Consultant, Agile Leader
NationwideAbout the role
Job Summary
Nationwide Technology is seeking a Consultant, Agile Leader to support the Pillars of Annuity line within the Annuity Modernization Program. This role will lead Agile delivery across a large, complex environment with strong business and technology partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
Lead Agile delivery practices within the Pillars of Annuity line
Coach team on Agile principles, Scrum standard work, product centricity, and continuous improvement
Drive cross-team planning, dependency management, and Scrum of Scrums coordination
Remove blockers, surface risks early, and escalate issues when needed
Partner with product, engineering, architecture, and delivery leaders to align priorities, sequencing, and capacity
Ensure work is visible, accurate, and maintained in Jira and supporting tools
Use delivery insights and team observations to improve predictability, flow, and value delivery
Lead teams through change and help strengthen accountability, collaboration, and ways of working
Required Skills and Experience
Experience serving as an Agile Leader, Scrum Master, or similar role in a large-scale technology delivery environment
Proven experience leading large teams in a complex program
Strong experience with Agile and Scrum standard work, team coaching, and continuous improvement
Demonstrated success in change management and leading teams through operating model shifts
Strong product-centric mindset and ability to connect delivery practices to business outcomes
Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder influence skills
Experience with Jira is required
Experience with Microsoft 365 tools is required
Experience working in large transformation or modernization programs
Preferred Skills and Experience
Experience in insurance, annuities, or financial services
Experience with Planview
Understanding of API-based integration patterns
Kafka experience or familiarity
Agile certifications such as CSM, PSM, or SAFe
Work Arrangement
This role follows a hybrid work model and requires in-office presence in Columbus, Ohio every Wednesday and Thursday.
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 an Agile Lead, you will coach a robust, self-organized Agile Team(s) responsible for building software solutions with the best technology, processes, and tools. You will collaborate to deliver business outcomes, using appropriate software delivery practices (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean) to continuously improve software delivery efficiency, and quality. You will play a key role in guiding delivery from idea inception to implementation and participate in user communities to learn and implement optimal practices.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Influences, coaches and mentors team members on Agile practices and principles.
Removes impediments to the team’s progress; escalate obstacles requiring outside resolution. Identifies risks and issues that might have an impact on delivery and provides thought leadership, facilitation, and communication on a mitigation strategy.
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.
Collaborates at the highest level to prioritize work to maximize value towards business outcomes.
Collaborates with the Agile Team(s) t
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