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Attention life insurance actuaries! Accenture is delivering on the promise of technology and human ingenuity that can help our leading insurance carrier clients drive greater sustained value from the Accenture Life Insurance & Annuity Platform (ALIP).

We Are

Transforming the insurance industry of yesterday. We apply some of today’s latest technologies in AI, data analytics, and automation. Our team of over 675 life and annuity industry professionals is helping some of the most recognized insurance brands drive growth with digital innovation, platform modernization, improved product distribution, and personalized customer experiences. Through an ecosystem of top insurtech partners, we’re expanding the ALIP platform’s capabilities to provide even greater opportunity for our clients to differentiate and scale business growth.

You Are

An experienced Life Insurance and Annuity professional who has years of experience in the industry. You have a good understanding of the industry products and business processes. You have experience working with software which supports insurance products. As a Product Configuration Lead you will support design and configuration of software implementations for life and annuity products in the Accenture Life Insurance & Annuity Platform (ALIP). You will interact with client companies to understand their products and recommend the best way to implement them in ALIP. To be successful in this role, you need to understand client product requirements and be able to translate them into ALIP configuration designs. You need to be able to work across the implementation team and ensure that the product configuration supports the business processes and integration needs. You will support development and testing teams during the project.

The Work

The ideal candidate will have a solid working knowledge of individual life insurance and annuity products, with experience implementing these products in administrative or illustration systems. We are open to candidates with product development experience for these types of products, provided they also have some technical expertise. Specifically, candidates should have experience in L&A Product Design and Configuration, feel comfortable working directly with clients’ product teams, and enjoy collaborating in a team environment.

As a Product Configuration Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Requirement gathering and analysis, configuration design, build, and test using ALIP Product Configuration to meet business process and application requirements.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and deploy ALIP and surrounding solutions.

• Manage product configuration development using Product Development Management methodologies.

• Ensure the quality and integrity of the application by conducting detailed analysis and testing.

Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.

Here’s What You Need

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with individual life insurance and annuity product design

• Minimum 3 years’ experience implementing individual life insurance and/or annuity products in administrative or illustration systems

• Minimum 1 year past experience with any US-based life insurance and/or annuity administration system like ALIP or working on the product team of a US carrier

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience)

Bonus Points If

• You have a minimum 3 years’ experience in business consulting or technical consulting

• You completed one or more actuarial exams

• Familiarity with group insurance

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $266,300

Colorado $94,400 to $230,000

District of Columbia $100,500 to $245,000

Illinois $87,400 to $230,000

Minnesota $94,400 to $230,000

Maryland $87,400 to $213,000

New York $87,400 to $266,300

Washington $100,500 to $245,000

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Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/inclusion-diversity/us-workforce)

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