Consultant, Product Architect

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Columbus, OH

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program. This role is a strong fit for a high-performing, customer-centric Product Architect who wants visible, enterprise-relevant work with meaningful influence on platform direction. Supporting PC Services, this architect will operate across desktop engineering, endpoint management, software distribution, automation, application platforms, and asset management, while partnering closely with product, engineering, security, and operations to shape the future of Nationwide’s associate computing experience. This is a role that will amplify the impact of AI throughout the enterprise. PCS is well positioned to use AI to improve troubleshooting, expand real-time insight into endpoint health, and automate portions of packaging and software distribution, creating space for the architect to drive higher-value decisions around target-state architecture, platform direction, operational guardrails, and scalable patterns for delivery. For the right candidate, this is an opportunity to shape how Nationwide’s computing experience evolves as PCS modernizes endpoint management, advances AI-enabled services, and scales delivery across internal and NIO teams. It offers strong visibility, broad cross-functional exposure, and the chance to lead architecture across both desktop and systems-oriented capabilities in a space that is changing quickly and matters to nearly every associate. If 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! As a Product Architect you will support a line or lines of business or infrastructure domain and are responsible for the technical quality, integrity and evolution of the application portfolio sustaining a product domain, a business function(s) within a Business Solution Area (BSA) or the technology portfolio. The Product Architect supports a line of business or infrastructure domain and is responsible for technical quality, integrity and evolution of the application portfolio sustaining a product domain, a business function(s) within a business solution area (BSA) or the technology portfolio.

Requirements

IT Architecture
Technology Strategies
Software Architectures
Systems Engineering
Cloud-Native Computing
Technical Risk Management
Architecture Documentation
Design Reviews
Eight to ten years of experience in a Technology domain.
Shown skill in multiple architectural domains and various technologies.
Awareness of emerging technologies.
Good communication and facilitation skills.
Ability to make decisions and recommendations on technology strategies while considering various options and business needs.
Aptitude to influence, build relationships, negotiate and set priorities needed.
Strong executive presence.

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud technologies is preferred.
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain systems architecture for a product domain, business function or the technology portfolio.
Ensuring that the product meets functional and non-functional requirements.
Key contributor on strategies, blueprints and roadmaps for a given product/application/technology area focused on technical directions like Cloud First.
Ensure product/application roadmaps are aligned with solution and enterprise roadmaps with the correct guard rails.
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.
Identifies technology risk, technical currency and technical debt related to applications when planning for new solutions, technology upgrades and maintenance of product/application platforms.
Crafts moderate to sophisticated build patterns, accelerators, building codes standard and carrying out compliance with architecture standards.
Drives technical quality by conducting or participating in architecture, design and code reviews, capacity planning, modeling and testing.
Runs the vitality of technical talent in area of responsibility and provides feedback, suggestions to other people leaders on technical talent.
Assists in mentoring lines involved in a product/application development when unfamiliar, new technologies or techniques are introduced.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.