Software Engineering Product Manager – IoT / Telematics

Nationwide•Columbus, OH

4d•$118,000 - $178,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Nationwide is seeking a Software Engineering Product Manager to lead the Internet of Things (IoT) and Telematics portfolio within P&C Data, Operations, Technology and Solutions (DOTS). The Software Engineering Product Manager provides product, platform, and delivery leadership for capabilities supporting connected-car, smart-home, usage-based insurance, and telematics data products across Personal and Commercial Lines. You will be accountable for keeping the platforms secure, resilient, and well run while advancing modernization, data quality, governance, and scalable product delivery aligned to P&C business strategy. This role requires strong data and engineering leadership, stakeholder management, and the ability to guide teams in a highly collaborative environment. 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 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

Insurance/financial services industry knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own product and platform health, including reliability, security, controls, quality, lifecycle management, production support, and incident response.
Lead prioritization across new delivery, operational needs, technology debt, regulatory obligations, and customer value.
Manage dependencies, risks, trade-offs, delivery commitments, financials, capacity, and vendor relationships.
Promote modern engineering practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, observability, secure delivery, and disciplined release management.
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.