Sr. Consultant, Strategic Partnerships Technology

Nationwide•Columbus, OH

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

If you're passionate about helping a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales drive their strategy forward through innovative product development and advancing strategic partnerships to protect customers, then Nationwide is 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 serve as the product owner for the Governance and AI Gateway domains of the Enterprise Digital Platform (EDP). The role will play a crucial role in building and managing new integration digital product governance processes, as well as working with the extended product team to drive automation. As new integration types are added to EDP such as event streams, data sharing, and AI-based integrations, this role will create and manage the backlog of governance features to ensure high quality of digital products in the catalog. Successful candidates will be energized by building new features and processes, able to develop relationships and influence without authority, and skilled at skilled at translating business and risk requirements into clear technical guardrails, standards, and acceptance criteria in close partnership with architecture, security, and risk teams. Due to the nature of this role, it will be hybrid to the Columbus, OH offices. This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program. #LI-MS2 #LI-HYBRID Job Description Summary Do you want to be a member of a team that aspires to lead digital innovation in the insurance and financial services industry? Are you an entrepreneur at heart, able to pivot quickly and be agile in your approach? If you’re passionate about fueling growth, driving brand choice and solving needs in ways that haven't yet been imagined, then Nationwide’s Digital Product Management Group may be the place for you! As a Senior Consultant, you'll be the liaison among the Digital Product Managers, other Products owners and key team members to develop the product vision and strategy while supporting multiple business lines. We'll count on you to discover, refine and deliver a product that addresses user needs while creating the right user experience.

Requirements

Undergraduate studies in business administration, digital marketing, human-computer interaction, user experience, product management and design, user experience, computer science, or related fields.
Typically, 10 or more years of demonstrated experience delivering customer-facing digital solutions in a complex, multi-sector, multi-product business, internet sales, website or web application development and/or research.
Experience with agile delivery methodologies and product management/owner principles and experience managing large, sophisticated projects required.
Understanding of a broad set of digital technologies including IoT, mobile and key digital interaction devices impacting the end-to-end customer journey.
Deep knowledge of agile delivery methodologies and product owner practices required.
Strong project and process management skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels within the company as well as external parties.
Able to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
Experience managing multiple work streams.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Able to collaborate with and influence across multiple teams and subject areas.

Nice To Haves

Property/casualty insurance and/or life/health/accident/variable annuity licensing and/or FINRA 6 and 26 securities registration, CLU, CPCU, CPU, FLMI certifications are a plus.
Understanding of the insurance/financial services industry a plus.
Knowledge of user experience principles and practices a plus.

Responsibilities

Partners with Digital Product Manager and other Digital Product Owners to execute on the solution vision/roadmap.
Serves as the customer and business proxy to developers and agile teams for highly complex and technical digital products and experiences. Often supports enterprise shared solutions impacting multiple audiences and lines of business.
Defines, prioritizes and grooms the agile delivery team's product backlog to ensure continuous delivery, as well as, develops, prioritizes and manages epics and user stories for the delivery team.
Participates in daily scrum meetings, grooming meetings, project status meetings, sprint planning and review meetings.
Drives near-term achievement planning by overlaying the prioritize backlog against fixed time blocks (monthly/quarterly) to help manage interdependencies and coordination across development teams.
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.
Defines, monitors and analyzes metrics that inform the success of the digital solution(s). Presents results in a clear and concise manner to senior-level leaders.
Acts as a source of expertise for direction, mentoring and guidance for less experienced Product Owners.
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