strategic Management Relevant Work Experience: Bachelor's Degree Contact Information Company: Accenture Reference Code: 377426