Director, Solutions Architect (Commercial Lines Systems)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Columbus, OH

15d•$149,000 - $262,000•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 Commercial Lines Systems Business Solution Area. You will own the technical quality, integrity, and evolution of the platforms that support Nationwide's commercial insurance products, from small market through middle market. What You'll Own The commercial lines technology portfolio: quoting, underwriting, policy administration, and billing across small commercial and middle market segments. Strategic roadmaps for platform modernization, including the reimagined middle market business model and next-generation CL capabilities. Automated underwriting and digital quoting solutions that drive efficiency and speed to market. Cross-domain integration with enterprise rating, product, and distribution systems. What We're Looking For Strong IT architecture skills with experience leading architecture teams and governing technology decisions. Experience with commercial lines insurance systems, underwriting platforms, or P&C policy administration is strongly preferred. Track record driving platform modernization or transformation 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. What Makes This Role Unique This portfolio spans the full commercial lines product lifecycle, from digital quoting through policy servicing and renewal. It requires comfort with complexity and a long-term strategic view. You will partner directly with business leaders in Commercial Lines, P&C product management, and enterprise architecture to shape how Nationwide serves its commercial customers. The landscape is actively evolving: middle market transformation, AI-driven underwriting, and next-generation platform capabilities are all in play. #LI-AC1 Job Description Summary 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 transformation 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.
Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or a related field is preferred.
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 commercial lines insurance systems, underwriting platforms, or P&C policy administration is strongly preferred.
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.
Technology certifications or designation are not required but encouraged.

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