Principal consultant job description

$110,000-$130,000 / year

Are you a passionate Consultant who thrives on engaging with customers, implementing software solutions, and applying your knowledge and experience to improve a customer’s business? Vertafore is seeking a Consultant for our Professional Services organization to consult and implement Vertafore’s product Sagitta to enterprise and strategic customers. This includes project planning, educating customers, collaborating on key decisions to drive best practices, business solutions and product adoption, solving business challenges and gaps. The ideal candidate will be energetic, a quick study, results-driven, a self-starter, with a strong collaborative nature, a proven track record as a Consultant who exudes a creative and positive can-do attitude. Your work will be impactful and highly valued by our customers and Vertafore.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

· Be a subject matter expert with Sagitta, its methodology, and P&C business operations

· Be part of project teams implementing Sagitta and delivering Professional Service

· Manage multiple consulting engagements concurrently with large agencies

· Conduct presentations and educational sessions

· Deliver in-person consultative sessions with customers

· Analyze business operations and methodology to develop best practices

· Recommend solutions for customer pain points, gaps, needs, goals

· Conduct user acceptance testing with customer

· Perform operational assessment post-implementation to drive product adoption, improve business operations, refine best practices, identify new consultative opportunities

Qualifications:

· 3+ years of experience working as a Consultant in the P&C insurance industry

· 3+ years of experience in a Professional Services organization in a customer-facing role

· Experience with Sagitta highly preferred

· Strong knowledge of P&C insurance business practices and independent insurance agency markets

· Strong knowledge of insurance accounting practices

· Broad knowledge of agency management systems and other business applications, content management solutions

· Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to effectively engage and influence at all levels, and ability to effectively handle crucial conversations and manage conflict resolution

· Ability to effectively prioritize workload and tasks to meet deadlines

· Excellent presentation and communications skills, both written and verbal

· Outstanding time management skills

· Ability to be creative and innovative

· Ability to effectively problem solve, react to situations decisively and effectively

· Flexible, easily adaptable to change

Additional Requirements and Details:

· Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

· Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).

· Frequent sitting and/or standing.

Our offices are currently open on a voluntary basis and we are moving forward with a flexible first business need work environment in mind.

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Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings .

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.

• BS or MS in biology, wetland science, plant ecology or similar field with experience pertaining to a specialized biological training or field.
• At least 7 years of consulting experience that involves oversight, QA/QC, technical writing, advanced survey design, impact assessment and multi-media permitting.
• Solid grasp of the key biological or wetland ecology impact assessment and management issues within the public utility sector, as well as a high degree of technical competence and broad knowledge of impact assessment best practices.
• Knowledge of state and federal environmental regulations.
• Recognized technical expertise by and established reputation in the marketplace, including positive reputation with key regulators relevant to impact assessment approvals.
• Well-developed team building and influencing skills; unquestioned integrity; and the experience, confidence, and stature to effectively address client and business needs and challenges.
• Positive outlook, collaborative, and driven by the success of ERM as a global company.
• Possession of current USFWS 10(a)(1)(A) Permits and/or CDFW Scientific Collecting Permits preferred.
• Expertise and experience in both biology and wetland ecology preferred.

Who We Are:

As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.

Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Thank you for your interest in ERM!

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The Team


Unit 42 specializes in providing data breach response, digital forensics, and risk management consulting services to a growing list of clients ranging from small enterprises to Fortune 50 corporations around the world, as well as federal government agencies. Our experts combine deep security knowledge and proprietary technology to rapidly provide effective incident response, attack readiness, and remediation plans for organizations around the world. With offices in Reston, New York, Austin, and Los Angeles, we are firmly entrenched and well positioned as a leading provider of incident response.

Unit 42 is looking for Consultants to work with a single, long-term client across a wide-range of their unique security and regulatory needs. Unit 42 has nine distinct teams working on this engagement, and understands nobody will have all of the skills listed below - but the ability to be versatile and work across multiple teams is highly desirable.


The Role


Unit 42 is looking for someone who can help us help our clients better manage their data risk, exposure, and compliance obligations.


What You'll Do
Investigate mobile applications, websites, browser extensions, and other digital assets Leverage physical and emulated sandboxed environments for analysis Leverage proxy technologies to capture web traffic generated by applications Inspect web traffic logs to identify anomalous or suspicious activity Identify unauthorized exfiltration, handling, or use of end-user data including Personally Identifiable Information ("PII"), created content, credentials, etc Understand and adhere to best practices for operational security ("OPSEC") concepts Edit and write SQL queries or scripts to query APIs Review application source code and artifacts Reverse engineering of applications, tools, etc Leverage formal and informal internal documentation to quickly interpret unknown data behavior Create replicable processing scripts/notebooks, and document steps taken Help develop and refine ongoing data and code review strategies and workflows Regularly and uniformly report findings. Create a narrative to the analysis performed Understand how web requests are formed including POST parameters, HTTP headers, user agents, request parameters, request cookies, etc Query back-end databases using Presto SQL Utilize web logs to identify traffic and request patterns Review and validate external penetration test results to determine severity Actively participate in the development, documentation, and implementation of new processes to expand and mature capabilities for the organization. Continuous involvement in workstream growth and process improvement
Ideal candidate will have 7+ years of following:
Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent military experience, preferably in a technical or security-related field Knowledge of fundamental computer science concepts Positions or experience with corporate data environments, databases, and/or security experience preferred Analytical problem-solving skills, including how to interpret technical requirements and turn them into operational steps that can scale Ability to work both independently and as an effective team member, in a fast-paced environment. Strong multi-tasking and time-management skills Privacy or cybersecurity industry certifications are a plus Proven ability to work analytically while demonstrating effective leadership, project management, teamwork, and innovation. Experience in working with smaller teams and/or start-up organizations. Software development or scripting experience is a plus
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