Consultant, Agile Leader - NF

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.

Software Engineering Solutions Team within Nationwide Financial Technology is seeking a Consultant, Agile Leader. This role will be aligned with the IDS BSA and will specifically support a Team that focuses on Build and Run including Vulnerabilities, Audit/Compliance, and other related areas.

We are looking for someone that is excited and highly motivated and has a proven track record of delivering business outcomes. The ideal candidates should be grounded in:

• Agile methodologies
• Lean and Dev Sec Ops  principles
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong leadership, organization, facilitation, and presentation skills.

Having prior experience as an Agile Leader is required for this position. Additionally, having a diverse skill set in areas such as:

• Test Automation, Test Strategy, and Technical Analysis is a plus
• Exposure to ETL tools like Informatica or Talend will also be helpful

If you possess the required skills and have a proven track record in these areas, and are interested in joining a great team, please reach out to us!

It is our intention to fill this role in Columbus, Ohio. The team comes into the office for collaboration twice a week on Mondays and Tuesdays. However, on occasion, applications from internal candidates working remotely who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered.

This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the StemOPT Extension program.

Job Description Summary

If you’re all about delivering technology solutions to support a company providing outstanding care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology may be place for you! Our industry-leading technology workforce adopts an agile work environment and a collaborative and inclusive culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you!

As an Agile Leader, you'll facilitate a robust, self-organized agile technology team responsible for building and/or enhancing software with high quality. You’ll collaborate with partners to deliver objectives, using appropriate software delivery practices (e.g., scrum, iterative, Lean) to continuously improve software delivery efficiency, and quality. You will play a key role in guiding delivery from story card creation to implementation and participate in user communities to learn and implement optimal practices.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitates team cadence (e.g., retrospective, daily standups and show-and-tell meetings) to encourage collaboration, communication and feedback within the team; promotes a learning culture and challenges the team to be innovative.
• Removes impediments to the team’s progress; communicates obstacles requiring outside resolution to the partners.
• Identifies risks and issues that might have an impact on delivery and facilitates a mitigation strategy for risks.
• Collaborates with partners to prioritize the backlog to maximize value and create clarity on the team activities.
• Collaborates with the agile technology team to provide guidance to the team in the areas of analysis, design, development and testing, and ensures that standard methodologies are used.
• Guides and enables automation, software engineering practices, such as Dev Sec Ops , to improve quality, productivity, efficiency and consistency of processes and product
• Monitors team metrics, such as time to market (speed), quality and productivity and progress using historical data, observations and experiences to achieve team goals and commitments; leads the team to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Improves team delivery capabilities continuously by adopting Nationwide…