Consultant, Agile Leader; PCT Software Engineering

Position: Consultant, Agile Leader (PCT Software Engineering)
If you’re passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies to drive 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 does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the Stem OPT Extension program.
**** This role will be filled in a hybrid capacity, with collaboration taking place in our Scottsdale AZ or Columbus OH office 2 days per week.
**** We’re seeking a highly motivated individual to join the PCT Software Engineering Solutions team as a Consultant, Agile Leader. This role requires thought leadership and technical expertise to guide an Agile line in delivering optimized value. You’ll apply Agile methodologies, Lean and Dev Ops principles across the SDLC while fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
**** You’ll lead high-visibility teams, influence product roadmaps, and help shape a data-driven culture that improves quality, reduces delays, and enhances team happiness. Strong communication, leadership, and facilitation skills are essential, along with the ability to coach teams and build strong relationships.
**** Preferred candidates have experience driving Lean leadership and Dev Ops maturity, and certifications such as CSM, PMI Agile Scrum, or SAFe Scrum Master are a plus.**#LI-CN2
** 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 an Agile Lead, you will coach a robust, self-organized Agile Team(s) responsible for building software solutions with the best technology, processes, and tools. You will collaborate to deliver business outcomes, using appropriate software delivery practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean) to continuously improve software delivery efficiency, and quality. You will play a key role in guiding delivery from idea inception to implementation and participate in user communities to learn and implement optimal practices.
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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Influences, coaches and mentors team members on Agile practices and principles.
* Removes impediments to the team’s progress; escalate obstacles requiring outside resolution. Identifies risks and issues that might have an impact on delivery and provides thought leadership, facilitation, and communication on a mitigation strategy.
* 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.
* Collaborates at the highest level to prioritize work to maximize value towards business outcomes.
* Collaborates with the Agile Team(s) to provide guidance in the areas of analysis, design, development, testing, automation, and deployment while ensuring the usage of the best capability practices.
* Guides and enables Dev Ops, Data Ops, AI/MLOps through the adoption and refinement of Agile practices on our most complex and strategic efforts.
* Monitors and reports on team progress and performance through enterprise and industry metrics while maintaining data quality supporting metric accuracy.
* Collaborates with senior leadership on demand and financials. Actively participates in variable staffing functions for the line.
* Facilitates team cadences on business critical, complex efforts (e.g., retrospective, daily standups, and show-and-tell meetings) to encourage collaboration, communication, and feedback within the team; promote a learning culture and challenge the team to be innovative.

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