Sr. Consultant, Platform Configuration

Lincoln Financial Group • Greensboro, NC

107d • $93,300 - $140,000

About The Position

This role will provide subject matter expertise and direction on complex projects/initiatives to configure rules and capabilities in the FAST (Verisk) system. The configuration will support Life Insurance and Annuity Policy Administration systems from implementation through periodic changes & updates. You will collaborate with other teams on the agile release train and surrounding stakeholders to understand product(s) capabilities and operational needs. You will also provide expertise in system functionality to accommodate business requirements.

Requirements

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's)
• 5 - 7+ years' experience in the insurance and/or financial services industry preferably with 2+ years in Life Insurance and Policy Administration systems
• Experience with Object-oriented and/or Componentization concepts

Nice To Haves

• FAST Platform knowledge (Verisk)
• XSLT/XML knowledge

Responsibilities

• Collaborates closely with business and surrounding teams to develop in-depth understanding of insurance/annuity product features & requirements and determine appropriate approach to configure & implement functionality in applicable system(s).
• Performs moderate to complex system configuration as part of story implementation.
• Facilitates and manages discussions with insurance/annuity operational teams regarding business functionality and/or product rules.
• Identifies gaps between product requirements and system solutions; proposes ideas to address these issues.
• Leads development of testing plans and conducting testing, leveraging automated testing functionality within applicable system(s).
• Liaises with testing resources to ensure configuration logic functions as per specifications; discusses options to resolve defects uncovered during testing.
• Regularly assesses progress against commitments; re-forecasts story & feature steps/variables as necessary throughout sprint and PI.
• Triages defects and requests, providing well defined stories to system vendor when requirements are not Lincoln configurable.
• Develops & continuously improves platform configuration processes to fully utilize functionality and flexibility of system(s).
• Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts and draws valid conclusions.
• Evaluates trends in data or information.

Benefits

• Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
• Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
• PTO/parental leave
• Competitive 401K and employee benefits
• Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
• Tuition assistance program
• Work arrangements that work for you
• Effective productivity/technology tools and training

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree