Technology Project Manager

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.

The Technology Project Manager owns the delivery of business outcomes across the Commercial Lines portfolio. This role translates strategy, intake, and business cases into realistic delivery plans and leads work through build, testing, release, and follow-on stabilization. You will coordinate across multiple Agile teams, shared technology platforms, business stakeholders, and vendors while managing scope, schedule, cost, risks, dependencies, and change. As a trusted advisor to business partners, you will explain options, trade-offs, and impacts;

hold vendors and integrators accountable to their commitments; and ensure delivery is predictable, high quality, and aligned to expected value. This is an AI-forward role with an expectation to use automation, analytics, and emerging AI capabilities to improve delivery speed, quality, transparency, and stakeholder outcomes. You will establish and monitor delivery and value-realization metrics, apply strong financial discipline, and identify process improvements that improve delivery speed, quality, predictability, and stakeholder outcomes.

The role primarily supports partners and teams across the Eastern and Central time zones.

Work Arrangement:
This role follows a hybrid schedule and requires in-office presence in Columbus, OH or Des Moines, IA, two days per week. Exceptional candidates outside these markets may be considered for a remote work arrangement.

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

Expected salary range for this role $118,000 - $150,000

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 a Delivery Leader you’ll be responsible for delivering value and outcomes. Delivery leaders are expected to have an end-to-end vantage point on delivery, manage dependencies, remove blockers, engage partners, 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/Dev Ops tools and techniques.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Drives 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.

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.

Responsible for the communication, critical issues, visibility, change management guidance to deliver business outcomes.

Key contributor in the facilitation of contract negotiations, statement of work development and vendor oversight toward expected…