Product Owner - Group Health - REMOTE

Nationwide•Oconomowoc, WI

1d•Remote

About The Position

This Product Owner plays a critical role in shaping Group Health solutions by maximizing the value of what gets built—owning decisions around prioritization, sequencing, and trade‑offs to ensure the right work is delivered at the right time. Working closely with a Product Manager and delivery teams, this role translates user needs, business priorities, and operational considerations into a clear, actionable product backlog. The ideal candidate brings strong relationship management, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, along with experience in group health insurance and digital product delivery. This is an opportunity to have direct influence on outcomes, partner with leaders across Nationwide, and help evolve Group Health products during a period of growth and change. This position can be staffed remotely for potential applicants with critical industry skills and relevant experience. As the Consultant, you will partner with key team members to define the product and journey vision and strategy. This role will be expected to discover, refine, maintain and deliver a product and journey that addresses user needs while creating the right user experience. You will also be a member of the agile team who serves as the customer proxy for the development team. You will be responsible for working with stakeholders to deliver solutions that meet the desired business outcomes, measured by a set of KPIs. You will have end-to-end accountability for prioritizing and maintaining a holistic product backlog (including new build, enhancement work, technology driven work etc).

Requirements

Bachelors degree in business, IT or related field with advanced degree preferred.
Typically, 7 or more years of demonstrated experience in product management, business consulting & analysis, business process analysis and design.
Product, business or engineering background is preferred.
Proven understanding of a broad set of technologies and interactions impacting the end-to-end product.
Expert knowledge of insurance practices.
Advanced level understanding of agile planning and delivery methodologies in a product-centric operating model.
Solid understanding of customer business and product environment.
Must possess an entrepreneurial mindset focused on leading with customer centricity.
Command of both verbal and written communication and presentation abilities.
Demonstrated ability to manage through group level change such as change in business model, restructuring operations, new technologies, mergers, major collaborations, etc.
Strong project and process management skills.
Able to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Capable of negotiating and interacting with senior leadership, internal and external partners.
Ability to solve problems and identify innovative and creative ways to bring customer experiences to life.
Strong knowledge of the Insurance industry, customer centric design principles and data and analytics.
Ability to manage a budget and effectively prioritize.
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 Human Resource Business Partner.
Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Responsibilities

Partners with key stakeholders to execute on strategic vision/roadmap.
Prioritizes and maintains a holistic product backlog including new build, enhancement work and technology driven work.
Provides critical input to developers and agile teams serving as the liaison to ensure the business point of view is captured.
Accountable for managing product backload across all work to meet expected delivery outcomes.
Where applicable, navigates outside partners to understand their expectations and ideal interactions within Nationwide.
Participates in various meetings focused on driving short term outcomes and plans.
Understands and connects the impact across Nationwide to ensure solutions meet needs and expectations across the organization.
Participates in planning and execution of user acceptance testing, triages issues and works with development team to resolve technically complex issues requiring alignment across multiple business partners and subject areas.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.