Specialist Delivery Leader

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.

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

Specialist, Delivery Leader – Personal Lines Solutions (PLS)
 

We’re looking for a dynamic individual to join our delivery leadership team and drive  initiatives within our Personal Lines Solutions (PLS) group.

This isn’t your typical project management role. You’ll be at the heart of delivering value across multiple high-impact efforts that shape our product pricing strategy in a fast-moving, competitive market. Your work will span collaboration with IT, business units, and key stakeholders, ensuring alignment, transparency, and momentum from concept to execution.
 

If you thrive in lean-agile environments, bring clarity to complexity, and lead with confidence, this could be your next big move. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking delivery team that champions a product-centric, customer-first mindset to support and evolve our Personal Lines business.

This role will be filled in a hybrid capacity, with collaboration taking place in our Columbus, OH office 2 days in the office each week.

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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 stakeholders, 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/DevOps tools and techniques.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Contributes to 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.

• Applies 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 clear communication, critical issues, visibility, OCM guidance to deliver business outcomes.

• Drives the prioritization, management of small to moderate issues/risks, assists with dependencies.

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

• Manages small to mid-level project/product financials.

• Serves a mid-level professional to others around delivering business outcomes, benefit realization, agile delivery, and Lean.

May perform 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: Four or more years of experience in technology or related field. Two years demonstrated proficiency in delivering outcomes/projects. Awareness of new technologies and/or industry trends.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Ability to make