Director, Solutions Architect - Marketing

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 a dynamic and results-driven Director, Solutions Architect - Marketing to join our innovative team. In this role, you will be at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge technology with strategic marketing initiatives to drive growth, efficiency, and customer engagement.

You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to implement and optimize marketing platforms, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based and SaaS solutions. Experience in Legal and HR technology is a plus, as we continue to expand our digital ecosystem across departments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation and management of marketing technology platforms (e.g., CRM, automation tools, analytics).

• Collaborate with marketing, legal, and HR teams to align technology solutions with business goals.

• Evaluate and integrate SaaS and cloud-based tools to enhance marketing performance and scalability.

• Analyze data to provide actionable insights and improve campaign effectiveness.

• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and internal governance standards.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Marketing Technology, with a proven track record of successful platform implementations and optimizations.

• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure and SaaS ecosystems.

• Experience working with or supporting Legal and HR technology platforms is a strong plus.

• Proficiency in marketing automation, CRM systems, and analytics tools.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate technical concepts into business value.

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 Solution Architect Leader you will be responsible for the technical quality, integrity and evolution of the application portfolio supporting a product domain, a business solution area or the technology portfolio supporting a line of business or infrastructure domain.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• 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 management of associates including but not limited to performance management, salary planning, training, development, workforce planning, hiring, and disciplinary actions; and attracts, hires, engages and develops the team through impactful recruitment, coaching and feedback.

• Leads the development and maintenance of technology strategies, blueprints and application roadmaps for a product domain, a business solution area or business/technology roadmaps for a given infrastructure domain.

• Identifies technical risk, currency and depth of product/applications supporting a business solution area or leads the technologies supporting a given infrastructure domain.

• Oversees the delivery of programs and projects driven by the solution area, product domain or infrastructure domain.

• Implements reusable technology solutions that uses shared assets.

• Harvests intellectual capital that contributes to increased deliv