Nationwide · 1 day ago
Director, Technology Product Manager (Cloud Platform)
Columbus, OH
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$149K/yr - $262K/yr
10+ years expNationwide is a Fortune 100 company focused on driving innovation and adopting new technologies. The Technology Product Manager will lead a team of engineers to enhance cloud product capabilities, ensuring projects are completed effectively while aligning with business goals.
BankingFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife Insurance
Responsibilities
Lead a team of approximately 15 engineers
Support Cloud Future capability enablement (GEN AI and Serverless)
Create a roadmap for cloud product enhancements and features
Technical Excellence: Partner with vendor(s) to bring knowledge to Nationwide and keep up with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies
Administration and maintenance: Oversee day-to-day management and maintenance of cloud platforms
Operational efficiency through resiliency and reliability, improved documentation, securing cloud platform(s), strengthening observability practices, implementing proactive monitoring for our cloud services
Collaborate with stakeholders to establish a strategic vision for the cloud platform aligned with the organization’s overall business goals
Partner with Procurement and technology leaders on external vendor relationship management/negotiations on major investments in cloud spend
Identify and mitigate risks related to the platform
Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business units, understand their needs, and translate them into platform capabilities
Directs a staff responsible for driving a competitive unit cost through efficient product lifecycle, capacity management, expense management and increasing value of the product
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
Accountable for their team’s knowledge and deep understanding of business domains, industry trends and how the product(s) compare and compete
Links ideation, new product development and introduction to business outcomes
Leads the team accountable for the first line of defense for product risk and security management
Directs a staff that is responsible for the alignment to best practices (COP, industry, etc.)
Assigns and allocates roles, in partnership with the Technology Product Executive, based on capacity and demand (finance, vendor relationship, marketing, etc.)
Responsible for delivery availability and resiliency following established operating mechanisms and best practices
Directs a staff who is accountable for product management across platforms (on-premise, off-premise and across premises)
Directs a staff who is accountable for product lifecycle at product level including product strategy and roadmap
Demonstrates user empathy by partnering with User Advocates to understand and incorporate user sentiment
Understands and manages team skill maturity in context of effective product management
Oversees vendor management/relationships and sourcing
Drives release cadence and business feature alignment leveraging automation to drive speed
Leads people through guidance and support on the execution of work; 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
Participation in strategic initiatives across Technology
Develops and manages project budgets and deployment including the training and development of personnel
Qualification
Required
Ten years knowledge of project management concepts and techniques
Experience leading multiple teams and assets across various technology platforms
Extensive knowledge of budgeting and financial analysis concepts and techniques
Ability to develop, implement and present application development strategies
Must have the ability to manage a staff
Must have strong analytical and decision-making skills
Must possess interpersonal savvy and well-developed leadership ability
Must be able to perform financial and risk analysis
Must possess negotiation skills
Must have strong oral and written communication skills to interact with all levels of associates, senior management and vendors
Preferred
Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or a related field is strongly preferred
Three years of management experience is preferred
Technology certifications or designation are not required, but encouraged (i.e.: AWS, Azure, scripting and development languages, delivery methods, security)
Benefits
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
Company
Nationwide
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jim Grafmeyer
VP, Chief Enterprise Architect
Tony Fenton
Vice President Commercial Lines Underwriting & Product - Commercial, E&S and Specialty
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