About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending deep industry expertise with technology advisory, we partner with leading organizations to deliver meaningful transformation. Now, we’re looking for our next colleague to help shape the future of insurance consulting—could it be you?
About the role
As an Insurance Business Analyst, you will make an impact by partnering with insurance clients to define business needs, shape solution requirements, and support the delivery of complex transformation initiatives. You will be a valued member of Cognizant Consulting’s Insurance practice, working closely with clients, consulting teams, and technology specialists to translate business objectives into clear, actionable outcomes.
In this role, you will:
Lead business analysis activities across insurance programs, gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and system requirements
Collaborate with insurance stakeholders to assess scope, complexity, and effort across initiatives
Produce high-quality requirements artefacts including business requirements, functional specifications, use cases, and user stories
Support digital and transformation initiatives focused on customer experience, operational efficiency, and data-driven insights
Contribute to insurance consulting offerings, best practices, and thought leadership across the practice
Work model
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 Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
What you must have to be considered:
Proven experience as a Business Analyst within the insurance industry (P&C, Life, or related domains)
Experience with insurance platforms including Guidewire, Duck Creek, OIPA, or similar core systems
Strong capability in eliciting, analyzing, and documenting business and system requirements
Experience working across Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies
Confidence operating in client-facing environments with business and technology stakeholders
Excellent communication, facilitation, and documentation skills
These will help you succeed:
Experience supporting insurance digital initiatives such as customer experience transformation, analytics, automation, or platform modernisation
Understanding of technology trends such as cloud, data & analytics, automation, and AI within insurance
Consulting mindset with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Relevant tertiary qualifications in business, IT, or insurance; industry certifications are an advantage
We’re excited to meet people who share our passion for consulting and making an impact. Don’t hesitate to apply—even if you don’t meet every requirement. Your transferable skills, experiences, and perspective could be exactly what we’re looking for.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
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, provincial or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
