Sr Consultant, Business Technology Solutions

Are you passionate about being part of a team at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their future? If so, then Nationwide Financial could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers and partners are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Enjoy the vibrant energy of the Arena District, working in-office on a hybrid basis.

This position will be hired on a SuccessFlex basis.

The hired associate must reside within 35 miles of the following location:

Columbus: Three Nationwide Plaza, Columbus OH, 43215 

Work schedule: 2 days in office, 3 days remote.

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

We’re seeking a strategic Product Manager who is both a driver and an integrator of people and ideas, providing clear product leadership for our automation agenda. This leadership role owns the Workflow & Capture portfolio for NF Shared Business Solutions, with responsibility for workflow, capture, and automation products that serve NF businesses.

As an automation visionary, this role sets the future direction for how intelligent workflow, capture, and process automation evolve at Nationwide Financial; connecting emerging technologies with legacy capabilities to deliver digital-first experiences and straight-through processing.

The successful candidate will own financial targets and KPIs, turn strategy into outcome-based product roadmaps and coordinated execution with key partners, and regularly communicate a clear, data-backed view of progress, risks, and next steps to senior leaders.

Internal Compensation Grade: H4

Job Description Summary

Do you want to be a member of a team that aspires to lead business innovation in the insurance and financial services industry? Are you an entrepreneur at heart, able to pivot quickly and be agile in your approach? If you're passionate about fueling growth, driving improvement and solving needs in a way that haven't yet been imagined, then Nationwide's Business Capability Team may be the place for you!

As a Sr Consultant, you will be influencing others, leading teams, managing stakeholders, and communicating clearly in a agile work environment with a test and learn mentality.

You will also be accountable and responsible for the end-to-end delivery of products and journeys that are in alignment with planning unit strategies, customer experience expectations, etc. You will ensure that business and customer needs are clearly understood and represented in the implementation of solutions while meeting the needs and expectations of the key stakeholders. You will champion the right opportunity aligning it to strategic priorities and enterprise capabilities. You'll need an in-depth understanding of the industry and the underlying technologies that need to come together in order to deliver on internal business outcomes and, more importantly, customer related outcomes.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:   

• Works with business unit leadership teams to understand the planning unit strategies and integrated / operational plans/macro level business outcomes in order to develop an appropriate Business Capability roadmap that meets the business strategies and business level outcomes with a customer-centric focus.  Communicates with stakeholders and business partners to ensure continued alignment on progress and results with desired business outcomes. Develops business cases and presents for funding requests to senior-level business, technology and finance leaders.                     

• Works with a cross-functional team to ensure fulfillment of product and journey outcomes, evaluates product and journey performance and ensures expected customer value will be achieved based upon the definitions of success and adoption vs. outputs generated. Will maintain close partnership and collaboration with product and journey owners and analysts to understand business and functional requirements that have an impact on the solutions to be deployed and any adjacent solutions that could be impacted.                                                                                                                                  

• Partners with technology provider and vendors to identify new capabiliti