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.

This role will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus, Ohio office 2 days per week on Wednesdays & Thursdays.

Position Summary

The Delivery Leader is responsible for managing a complex portfolio of business-critical initiatives within the Annuity Technologies organization. This role ensures successful delivery of strategic portfolios and projects that align with both short-term and long-term business objectives. The Delivery Leader will drive execution excellence, foster collaboration, and enable transformation across technology and business domains.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio & Program ManagementLead and oversee one or more portfolio of initiatives critical to Annuity business strategy.Ensure prioritization and sequencing align with enterprise objectives and resource capacity.Delivery ExecutionDrive on-time, on-budget delivery of programs with measurable business outcomes.Implement governance standards, risk management, and quality assurance practices.Stakeholder EngagementPartner with business leaders, technology teams, and vendors to ensure transparency and alignment.Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies effectively to senior leadership.Strategic AlignmentTranslate business objectives into actionable delivery plans.Support transformation initiatives that modernize technology platforms and processes.Leadership & Team DevelopmentMentor and guide delivery teams, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.Metrics & ReportingDefine and track KPIs for delivery performance, financial health, and business value realization.Provide executive-level reporting and insights for decision-making.

Qualifications & Requirements

Experience:Proven experience managing large, complex portfolios and programs.Demonstrated success in leading technology or business transformation initiatives.Strong delivery management skills with expertise in Agile, SAFe, and/or hybrid methodologies.Experience leveraging Enterprise tools for Financial Management, Work Visibility and Demand/Capacity management (Planview and Jira)Industry Knowledge: Financial services or insurance industry experience preferred; familiarity with annuity products and regulatory considerations is a plus.Skills:Executive-level communication and stakeholder management.Risk and change management expertise.Ability to influence and engage senior leadership.

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Job Description Summary

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 encouraged to have an end-to-end vantage point on delivery, manage dependencies, remove blockers, engage partners, manage financials, improve 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 Agile/Lean/DevOps tools and techniques.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

Accountable for the 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, OCM guidance to deliver business outcomes.

Managers the facilitation of contract negotiations, statement of work development and ensures our vendors are making expected progress.

Drives the prioritization of deliverables, manages complex issues/risks, governs dependencies.

Oversees the delivery of status/health reports to drive value delivery tracking (ex: KPIs), optimizes the flow of value and ensures demand/capacity is managed.

Manages and consults on complex and/or project/product financials.

Serves as the top professional to others around delivering business outcomes, benefit realization, agile delivery, and Lean.

May preform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Delivery Leader or Business Solution Area Executive.

Typical Skills and Experiences: 

Education: Undergraduate studies (bachelor’s degree preferred) in management information systems, engineering, math, computer science, data analytics or comparable experience and education strongly preferred. 

License/Certification/Designation: Technology certifications or PMI, SAFE, Agile or Lean designations are encouraged.

Experience: Ten or more years of experience in technology or related field. Five years demonstrated proficiency in delivering outcomes/projects. Awareness of emerging technologies and/or industry trends.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: 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. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus. 

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 HR Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions: 

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: 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, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:

We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.

The national salary range for Sr Consultant, Delivery Leader : $149,000.00-$262,000.00

The expected starting salary range for Sr Consultant, Delivery Leader : $149,000.00 - $223,000.00