Kotak Life - Life Asia Project Manager - Core Application

Life Asia_ Project Manager | Kotak Life Insurance

POSITION - Project Manager - Core Application

OBJECTIVE OF THE ROLE:

Implementing changes, products and executing projects as a techno-functional expert within the boundaries of core life insurance applications.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Experience in IT Project Development and management.

- Knowledge and understanding of core policy admin system, preferably LIFEASIA or Ingenium

- Should be aware of Individual/Group Product setup, Rate setup and related life cycle till production release.

- Knowledge of Administration of Policy admin systems, Business objects and related integration with other system

- Knowledge of New business, Policy Servicing, accounting and actuarial processes wrt core life insurance.

- Problem identification, analysis and resolving skills.

- Knowledge of Change Management

- Knowledge of Vendor Management

- Ability to drive the team members and business stakeholder management.

- Aspire to grow and handle new responsibilities and portfolio

- Understand user's current process, requirements and translate the same in system process flows.

- Identify the gaps in BRD and FSD documents to avoid the rework in project life cycle.

- Timely updates in Project management software and Sending the status reports to all relevant stakeholders.

- Maintain the project artefacts post closure.

- Analysis and closure of Audit points raised by Compliance and Risk team.

- Train end users on implemented business functionalities

- Review Technical design/ Approach document provided by vendor partners

- Review the SIT/UAT/ Sanity testing completed by Partner and tester before release of UAT

- Support technical teams in resolving issues related to the project/ functionality for timely completion of UAT.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS:

Educational Qualifications:

Graduation: B.Tech / B.Sc (IT)

Post-Graduation (MBA) - Optional

Work Experience:

- 12 - 14 years of work experience.

- Prior experience in Life Insurance Domain must.

Certifications: PMP , any insurance related certification referred

Other skills:

Behavioural

- Good Analytical/Problem Solving skills

- Good Communication and Inter personal skills

Skills

- Understanding of Life Insurance Business

- Problem identification, analysis and resolving skills.

- Ability to work in Agile and waterfall both methodology

- Knowledge and experience of various Project Management Methodologies