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Job ID#: 287-122853 Job _title_: Manager/Future Partner Date Posted: 18-JUL-2001 Location: USA-WA-SEATTLE,USA-WA-SEATTLE West Start Date: ASAP Job Type: Permanent, F/T Pay Rate: Open Required Skills: Nice to Have Skills: Business & Product Analyst General De_script_ion The Business & Product Analyst (BPA) reports to the Director of Professional Services and is responsible for identifying, analyzing and communicating client requirements as it relates to the life insurance application cycle and the Worldinsure application.  The BPA will posses an in depth understanding of the Worldinsure application and will be responsible for mapping and designing the client¿s life application business processes around the capabilities of the Worldinsure application.  The BPA works closely with the Technology team to ensure that he/she remains current with the application as well as to communicate client requirements and enhancement requests to the Technology team members.   Responsibilities ·Possess a detailed understanding of the functionality and capabilities within the Worldinsure Application Platform (current ) as well as the product development roadmap (future development plans). ·Conduct scoping and analysis during business development cycle. ·Lead scoping workshops with client to identify and assess their business and systems requirements. ·Accurately determine and communicate the business requirements of the client ·Create functional specifications for the technology developers that reflect the client requirements. ·Assist in identifying solutions that meet client _object_ives and satisfy Worldinsure business metrics ·Analyze client¿s current business processes (as it relates to the life insurance application cycle) and design new business processes as dictated through the implementation of the WorldInsure application platform. ·Communicate effectively to promote an open and cooperative environment and a strong alliance with collaborators ·Participate in ¿day to day¿ interaction with clients through the course of the implementation. ·Participate in the testing of the WorldInsure application for the client implementation. ·Assist the client with roll out and deployment lead in a team environment ·Initiative and drive, a ¿driven¿ individual ·Proven ability to work and deliver within aggressive time _frame_s. ·Self motivated ·College degree Forms & Question Set Engineer General De_script_ion The Forms & Question Set Engineer is responsible for the analysis and mapping of a customer¿s life insurance application form(s) to the standardized WorldInsure question set.  The Forms & Question Set Engineer will  assess the fit between the forms/question sets and be responsible for designing and specifying required modifications to the WorldInsure standardized question set.  The Forms & Question Set Engineer is responsible for coordinating reviews and quality assurance sessions with the client and WorldInsure underwriters. Responsibilities ·Overall responsibility for the implementation of the question set; He/she is to be the single point of contact for both the question set and carrier forms. ·Conduct preliminary fit/gap analysis as part of the scoping effort .  The requires an initial analysis of the carrier¿s forms to identify degree of effort to map questions from the generalized question set .  The Forms & Question Set Engineer will then provide input for the implementation cost _base_d on effort (resource, time) estimates. ·Once the project is initiated, he/she will perform detailed analysis and review of all the carrier forms to be included in the implementation phase of the project.  He/she will coordinate with the underwriting team a review of all questions on the application against the underwriting rules and identify questions that might not be required _base_d upon carrier underwriting rules. ·Will work with the User Interface  manager to support carrier implementation of the correct question set ¿ document changes by carrier implementation. ·Coordinate the HTML mockup process to support client implementation ¿ review and approve all mockups prior to production release. ·Will validate the carrier forms needed to support the question set and will prepare business specifications for items that require modification. ·Will perform logic validation, meaning he/she will ensure that the sysion ¿ proactive behavior. ·Strong attention to detail and commitment to service and quality. ·Strong organizational skills. ·Detailed oriented with the ability to see the big picture. ·Be able to interact with all levels of the organization. ·Strong work management skills. ·Solid presentation skills. ·Strong initiative ¿ the ability to work in a self-directed manner. ·Good relationship building skills. Implementation Project Manager General De_script_ion The Project Manager reports to the Director of Professional Services and is ultimately responsibility for the project management, integration planning and execution of all aspects of a Worldinsure Partner launch. You will also be the principal contact and driver of project to completion, beginning when a professional services engagement is sold until service is certified, launched and signed-off. Responsibilities ·The Project Manager will be accountable for the successful delivery of one or more major Worldinsure implementations ¿On Time, On Budget and With Quality¿. ·You will participate in the pre sales analysis and scoping effort ·The project Manager will be responsible for building and managing the day to day relationship with the client project manager and client executive sponsor(s) ·Develop detailed project schedule that contains the following:  resource requirements, project plan and implementation cost/budget. ·Will define and drive the completion of project deliverables as per the project schedule. ·The Project Manager will define the scope of the project and then control, monitor and manage project scope change requests.   ·Responsible for tracking and managing implementation issues and defining escalation procedures. ·Responsible for facilitating team communications (i.e. meetings, status updates). ·Responsible for monitoring project progress and communicating project status via regular status updates to both client and WorldInsure management. ·Will occasionally be called upon to participate in the recruiting of professional services resources. ·Will manage the resources on the implementation team and will conduct project performance reviews. ·The Project Manager will develop relationships with key partner executives, manage scope, cost and schedule expectations to ensure sponsorship for successful implementation. ·The Project Manager provides regular status to Director of Ilications as well MS Project. ·Experience using formalized Project Management methodologies ·SOW and work-plan preparation ·Excellent management and communication skills. ·Proven team and technical leadership skills. ·Exceptional professional skills, including delegation, negotiation, prioritization and load balancing. ·A background in Financial Services or Insurance an asset. ·Willingness to travel (up to 50%) ·Experience managing ERP/CRM engagements an asset. ·Requires business administration degree in technology or have a business/technology-related MBA, or equivalent. Product Manager General De_script_ion The Product Manager reports to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and is responsible for determining and documenting product attributes and requirements, supporting sales, and guiding products through the product development process, including working cross-functionally to prepare the organizational processes to support products. The Product Manager assists with the identification, definition, quantification and prioritization of market opportunities with insurance companies and distribution organizations.   The PRODUCT MANAGER acts as the internal ¿product evangelist.  He/She works closely with the CTO and the Technology team and takes ownership for the ¿product roadmap¿. The Product Manager provides a conduit for the clear communication of information and process between the Technology and the Sales and Professional Service teams. Responsibilities The PRODUCT MANAGER works closely with the CTO and Worldinsure business units to identify, define, quantify, prioritize and expedite Product Marketing Plans and to oversee product development from a marketing perspective. The PRODUCT MANAGER must: ·Understand the Worldinsure Product and have a detailed understanding of the Worldinsure Platform and it¿s positioning in the marketplace. ·Understand the business market space of potential clients ·Accurately determine and communicate the need of the client marketspace through research and constant communication with the Sales and Professional Service groups. ·The Product Manager will negotiate partnership and customer contracts. This includes evaluating distribution channels in partnership with the sales organization, to avoid conflicts. ·The Product Manager is responsible for the evaluation and recommendation of pricing to assure product and corporate profitability. ·The Product Manager is expected to understand and evaluate competing businesses and their products. Develop and articulate standardized processeness experience. The ideal candidate has experience managing experience with internationally distributed enterprise software and hosted products. ·Excellent communication and presentation skills ·Excellent client facing skills, the ability to lead a scoping session with executives and project managers of large financial services organizations and achieve consensus ·Ability to work and lead in a team environment ·Other desirable experiences include product management of ASP
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Click here to apply online: http://www.brainhunter.com/ows/plsql/bh.job_details?pi_job_id=122853&... Job ID#: 287-122853 Job _title_: Manager/Future Partner Date Posted: 18-JUL-2001 Location: USA-WA-SEATTLE,USA-WA-SEATTLE West Start Date: ASAP Job Type: Permanent, F/T Pay Rate: Open Required Skills: Nice to Have Skills: Business & Product Analyst General De_script_ion The Business & Product Analyst (BPA) reports to the Director of Professional Services and is responsible for identifying, analyzing and communicating client requirements as it relates to the life insurance application cycle and the Worldinsure application.  The BPA will posses an in depth understanding of the Worldinsure application and will be responsible for mapping and designing the client¿s life application business processes around the capabilities of the Worldinsure application.  The BPA works closely with the Technology team to ensure that he/she remains current with the application as well as to communicate client requirements and enhancement requests to the Technology team members.   Responsibilities ·Possess a detailed understanding of the functionality and capabilities within the Worldinsure Application Platform (current ) as well as the product development roadmap (future development plans). ·Conduct scoping and analysis during business development cycle. ·Lead scoping workshops with client to identify and assess their business and systems requirements. ·Accurately determine and communicate the business requirements of the client ·Create functional specifications for the technology developers that reflect the client requirements. ·Assist in identifying solutions that meet client _object_ives and satisfy Worldinsure business metrics ·Analyze client¿s current business processes (as it relates to the life insurance application cycle) and design new business processes as dictated through the implementation of the WorldInsure application platform. ·Communicate effectively to promote an open and cooperative environment and a strong alliance with collaborators ·Participate in ¿day to day¿ interaction with clients through the course of the implementation. ·Participate in the testing of the WorldInsure application for the client implementation. ·Assist the client with roll out and deployment lead in a team environment ·Initiative and drive, a ¿driven¿ individual ·Proven ability to work and deliver within aggressive time _frame_s. ·Self motivated ·College degree Forms & Question Set Engineer General De_script_ion The Forms & Question Set Engineer is responsible for the analysis and mapping of a customer¿s life insurance application form(s) to the standardized WorldInsure question set.  The Forms & Question Set Engineer will  assess the fit between the forms/question sets and be responsible for designing and specifying required modifications to the WorldInsure standardized question set.  The Forms & Question Set Engineer is responsible for coordinating reviews and quality assurance sessions with the client and WorldInsure underwriters. Responsibilities ·Overall responsibility for the implementation of the question set; He/she is to be the single point of contact for both the question set and carrier forms. ·Conduct preliminary fit/gap analysis as part of the scoping effort .  The requires an initial analysis of the carrier¿s forms to identify degree of effort to map questions from the generalized question set .  The Forms & Question Set Engineer will then provide input for the implementation cost _base_d on effort (resource, time) estimates. ·Once the project is initiated, he/she will perform detailed analysis and review of all the carrier forms to be included in the implementation phase of the project.  He/she will coordinate with the underwriting team a review of all questions on the application against the underwriting rules and identify questions that might not be required _base_d upon carrier underwriting rules. ·Will work with the User Interface  manager to support carrier implementation of the correct question set ¿ document changes by carrier implementation. ·Coordinate the HTML mockup process to support client implementation ¿ review and approve all mockups prior to production release. ·Will validate the carrier forms needed to support the question set and will prepare business specifications for items that require modification. ·Will perform logic validation, meaning he/she will ensure that the sysion ¿ proactive behavior. ·Strong attention to detail and commitment to service and quality. ·Strong organizational skills. ·Detailed oriented with the ability to see the big picture. ·Be able to interact with all levels of the organization. ·Strong work management skills. ·Solid presentation skills. ·Strong initiative ¿ the ability to work in a self-directed manner. ·Good relationship building skills. Implementation Project Manager General De_script_ion The Project Manager reports to the Director of Professional Services and is ultimately responsibility for the project management, integration planning and execution of all aspects of a Worldinsure Partner launch. You will also be the principal contact and driver of project to completion, beginning when a professional services engagement is sold until service is certified, launched and signed-off. Responsibilities ·The Project Manager will be accountable for the successful delivery of one or more major Worldinsure implementations ¿On Time, On Budget and With Quality¿. ·You will participate in the pre sales analysis and scoping effort ·The project Manager will be responsible for building and managing the day to day relationship with the client project manager and client executive sponsor(s) ·Develop detailed project schedule that contains the following:  resource requirements, project plan and implementation cost/budget. ·Will define and drive the completion of project deliverables as per the project schedule. ·The Project Manager will define the scope of the project and then control, monitor and manage project scope change requests.   ·Responsible for tracking and managing implementation issues and defining escalation procedures. ·Responsible for facilitating team communications (i.e. meetings, status updates). ·Responsible for monitoring project progress and communicating project status via regular status updates to both client and WorldInsure management. ·Will occasionally be called upon to participate in the recruiting of professional services resources. ·Will manage the resources on the implementation team and will conduct project performance reviews. ·The Project Manager will develop relationships with key partner executives, manage scope, cost and schedule expectations to ensure sponsorship for successful implementation. ·The Project Manager provides regular status to Director of Ilications as well MS Project. ·Experience using formalized Project Management methodologies ·SOW and work-plan preparation ·Excellent management and communication skills. ·Proven team and technical leadership skills. ·Exceptional professional skills, including delegation, negotiation, prioritization and load balancing. ·A background in Financial Services or Insurance an asset. ·Willingness to travel (up to 50%) ·Experience managing ERP/CRM engagements an asset. ·Requires business administration degree in technology or have a business/technology-related MBA, or equivalent. Product Manager General De_script_ion The Product Manager reports to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and is responsible for determining and documenting product attributes and requirements, supporting sales, and guiding products through the product development process, including working cross-functionally to prepare the organizational processes to support products. The Product Manager assists with the identification, definition, quantification and prioritization of market opportunities with insurance companies and distribution organizations.   The PRODUCT MANAGER acts as the internal ¿product evangelist.  He/She works closely with the CTO and the Technology team and takes ownership for the ¿product roadmap¿. The Product Manager provides a conduit for the clear communication of information and process between the Technology and the Sales and Professional Service teams. Responsibilities The PRODUCT MANAGER works closely with the CTO and Worldinsure business units to identify, define, quantify, prioritize and expedite Product Marketing Plans and to oversee product development from a marketing perspective. The PRODUCT MANAGER must: ·Understand the Worldinsure Product and have a detailed understanding of the Worldinsure Platform and it¿s positioning in the marketplace. ·Understand the business market space of potential clients ·Accurately determine and communicate the need of the client marketspace through research and constant communication with the Sales and Professional Service groups. ·The Product Manager will negotiate partnership and customer contracts. This includes evaluating distribution channels in partnership with the sales organization, to avoid conflicts. ·The Product Manager is responsible for the evaluation and recommendation of pricing to assure product and corporate profitability. ·The Product Manager is expected to understand and evaluate competing businesses and their products. Develop and articulate standardized processeness experience. The ideal candidate has experience managing experience with internationally distributed enterprise software and hosted products. ·Excellent communication and presentation skills ·Excellent client facing skills, the ability to lead a scoping session with executives and project managers of large financial services organizations and achieve consensus ·Ability to work and lead in a team environment ·Other desirable experiences include product management of ASP
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