Ashish Salvi
Hopkinton,USA
Summary
Highly experienced Product Owner and insurance domain expert with 23+ years of success in IT consulting, business transformation, and product management within the Life, Annuity, and Wealth domains. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, deliver complex and large-scale initiatives, and drive product development from concept to execution. Seeking a Senior Product Owner or Director role to contribute strategic leadership and expertise in delivering high-impact solutions.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Advisor – Business Architect / Product Owner
DXC Technology
Ashburn, VA
01.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with the Senior Director and Product Manager to establish and enhance Epics and Features for Assure Policy, a product in Life and Annuities.
- Managed client implementation support for EQH, Progressive, and Western & Southern.
- Directed regulatory changes to augment product capabilities of Assure Policy's customers
- Administered and managed JIRA boards by deploying customized dashboards for stakeholders
- Integrated Assure Answers AI capabilities for improved support
- Explained complex financial concepts in an easy-to-understand manner.
- Drafted presentations outlining the advantages of specific investment vehicles.
Principal Business Analyst
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: APL)
Flowood, USA
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Implemented group insurance products, successfully managing cross-functional teams and client expectations.
- Led the discovery and gathering of requirements for new product offerings, ensuring alignment with stakeholder goals.
- Developed business requirements documents and functional specifications for new products.
- Analyzed customer requirements, identified gaps, and proposed solutions to bridge the gaps.
- Identified opportunities for improvement in existing business processes and systems.
- Developed data mapping between legacy systems and new applications.
- Worked closely with developers throughout the development cycle providing feedback on designs as well as code reviews when required.
- Authored training materials used to train end users on new applications or features within existing applications.
Manager Business Analysis
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: MetLife
Whippany, NJ
05.2017 - 08.2021
- Spearheaded the implementation of 11 Life and Health products, including dental, for MetLife's small market business.
- Coached, mentored and trained team members in order to improve their job performance.
- Acted as the single point of contact for pricing and actuarial issues related to health and life products.
- Led a team through the discovery and implementation of major enhancements for MetLife's underwriting and product setup.
- Administered Jira boards and used tools such as Confluence and MS Teams to manage workflows in a virtual environment.
- Recruited and hired qualified candidates to fill open positions.
Lead Business Consultant
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: UNUM)
Portland, USA
01.2016 - 05.2017
- Directed the successful implementation of a Group Traditional Term Life product using the Majesco Policy Admin System.
- Coordinated Agile ceremonies for a distributed team, while ensuring project milestones were met.
- Provided executive-level presentations on proposed solutions to clients.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure successful completion of projects within specified timelines.
- Identified potential risks associated with proposed solutions and developed mitigation plans accordingly.
- Communicated well with project teams, internal clients and external parties.
Business/Systems Analyst
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: BASE)
Glastonbury, CT
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Created product feature and solution documents for SPIA, SPIDA, FPIDA products, and designed life and annuity quotes.
- Configured complex business rules for annuitization and other policy processing features.
- Identified gaps in existing processes and proposed solutions to improve efficiency.
- Developed process flows, data models, use cases and other documentation to support the design of systems.
- Provided technical support for end-users regarding system usage issues.
- Collaborated with developers and designers to create user interfaces that meet customer expectations.
Lead Business Analyst / Project Manager
Majesco Software & Solutions (Client: Wawanesa)
Winnipeg, Canada
01.2012 - 12.2014
- Led a team in the successful implementation of Lifestyle Term Insurance products using Majesco's Policy Administration System.
- Designed and managed the end-to-end delivery of various policy admin system modules.
- Analyzed customer feedback and internal performance metrics to develop insights into the effectiveness of existing systems and procedures.
- Collaborated with IT teams to design solutions that met both business needs and technical constraints.
- Monitored progress against timeline deliverables by providing regular status updates to key stakeholders.
- Led workshops with senior management teams to define project objectives, scope and success criteria.
- Managed vendor relationships while ensuring compliance with contractual agreements.
Business Analyst
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: BASE)
Glastonbury, CT
01.2011 - 12.2012
- Conducted requirements gathering and functional design sessions for life insurance products.
- Collaborated with stakeholders across departments to define requirements for new projects.
- Identified gaps between current state and desired future state operations.
- Developed reports using SQL queries to track progress against key performance indicators.
- Supported production environments and analyzed calculation issues using PRASE (Majesco Policy proprietary language).
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting & Economics
Bombay University
India04-1997
Skills
- Product Management & Ownership
- Life & Annuity Insurance Solutions
- Business Transformation Consulting
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
- Global Stakeholder Management
- Strategic Roadmapping & Planning
- Business Process Modeling
- Budgeting & Resource Management
- Systems Integration & API Implementation
- Risk Mitigation & Problem Resolution
- Client Relationship Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Research abilities
- Data Interpretation
- Relationship Building
- Compliance requirements
- Training and mentoring
- Client Engagement
- Time management abilities
Certification
- Diploma from NII
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Certificate in Computing (IGNOU)
- QTest Specialist – Tricentis Academy
- Scaled Agile Framework Agilist certification(SAFe Agilist)- Scaled Agile, Inc.
- What Is Generative AI? (Linked in Learning)
- AI for Business Leaders (Udemy)
- Amazon Quicksight
Accomplishments
- Managed Assure Life Product features and capabilities for 3 years with successful client implementation such as Equitable, Western & Southern and Progressive on Traditional as well as Annuity products.
- Delivered multiple strategic initiatives across individual and group life insurance, annuity products, reinsurance, employee benefits, and credit union business.
- Led a group pricing enhancement project for 500 users during a technical migration, ensuring smooth implementation and increased process efficiency.
- Executed a $1.4 million enhancement project within one year, directly contributing to company revenue growth.
- Managed the delivery of a consolidated Dental Plan design with 2,250 combinations for MetLife’s small market segment.
- Championed product demonstrations for digital experiences that streamlined benefits management for small business customers at MetLife.
- Led implementation and product support for WAEPA’s policy administration system serving 46,000 federal members.
Work authorization
US Permanent Resident (Green Card)
Tools and technologies
Microsoft Project, Team Foundation Server, JIRA, QTest, C#, VB.NET, JAVA, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Oracle, Majesco ICM Workbench, Majesco Policy PAS, DXC VP/MS for modelling, Assure Product Engine, SQL Reporting Services, Crystal Reports, Power BI, Amazon Quick Sight, Enterprise Architect, MS Visio
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
Marathi
Full Professional
Timeline
Advisor – Business Architect / Product Owner
DXC Technology
01.2022 - Current
Principal Business Analyst
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: APL)
08.2021 - 12.2022
Manager Business Analysis
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: MetLife
05.2017 - 08.2021
Lead Business Consultant
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: UNUM)
01.2016 - 05.2017
Business/Systems Analyst
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: BASE)
01.2015 - 12.2015
Lead Business Analyst / Project Manager
Majesco Software & Solutions (Client: Wawanesa)
01.2012 - 12.2014
Business Analyst
Majesco Software & Solutions, USA (Client: BASE)
01.2011 - 12.2012
- Diploma from NII
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Certificate in Computing (IGNOU)
- QTest Specialist – Tricentis Academy
- Scaled Agile Framework Agilist certification(SAFe Agilist)- Scaled Agile, Inc.
- What Is Generative AI? (Linked in Learning)
- AI for Business Leaders (Udemy)
- Amazon Quicksight
Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting & Economics
Bombay University
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