If you're passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results, then Nationwide's Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide , "on your side" goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we're looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.
This is a critical role on the Core Infrastructure team focused on enabling modern application architectures to take advantage of public Cloud providers (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)). The ideal leader has a passion for Cloud technologies, loves to learn, and is ready to make an impact. As we continue our journey on transforming application architectures, we are providing our development lines with access to the most powerful Cloud services. Ideal candidates will have experience leading teams and large infrastructure services and have a broad understanding of infrastructure and the ability to align delivery to consumer needs. This is a great opportunity to build a critical component of cloud architecture that supports all areas of the enterprise.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead a team of approximately 15 engineers
- Support Cloud Future capability enablement (GEN AI and Serverless)
- Create a roadmap for cloud product enhancements and features
- Technical Excellence: Partner with vendor(s) to bring knowledge to Nationwide and keep up with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies
- Administration and maintenance: Oversee day-to-day management and maintenance of cloud platforms
- Operational efficiency through resiliency and reliability, improved documentation, securing cloud platform(s), strengthening observability practices, implementing proactive monitoring for our cloud services
- Collaborate with stakeholders to establish a strategic vision for the cloud platform aligned with the organization's overall business goals
- Partner with Procurement and technology leaders on external vendor relationship management/negotiations on major investments in cloud spend
- Identify and mitigate risks related to the platform
- Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business units, understand their needs, and translate them into platform capabilities
This position will be a hybrid role located in Columbus, OH and will report to an AVP.
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Job Description SummaryIf you're enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you!
The Technology Product Manager directs a team of infrastructure engineers involved in the analysis, design, development and implementation of hardware/software. You're primarily responsible for ensuring projects are completed on time and on budget and are integrated with other systems hardware/software. You'll also have opportunities to generate hardware/software systems engineering policies, standards and procedures. Leading people - including determining project deployment, career development, performance management and pay determination - are key to this role. You'll also mentor associates who are not your core team members.
Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities: - Directs a staff responsible for driving a competitive unit cost through efficient product. lifecycle, capacity management, expense management and increasing value of the product.
- Responsible for applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
- Accountable for their team's knowledge and deep understanding of business domains, industry trends and how the product(s) compare and compete.
- Links ideation, new product development and introduction to business outcomes.
- Leads the team accountable for the first line of defense for product risk and security management.
- Directs a staff that is responsible for the alignment to best practices (COP, industry, etc.).
- Assigns and allocates roles, in partnership with the Technology Product Executive, based on capacity and demand (finance, vendor relationship, marketing, etc.).
- Responsible for delivery availability and resiliency following established operating mechanisms and best practices.
- Directs a staff who is accountable for product management across platforms (on-premise, off-premise and across premises).
- Directs a staff who is accountable for product lifecycle at product level including product strategy and roadmap.
- Demonstrates user empathy by partnering with User Advocates to understand and incorporate user sentiment.
- Understands and manages team skill maturity in context of effective product management.
- Oversees vendor management/relationships and sourcing.
- Drives release cadence and business feature alignment leveraging automation to drive speed.
- Leads people through guidance and support on the execution of work; responsible for the management of associates including but not limited to performance management, salary planning, training, development, workforce planning, hiring, and disciplinary actions; and attracts, hires, engages and develops the team through impactful recruitment, coaching and feedback.
- Participation in strategic initiatives across Technology.
- Develops and manages project budgets and deployment including the training and development of personnel.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to AVP, Technology Engineering/Manager/Technology Product Manager; responsible for direct management of three or more Technology professionals.
Typical Skills and Experiences: Education: Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or a related field is strongly preferred.
License/Certification/Designation: Technology certifications or designation are not required, but encouraged (i.e.: AWS, Azure, scripting and development languages, delivery methods, security).
Experience: Ten years knowledge of project management concepts and techniques. Experience leading multiple teams and assets across various technology platforms. Three years of management experience is preferred.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Extensive knowledge of budgeting and financial analysis concepts and techniques. Ability to develop, implement and present application development strategies.
Skills/Competencies: Must have the ability to manage a staff. Must have strong analytical and decision-making skills. Must possess interpersonal savvy and well-developed leadership ability. Must be able to perform financial and risk analysis. Must possess negotiation skills. Must have strong oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels of associates, senior management and vendors.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager's leader and HR Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions: Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)
Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Non-standard or extended work may be required based on project needs. Some travel may be required.
ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.
BenefitsWe have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.
Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.
The national salary range for Director, Technology Product Manager : $149,000.00-$262,000.00
The expected starting salary range for Director, Technology Product Manager : $149,000.00 - $223,000.00
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