Consultant, Technology Project Manager

Nationwide; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 118,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

Short and long-term disability

Paid time off

Nine paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Pension plan

Business casual attire

Job summary

Nationwide Technology is seeking a Consultant, Technology Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives across the enterprise, ensuring benefits realization and value delivery. This role emphasizes secure engineering practices, collaboration with multiple stakeholders, and effective vendor management.

The candidate should have 6+ years in technology, strong communication skills, and familiarity with agile and Lean methodologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS/engineering/math/computer science/data analytics or related field preferred.
• Six+ years in technology delivering outcomes/projects; awareness of trends.
• PMI/SAFe/Agile/Lean designations encouraged.
• Ability to influence, prioritize and communicate with all levels.

Responsibilities

• Drives end-to-end delivery and realization of benefits as outlined in the business case.
• Applies secure software and systems engineering practices to protect data and tech solutions.
• Communicates status, issues, and change management guidance to deliver outcomes.
• Oversees contracts, SOWs and vendor relationships toward goals.
• Manages prioritization of deliverables and governance of dependencies.
• Prepares status/health reports to track value delivery (KPIs).

Skills

Decision making

Influence & relationships

Verbal and written communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in MIS/Engineering/CS or related field

Job description

Job Conditions

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.

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!

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.

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: 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.

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.

We currently anticipate accepting applications until 11/13/2026. However, we encourage early submissions, as the posting may close sooner if a strong candidate slate is identified before the deadline.

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
• and more.

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.

This position could be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states.

Smoke-Free Iowa Statement: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at 888-944-2247.

For NY residents please review the following state law information: Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations LS740 (ny.gov) https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/02/ls740_1.pdf

The national salary range for Consultant, Technology Project Manager : $118,000.00-$222,000.00

The expected starting salary range for Consultant, Technology Project Manager : $118,000.00 - $178,000.00