Software Engineering Leader (P&C Technology)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Columbus, OH

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

This Software Engineering Leader role sits within our P&C Technology Data organization, leading agile and engineering practices across our data platforms, pipelines, and the analytics, ML, and AI solutions built on them. You'll coach data engineering and platform teams on Lean, agile, and DevSecOps applied to DataOps and MLOps, championing automation-first strategies, strong data quality and observability, and secure-by-design practices for governed, trusted data. Partnering with data governance, architecture, and analytics stakeholders, you'll strengthen engineering maturity and deliver data as a shared enterprise asset, not point solutions. Experience leading teams that build and operate cloud data platforms, pipelines, or analytics/ML solutions and familiarity with modern data tooling and data governance in a regulated environment is strongly preferred. 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. As a Software Engineering Leader, you’re accountable for enabling the effective and efficient delivery of software that drives business outcomes. You guide agile technology teams in how work is accomplished across the software delivery lifecycle and help strengthen engineering maturity by coaching teams on Lean practices, agile, and DevSecOps principles, tools, and techniques.

Requirements

Six or more years of technology engineering experience.
Three or more years of management experience is preferred.
Proven track record of effectively leading teams in a matrixed environment.
Experience empowering and building an engaged workforce.
Experience developing and maintaining strong business partnerships.
Candidates must be based within a commutable distance on of our offices.
This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization.
Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT Extension program.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading teams that build and operate cloud data platforms, pipelines, or analytics/ML solutions and familiarity with modern data tooling and data governance in a regulated environment is strongly preferred.
Vendor management experience preferred.
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.
Certifications such as Certified Scrum Master, Certified Agile Leader, Amazon Web Services Practitioner or other related certifications are encouraged, but not required.

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.
Manages software engineering and development capability uplift.
Enables and champions innovation across teams to advance engineering practices, delivery outcomes, and business value.
Coaches technology teams on Lean, agile, DevSecOps, and automation principles and makes connections across areas to share methodologies and increase adoption.
Identifies key insights from metrics such as time to market (speed), quality and efficiency, and drives continuous improvement.
Drives an automation-first approach within Technology teams.
Consults on technology team formation, including consolidating, optimizing and de-constructing agile teams.
Drives variable capacity management for technology teams through staff augmentation, managed capacity, and associate staffing to ensure teams are appropriately staffed.
Leads all aspects of associate management, including performance, salary administration, training and development, hiring, day-to-day management and corrective actions.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.