Cognos Planning and Performance Management Lead in Milwauke, WI or Atlanta, GA or Miami, FL

Cognos Planning and Performance Management Lead in Milwauke, WI or Atlanta, GA or Miami, FL


Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected international markets. Its four key businesses-Assurant Employee Benefits, Assurant Health, Assurant Solutions and Assurant Specialty Property-have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments worldwide.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has more than $23 billion in assets and $8 billion in annual revenue. www.assurant.com

Assurant seeks an experienced Cognos Planning and Performance Management resource to join its team responsible for the design, delivery, and support of Assurant's substantial and growing Performance Management application inventory. This highly qualified resource will be responsible for all aspects of the development life-cycle: from analyzing and deeply understanding business and technical requirements, through ongoing operational support for the solution.

Apply Online at: https://assurant.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=255304

* The preferred candidate must be a self-starter, independently seeking opportunities to increase value to Assurant. This individual is highly motivated and service-oriented, and independently advances their technical knowledge to the highest degree in order to give Assurant's Performance Management practice a competitive advantage.
* The ideal candidate will have deep project and support experience to draw from when recommending and implementing Cognos Performance Management standards and best practices. Full technical management of large projects during all project phases will lead this person to deliver on time and on budget.
* The best candidate will be able to engage customers on business topics, communicating technical concepts into non-technical terms. Accommodating the customer's needs while providing leadership, technical guidance, and mentoring to others is an important role of this individual.



Key Accountabilities:

* Develop new and enhance existing Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications
* Support existing production Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications
* Develop procedures to administer Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications
* Identify and validate software and infrastructure components required to implement technical solutions
* Prepare and review technical and logical design artifacts
* Submit solutions for review for compliance with best practices and standards
* Develop processes to automate tasks in Contributor and Analyst, building processes to monitor those tasks
* Contribute to enhancing and/or optimizing department support processes and procedures
* Lead and guide internal quality assurance testing activities
* Resolve development and production support issues of moderate to high complexity or risk
* Provide systems administration support for Cognos Planning or BI applications
* Write reports using Cognos Planning-based data sources
* Learn and adhere to established Assurant change management processes
* Create and sustain open communication with customers and stakeholders by learning the underlying business processes

Qualifications

* Must have 5+ years experience developing Cognos Planning applications in Contributor and Analyst from the ground up in an individual and team setting with version 7 up through a minimum of version 8.2 Additional experience with version 8.4 preferred
* Experience supporting customers in a virtual, mixed-matrix Corporate I/T environment is preferred
* Demonstrated ability to create and interpret Cognos Planning technical requirements and design documents
* Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and assignments of moderate and high complexity, working tenaciously to meet or beat deadlines
* Knowledge of quality assurance testing procedures, processes and techniques employed across various business and technical application platforms and environments
* Must be able to apply analytical and critical thinking skills to Cognos Planning application, technical, and process problems of high complexity
* Ability to collect information to ascertain the root cause of a complex issue and make timely decisions when recommending corrective action
* Strong knowledge of data access tools and SQL languages
* Effective oral and written communication skills

To apply for this position please visit:
https://assurant.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=255304

We offer comprehensive benefits to full time and part time employees including medical, dental, STD, LTD and life insurance, 401k with profit sharing, generous paid time off and much more.

Assurant is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All aspects of consideration for employment and employment with the Company are governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

To learn more about our current opportunities and apply online, please visit: http://www.assurant.jobs

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Sr. Cognos Planner (Build Financial Applications) Requisition 17665

Sr. Cognos Planner (Build Financial Applications) Requisition 17665

You are a passionate Sr. Cognos Planner - You understand that effective solution development requires going above and beyond. You take pride in making a lasting impression. Your current position has limitations and you seek a bigger job with a bigger impact. Your job search has many options but you want to distinguish the jobs from the true career opportunities…which one is truly going to allow you to shine?

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Join a Fortune 500 company to build and support Cognos Planning and BI applications working closely with Cognos Planning Contributor/Analyst and Cognos BI tools.

With limited guidance, you will be taking full technical management of large projects including developing project plans and tracking progress of multiple resources. Other members of our staff will be looking to you for leadership, technical guidance, and mentoring. You will also be working to accommodate the customer's business needs, resolve conflicting user demands and maintain positive customer relations with strong communication and coordination. This position is especially designed for those who desire to maintain expert technical knowledge of Cognos Planning and BI capabilities, understanding how these tools can be used to deliver unparalleled business value.

Interested?

THE ROLE:

• Develop new and enhance existing Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications,

• PowerPlay cubes, and Cognos 8 reports

• Support existing production Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications, PowerPlay cubes, and Cognos 8 reports
  

• Develop procedures to administer Cognos Planning (Contributor and Analyst) applications
  

• Identify and validate software and infrastructure components required to implement technical solutions
  

• Prepare and review technical and logical design artifacts

• Submit solutions for compliance review for best practices and standards
  

• Contribute to enhancing and/or optimizing department support processes and procedures
  

• Lead and guide internal quality assurance testing activities according to planned schedules
  

• Resolve development and support issues of moderate to high complexity or risk
  

• Provide systems administration support for Cognos Planning and Cognos BI applications
  

• Write reports using Cognos Planning and data warehouse-based sources

• Learn and adhere to established Assurant change management processes

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

In order to make a significant contribution to our team, we will focus the search on experienced Cognos Planners with a proven track record of building models from scratch and demonstrated experience with the tools Contributor and Analyst.

• Must have 3+ years experience independently developing Cognos Planning applications (Contributor and/or Analyst), PowerPlay cubes, and Cognos 8 reports from the ground up Experience authoring Cognos Planning technical requirements and design documents for business applications

• Must be able to work independently to develop Cognos Planning applications (Contributor and/or Analyst), PowerPlay cubes, and Cognos 8 reports
  

• 3-5 years of responsibility supporting business applications with direct customer contact
  

• Possesses analytical and critical thinking skills with technical problems of high complexity
  

• Knowledge of quality assurance and testing procedures, processes and techniques employed across various business and technical application platforms and environments
  

• Working knowledge with data access tools and SQL languages

• Effective oral and written communication skills

• Ability to collect information to ascertain the root cause of a complex issue and make timely decisions when recommending corrective action
  

• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and assignments of moderate and high complexity, working tenaciously to meet or beat deadlines
  

• A degree in Computer Information Systems, related field or equivalent work experience
  

If this sounds like the opportunity for you then please apply today! Click on our corporate website www.assurant.jobs and we would appreciate you taking 5 minutes to tell us more about yourself. For a faster response, convince us and include a paragraph describing your most complex projects, its objectives and results.

Assurant, a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P500, is a premierprovider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected international markets. Its four key businesses -- Assurant Solutions; Assurant Specialty Property; Assurant Health; andAssurant Employee Benefits -- have partnered with clients who are leadersin their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments worldwide.

Assurant is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has over $25 billion in assets and $7 billion in annual revenue.

www.assurant.com.

Regards,

Debbie Jones
Recruiter/Sourcer
Assurant
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Atlanta, GA 30339
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Debra.L.jones@assurant.com
www.assurant.jobs.com

Assurant is a premier provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North America and selected international markets. Its four key businesses--Assurant Solutions; Assurant Specialty property; Assurant Health; and Assurant Employee Benefits -- have partnered with clients who are leaders in their industries and have built leadership positions in a number of specialty insurance market segments worldwide.

For the third year in a row, Information Week 500 has recognized Assurant Health's efforts in IT innovation. Assurant Health is pleased to announce that it was selected for the 2008 Information Week 500 List, ranking 35th out of 500 companies.

Assurant, a fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AIZ. Assurant has over $25 billion in assets and $7 billion in revenue. For more information, visit www.assurant.com.