Sr. Product Specialist | Kuala Lumpur, MY

Cognizant; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Product Specialist to enhance their Visual Product Modelling System. In this role, you will develop and troubleshoot product models, collaborating with diverse teams to ensure seamless operations. Your expertise will drive improvements and best practices within the team. This position offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will significantly impact business processes. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in VP/MS modelling and troubleshooting.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and communicate technical matters effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop product and business rules with VP/MS to meet specifications.
• Test models and ensure operational requirements are implemented.

Skills

VP/MS Modelling

Problem Solving

Client Communication

Analytical Skills

Product Modelling

Education

Tertiary qualifications in actuarial studies

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bamboo

Service Now

Job description

Sr. Product Specialist

Cognizant Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Apply now Posted 15 days ago Permanent Competitive

Role: Sr. Product Specialist - Visual Product Modelling System (VP/MS)

Location: KL, Malaysia

Summary:

We are currently seeking for a Visual Product Modelling System (VP/MS) rules modeler and problem solver, who can work within a project environment developing product and business rules models as required as well as troubleshooting, configuration, and operation of the existing VP/MS platform. This will involve interacting and dealing with subject matter experts in other technologies like Salesforce, Java, Mule, and mainframe-based Policy Administration System.

Responsibilities

• Perform all duties required as part of the IT Core Systems BAU Support team on a day-to-day basis. This will include:
• Pricing calculation, Product, and business rules development with VP/MS to meet product and business specifications
• Testing models developed with VP/MS
• Working closely with the project, development, and test teams to ensure service operational requirements are understood and implemented.
• Ability to work independently and self-direct your work
• Apply current skills and knowledge to identify improvement opportunities in other areas of the business
• Being client focused and able to communicate at a business level. You should be able discuss technical matters with non-technical people
• Applying past modelling experience to assist the team and area generally to make long term technical improvements to existing models
• Applying and adhering to best practices with regards to system maintenance and configuration.
• Actively contribute to the reduction of the defects over time.
• Train other team members on VP/MS configuration/ development practices as needed. Help document and development best practices for administration and support.
• Committed to being part of a team
• Provide VPMS support during core business hours (Mon-Fri) and be available for out of hours work as deemed necessary on an ad-hoc basis.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in actuarial studies or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years VP/MS modelling
• Working knowledge of the basics of product modelling including formula syntax, attributes, testing within VP/MS.
• Experience with VP/MS Workplace.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple tasks and responsibilities.
• Experience troubleshooting problems and capable of providing support when integrating systems such as web services and API's
• JIRA/Confluence admin, Bamboo, WIKI.
• Use of an incident logging system such as Heat or Service Now.
• Knowledge of Styler module is an advantage.
• Working knowledge of various data interchange formats such as JSON or XML.
• Experience working as part of an integration or other IT project.
• Experience working in a team in a Technology development environment.
• Experience working in the Financial Services or Insurance industry is an advantage.
• Logical and analytical with the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Knowledge of multiple project methodologies: Including Waterfall/Iterative SDLC and Agile, e.g. Scrum.

About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers' modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant .

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