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 Information 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.

We are seeking an accomplished and results-driven Sr Consultant, Delivery Leader to join our Agency & Data Solutions team. In this role, you will take charge of the Hercules Program, a multi-million-dollar initiative with a projected budget of $15.5M in 2025. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the successful execution of this high-priority program, ensuring timely delivery, quality outcomes, and alignment with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Hercules Program, overseeing all aspects of project management, execution, and delivery.

• Manage and guide cross-functional teams, including associates and onshore/offshore contractors, totaling over 150 people.

• Foster a collaborative and high-performance environment, driving continuous improvement and innovation across the program.

• Utilize data-driven decision-making to ensure program objectives are met within scope, time, and budget.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, ensuring alignment and transparency throughout the project lifecycle.

Ideal Candidate:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in project management, with a proven track record of managing complex, large-scale programs.

• Extensive experience leading cross-functional teams, including both onshore and offshore resources.

• Strong expertise in data-driven projects, including familiarity with tools such as Databricks, Alation, Manta, and a comprehensive understanding of data management, data analysis, and data governance.

• Proficient in using program management tools such as Planview and Jira.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to make data-informed decisions and drive program success.

If you are passionate about delivering complex projects, leading diverse teams, and driving success in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply.

Compensation Grade: H5

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 encouraged to have an end-to-end vantage point on delivery, manage dependencies, remove blockers, engage partners, manage financials, improve 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 Agile/Lean/DevOps tools and techniques.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the 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, OCM guidance to deliver business outcomes.

• Managers the facilitation of contract negotiations, statement of work development and ensures our vendors are making expected progress.

• Drives the prioritization of deliverables, manages complex issues/risks, governs dependencies.

• Oversees the delivery of status/health reports to drive value delivery tracking (ex: KPIs), optimizes the flow of value and ensures demand/capacity is managed.

• Manages and consults on complex and/or project/product financials.

• Serves as the top professional to others around delivering business outcomes, benefit realization, agile delivery, and Lean.

May preform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Delivery Leader or Business Solution Area Executive.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate studies (bachelor’s degree preferred) in management information systems, engineering, math, computer science, data analytics or comparable experience and education strongly preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Technology certifications or PMI, SAFE, Agile or Lean designations are encouraged.

Experience: Ten or more years of experience in technology or related field. Five years demonstrated proficiency in delivering outcomes/projects. Awareness of emerging technologies and/or industry trends.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Ability to make decisions and recommendations. Aptitude to influence, establish relationships and set priorities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of associates, senior management and/or vendors. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

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