Manager, Software Engineering Product Manager

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Columbus, OH

22h

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 people-leader position serves as Software Engineering Product Manager (SEPM) for the Nationwide Financial (NF) Data Warehouse platform within the Integrated Digital Services (IDS) Business Solution Area. The IDS BSA provides shared technology services for Nationwide Financial lines of business, including Annuities, Life Insurance, and Retirements Solutions. The NF data Warehouse provides Nationwide Financial data to enable Sales Reporting, Compensation, and data feeds to multiple downstream and external systems, including data integration and management across Annuities, Life, Retirement Solutions, and Corporate Solutions. It is the central hub for many of Nationwide’s shared Financial Services data assets. The core data warehouse is housed on Snowflake in AWS, with inputs and outputs across NF products, Sales, Finance, and other related systems. This leader role is accountable for all aspects of technology solution delivery including plan, build, and run functions for the application suites, including leadership for about 10 direct reports, several agile delivery lines, and offshore support from MSA (for Run support) and MCA (Managed Capacity for Build / maintenance) teams. The SEPM accountabilities include partnering on technology and business roadmaps and capability/feature delivery; leading a team of technology associates and contractors; managing supplier relationships and contracts; and maintaining secure, resilient, user-friendly applications for use by our business partners. Many NF business initiatives require supporting enhancements in the NF Data Warehouse platform, from new products and partnerships to transformational programs like Annuity Modernization and Life Simplify. Integration today is primarily Informatica PowerCenter ETL, and a focus area will be modernizing our data acquisition, access, and integration patterns to appropriate leverage native capabilities (Snowflake data sharing, SnowPipes, etc.), APIs, event streams, Python, etc. to meet data needs in the most effective and efficient ways possible. Focus will continue on improving the resiliency and performance of critical NF data flows to meet the needs of our internal and external data consumers, as well as providing quality data into new analytic use cases and models. The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience: Strong technical acumen including data integration technologies and data management and strong operations, with a focus on security, resiliency, and automation Modern technology architectures including cloud, automation, containerization, APIs, etc. Strong people leadership experience with building and leading high performing teams Business domain knowledge in Financial Services (products, channels, etc.) is very beneficial. Ability to craft technology roadmaps in the context of business growth and strategy, and to modernize while maintaining the existing critical operations Effective collaboration and communication skills Passionate about driving continuous improvement and innovation to enable business outcomes Job Description Summary 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 Software Engineering Product Manager, you’ll be accountable for a suite of in house or third party applications. You'll lead teams of technology professionals to enable business outcomes and provide reliable customer-centric solutions and experiences.

Requirements

Undergraduate studies in management information systems, engineering, math, computer science or comparable experience and education preferred.
Six years of experience in application suite management with four years or more leading numerous teams across multiple technologies.
Proven experience in empowering and building an engaged team.
Detailed understanding and knowledge of the systems development life cycle and modern methodologies, practices, tools, and techniques.
Solid understanding of concepts and techniques in project delivery, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.
Ability to develop and implement roadmap strategies.
Proven decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Coaching and career development of team.
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships.

Nice To Haves

Business domain knowledge in Financial Services (products, channels, etc.) is very beneficial.
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

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.
Partners with leaders to ensure a viable total cost of ownership and ongoing health and wellness of applications.
Assists in the development and implementation of application suite roadmaps through the evaluation of business needs, competitive landscape, technology currency and information security considerations.
Manages risk mitigation controls and provides support for internal and external audits.
Supports the engineering build of the application suite and non technical efforts for the products.
Represents voice of the customer, acts in a forward-facing role to business partners as an active member of a portfolio management team in the advocation of business case development, planning, financial management and evaluation of portfolio.
Hire and develop talent, provide consistent coaching and feedback.
Responsible for delivery availability and resiliency following established operating mechanisms and best practices.
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