Director, Solutions Architect (P&C Agency)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Columbus, OH

20h•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 will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus, Ohio, Des Moines, Iowa, or Scottsdale, Arizona office 2 days per week. About the Role This role leads solutions architecture for the Sales Technology Solutions (formerly Agency & Data Solutions) Business Solution Area. You'll own the technical quality, integrity, and evolution of the platforms that connect Nationwide to its independent agent distribution channel. What You'll Own The agency and sales technology portfolio: producer management, licensing and appointment, compensation, downloads, and distribution channel capabilities. Agent Center: Nationwide's primary digital front door for independent agents across PL, CL, and Farm. Data integration platforms including DPIM and cross-domain data flows that support the producer ecosystem. Strategic roadmaps for modernization, migration, and retirement across a complex, multi-platform landscape. What Makes This Role Unique This portfolio spans agency operations, producer-facing digital experiences, and enterprise data integration. It is broad and requires comfort with ambiguity. You'll partner directly with business leaders in Sales & Distribution, P&C product lines, and enterprise architecture to shape how Nationwide serves its agent channel. The landscape is actively evolving: agent ecosystem modernization, AI-driven capabilities, and distribution channel transformation are all in play. If you’re passionate about delivering 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 Solution Architect Leader you will be responsible for the technical quality, integrity and evolution of the application portfolio supporting a product domain, a business solution area or the technology portfolio supporting a line of business or infrastructure domain.

Requirements

Strong IT architecture skills with experience leading architecture teams and governing technology decisions.
Track record driving platform modernization or retirement efforts across complex, cross-domain portfolios.
Ability to develop and communicate strategic roadmaps to both business and technology leadership.
Passion for people leadership: coaching architects, growing talent, and building high-performing teams.
More than ten years of experience in a Technology.
Shown strength in multiple architectural domains and various technologies.
Awareness of and experience with Web and Cloud technologies.
Five years leading planning and roadmap development and four years of management experience is preferred.
Superb 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 agency distribution models, producer ecosystems, or P&C sales technology is strongly preferred.
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

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.
Leads the development and maintenance of technology strategies, blueprints and application roadmaps for a product domain, a business solution area or business/technology roadmaps for a given infrastructure domain.
Identifies technical risk, currency and depth of product/applications supporting a business solution area or leads the technologies supporting a given infrastructure domain.
Oversees the delivery of programs and projects driven by the solution area, product domain or infrastructure domain.
Implements reusable technology solutions that uses shared assets.
Harvests intellectual capital that contributes to increased delivery capabilities.
Leads technical quality through architecture and design reviews.
Top specialist in the generation of new solutions and designs in support of the needs of the product domain, business area or infrastructure domain.
Assists business solution area leadership team with estimating costs and technical resource planning for new solutions, technology upgrades and maintenance of product/application platforms.
Establishes building codes and guardrails for the business solution area and carries out compliance with technology and architecture standards.
Active profession participant through communities of practice, industry involvement and/or standards organizations.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

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