Business Analyst Digital Transformation -Banking

CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world’s leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.Cognizant has over 350,000 employees as of January 2025. Purpose of the Role: Work within a high energy and entrepreneurial Business & Technology Consulting Practice providing end to end Consulting and Business Analysis services to UK & Ireland based Insurance clients. The role will focus on providing Insurance clients with Consulting and Business Analysis services, while at the same time contribute to the growth and vitality of both the local and global Insurance practices. Essential Consulting Skills & Experience: Building trusted advisor relationships, influencing senior stakeholders, and negotiating mutually beneficial outcomes. Ability to create phased transformation roadmaps connecting people, process, and technology. Deep understanding of business models, industry trends, and market dynamics to anticipate disruptions and craft long-term strategies. Contribution to Development of Practice: Support practice management activities such as Proposition or Solution Development, Community & Communications, Sales & Operations Management. Contribute to Insurance practice by thought provoking points of view or white papers. Essential BA Skills & Experience: Perform Business Analysis roles on complex Business & Technology Transformation Programmes, within Insurance clients; assisting them achieve their business, technology, strategic and operational goals. Experience in effectively defining problem/scope, gathering/analyzing data, and structuring recommendations, creating presentations, and making compelling recommendations to clients. An appreciation for both business and technical requirements and the ability to bridge the gap between the two. Full project life-cycle experience Business Analysis experience – with demonstrable knowledge of different project life cycles: waterfall, agile; with hands on experience in agile (Scrum). Experience of working in matrix environment and able to provide examples of proactively building and winning trust of relevant business/IT stakeholders. Previous experience of working in a similar capacity in other Consultancy or Insurance Industry. Excellent knowledge in General Insurance, with at least 8+ years of experience. A best practice practitioner Business Analyst (BA), with outstanding full project lifecycle Business Analysis skills. Able to work on simultaneous projects. Comfortable working in a team, building strong relationships with clients and colleagues as well as on your own. Comfortable facilitating workshops, e.g. to develop business requirements. Proficient in use of MS Visio and MS office suite, specifically excel Self-motivated, actively seeks responsibility and driven to achieve results. Creative thinker, able to quickly analyze complex problems and identify appropriate solutions underpinned by logic and analytic approach. Degree educated or have a recognized business professional qualification. Willing to Travel to client sites across UK &I Mon-Friday….