Technology Program Manager, Protective Services

Nationwide•Columbus, OH

2d•$118,000 - $178,000•Hybrid

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. Looking for an opportunity to make a real impact while helping shape the future of a growing and dynamic team? We're seeking a highly organized, self-driven Technology Program Manager to lead strategic initiatives supporting our Protective Services organization. In this role, you'll own the end-to-end delivery of technology programs, guiding projects from initial planning and scope definition through implementation, execution, and successful transition to ongoing operations. You'll partner with stakeholders across the business and technology teams to drive meaningful outcomes, ensure alignment, and deliver innovative solutions that support our evolving business needs. 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 Delivery Leader you’ll be responsible for delivering value and outcomes. Delivery leaders are expected to have an end-to-end vantage point on delivery, manage dependencies, remove blockers, engage partners, manage financials, maximize vendor relationships, and enable an iterative delivery of value. You will need to keep pace with software delivery and organizational change methods and tools. Delivery leaders should also understand relevant Financial and Agile/Lean/DevOps tools and techniques.

Requirements

Proven experience leading technology projects and programs with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
Exceptional project management, organization, and prioritization skills.
A proactive, self-starter mindset with the ability to work independently and drive results.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership.
Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, timelines, risks, and dependencies effectively.
Undergraduate studies (bachelor’s degree preferred) in management information systems, engineering, math, computer science, data analytics or comparable experience and education strongly preferred.
Six or more years of experience in technology or related field.
Three years demonstrated proficiency in delivering outcomes/projects.
Awareness of emerging technologies and/or industry trends.
Ability to make decisions and recommendations.
Aptitude to influence, establish relationships and set priorities.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of associates, senior management and/or vendors.

Nice To Haves

Experience within Corporate Real Estate (CRE) or Protective Services environments is a plus, but not required.
Technology certifications or PMI, SAFE, Agile or Lean designations are encouraged.
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

Lead complex technology programs from concept through deployment and operational handoff.
Partner with internal and external stakeholders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and achieve business objectives.
Establish and maintain strong program governance, ensuring transparency, accountability, and effective decision-making.
Deliver executive-ready status reporting, dashboards, financial tracking, milestone updates, and risk management communications.
Proactively identify, manage, and escalate issues that could impact scope, schedule, budget, risk, or business outcomes.
Leverage project management, collaboration, financial tracking, and reporting tools to provide accurate delivery insights and support data-driven decisions.
Foster strong communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
Drives the End to End delivery of expected business outcomes, realization of benefits as outlined in the business case, drives incremental value, drives incremental planning, and drives dependency scope definition.
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.
Responsible for the communication, critical issues, visibility, change management guidance to deliver business outcomes.
Key contributor in the facilitation of contract negotiations, statement of work development and vendor oversight toward expected goals.
Drives the prioritization of deliverables, handles moderate to complex issues/risks, governs dependencies.
Is responsible for the delivery of status/health reports to drive value delivery tracking (ex: KPIs), optimizes the flow of value and ensures demand/capacity is handled.
Works with medium to large project/product financials.
Serves as a professional to others around delivering business outcomes, benefit realization, agile delivery, and Lean.
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