Manager, Software Engineering; Finance & Investments Technology

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.

This unique Software Engineering Product Manager position is accountable for the Real Estate and Alternatives Asset Management application bundle in FIT (Finance & Investments Technology) BSA, which is one of the most important and visible application sets for our Institutional Investing function under our Chief Investments Officer. It includes a wide variety of applications, including a market leading external facing custom website instrumental to managing our real estate investments portfolio and a Sales Force implementation that facilitates our new deal pipeline for alternative investments.

Nationwide Investments as a whole manages all the invested assets of Nationwide, supporting our property and casualty and financial services companies, as well as sub-advising certain fixed income mutual funds and third-party accounts with total Assets Under Management well in excess of $100 billion.

This is a very important and visible role with consistent opportunities to make a difference for our most important and critical business functions underpinning the financial strength of our entire enterprise! Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills, team/talent development, and leadership rooted in turning key Agile concepts and practices into tangible, frequent delivery for business partners is required.

• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Ability to interface with multiple levels of business partners, while influencing without authority.
• Background in managing multiple IT assets across various technology stacks, working with IRM and I&O partners.
• Familiar with SRE and Agile practices.
• Familiar with operational and build metrics.
• Strong learning agility and ability to learn on the fly.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and make decisions with incomplete information.
• Ability to deliver on tight delivery time frames.

This role follows a hybrid schedule and requires in-office presence in Columbus, Ohio two days per week.

Candidates must be based within a commutable distance to Columbus, Ohio.

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

As a Software Engineering Product Manager, you’ll be accountable for a suite of in house or third party applications. You'll lead teams of technology professionals to enable business outcomes and provide reliable customer-centric solutions and experiences.

• 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.
• Partners with leaders to ensure a viable total cost of ownership and ongoing health and…