Manager, Software Engineering Product Manager; Annuity Data Platform

Position: Manager, Software Engineering Product Manager (Annuity Data Platform)
# Manager, Software Engineering Product Manager (Annuity Data Platform)
Onsite |Senior Level|Full Time Posted:
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ScalabilitySOLIDData Modeling#### Company Location Ohio - Columbus, Three Nationwide Plaza, United States of America#### Remote Work Policy Onsite 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.
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* Position Overview:

** We are seeking a dynamic and experienced
** Software Engineering Product Manager
** to lead the
** Annuity Data Platform (ADP)
** team. This role is pivotal in developing, scaling, and operationalizing the
** Annuity Data Platform
** to support the
** Annuity Modernization Program**, with particular emphasis on
** first-launch delivery**, data readiness, and enabling broader
** Data Strategy
** outcomes. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with
** ALIP**,
** Real Time Integrations**,
** Workflow**,
** Correspondence**,
** Data Architecture**, and impacted
** Business Stakeholders
** to deliver reliable, scalable, and reusable data capabilities that support modernization outcomes across the annuity value chain. The role will also help advance
** AI capability development in the data space**, partnering with business and technology leaders to identify, shape, and deliver
** AI-based solutions
** that improve decisioning, efficiency, insights, and customer experience.
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* Roles and Responsibilities:

** 1. Annuity Data Platform Strategy and Roadmap
· Define and drive the strategic direction for the
** Annuity Data Platform
** in alignment with organizational goals, the
** Annuity Modernization Program**, and broader
** Data Strategy
** priorities.
· Establish an outcome-based roadmap for ADP that balances
** first-launch delivery commitments
** with longer-term platform scalability, reuse, analytics, and AI enablement.
· Partner with architecture and business leaders to ensure the platform supports critical modernization capabilities, downstream consumers, and future-state reporting, analytics, and AI needs.
2. First-Launch Delivery Execution
· Lead the ADP team in delivering data capabilities required for
** Annuity Modernization first launch**, including support for priority business capabilities and critical-path features.
· Ensure backlog readiness, sequencing, and alignment to milestone planning, integrated plans, and cross-team handoffs so the ADP team can execute predictably against committed outcomes.
· Drive resolution of scope, dependency, and capacity issues impacting delivery, while maintaining focus on business value, schedule commitments, and quality.
3. Data Platform Engineering and Operational Excellence
· Lead the design, development, and operationalization of scalable, secure, and resilient data platform capabilities that meet business and technology needs.
· Establish and mature engineering practices across the ADP team, including
** Dev Sec Ops **,
** automation**, observability, and support for reliable run operations.
· Ensure strong controls around platform health, data quality, stability, support readiness, and risk mitigation as ADP becomes foundational to multiple annuity capabilities.
4. Data Strategy and AI Enablement
· Partner with enterprise and program data leaders to shape and implement
** Data Strategy
** for Annuity, including data modeling, lineage, governance, and reusable platform patterns.
· Identify high-value opportunities for
** AI-based solutions
** enabled by trusted, governed, and reusable data assets on the ADP platform.
· Help define and mature foundational
** AI capabilities
** in the data space, including reliable data pipelines, governed data assets, reusable data products, and…