Specialist, Technology Project Manager (Program Coordinator)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 96,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Life insurance

Short and long term disability

PTO 18 days/year pro-rated

Nine paid holidays

Lifetime PTO (8 hours)

Unity Day PTO (8 hours)

401(k) with company match

Pension plan

Business casual attire

and more

Job summary

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company seeks a Delivery Leader to support governance and PMO operations within the Annuity Modernization Program. The role emphasizes end-to-end delivery, dependency management, stakeholder engagement, and value realization across a large-scale technology transformation.

You will collaborate with senior leaders and delivery teams, applying secure software practices and agile/Lean methods to ensure on-time, on-budget outcomes that align with business goals and

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in MIS/Engineering/CS/Data Analytics or equivalent strongly preferred.
• PMI, SAFE, Agile or Lean certifications encouraged.
• 4+ years of experience in technology or related field.
• Two years demonstrated proficiency in delivering outcomes.
• Awareness of new technologies and industry trends.
• Ability to influence, build relationships and set priorities; strong verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to end-to-end delivery of expected business outcomes and benefits realization.
• Applies secure software and systems engineering practices across the delivery lifecycle.
• Communicates issues, status, and guidance to stakeholders and leadership.
• Drives prioritization and management of small to moderate issues/risks and dependencies.
• Provides delivery status, health reports and KPI tracking to optimize value flow.
• Manages small to mid-level project/financials.
• Supports mid-level delivery leadership and cross-functional teams.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Agile/Lean/DevOps knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS/Engineering/CS/Data Analytics

Tools

PMO tools

Job description

About the Role

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. Supports program governance and PMO operations within Nationwide Financial Technology's Annuity Modernization Program, a strategic transformation initiative focused on modernizing the technology platforms and capabilities that support Nationwide's annuity business. This role plays a critical part in enabling effective program execution through meeting coordination, action tracking, status reporting, RAID administration, documentation management, and operational follow-through. Partners with program leadership and delivery teams to maintain execution discipline, governance consistency, and effective communication across the program.

The position provides a unique opportunity to work across a large-scale technology transformation, collaborate with senior leaders and delivery teams, and help drive the operational excellence required to successfully deliver one of Nationwide's most significant modernization initiatives.

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 advantage on delivery, manage dependencies, remove blockers, engage stakeholders, 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributes to 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.
• Applies 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 clear communication, critical issues, visibility, OCM guidance to deliver business outcomes.
• Drives the prioritization, management of small to moderate issues/risks, assists with dependencies.
• Provides delivery status/health reports to drive value delivery tracking (ex: KPIs), optimizes the flow of value and ensures demand/capacity is handled.
• Manages small to mid-level project/product financials.
• Serves a mid-level professional to others around delivering business outcomes, benefit realization, agile delivery, and Lean.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience

• 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: Four or more years of experience in technology or related field.
• Two years demonstrated proficiency in delivering outcomes/projects.
• Awareness of new technologies and/or industry trends.
• Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Ability to make decisions and recommendations. Aptitude to influence, establish relationships and set priorities. Solid 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.

Reporting Relationships

Reports to Delivery Leader or Business Solution Area Executive.

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

• 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

Compensation

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 Specialist, Technology Project Manager : $95,500.00-$177,500.00

The expected starting salary range for Specialist, Technology Project Manager : $95,500.00 - $143,500.00

Equal Opportunity Employment

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.

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.