Sr. Consultant, Technology Innovation Analyst

If you’re passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results, then Nationwide’s 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.

Senior Consultant, Technology Innovation Analyst

If you’re looking for a role where you can influence strategy at the highest levels, lead complex initiatives, and drive meaningful transformation—this is your opportunity.

Nationwide Commercial IT is seeking a Senior Consultant, Technology Innovation Analyst (TIA) to help shape the future state of Middle Market Underwriting segments. This is a highly strategic, high-visibility role at the intersection of business vision and technology delivery, where you’ll turn complex ideas into scalable, enterprise-ready solutions.

As a Senior TIA, you are more than a contributor, you are a trusted advisor and driver of innovation. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy, partnering with senior and executive leadership to:

• Translate complex, ambiguous business challenges into strategic, fundable initiatives
• Lead end-to-end shaping of large, cross-functional programs
• Influence enterprise priorities, investment decisions, and product strategy
• Establish and mature practices across teams and initiatives
• Deliver innovative, technology-driven solutions that create measurable business value
• Must have prior Middle Market knowledge

Your work will directly shape the direction of Commercial Lines and drive transformation.

What We Need

• Advanced expertise in requirements strategy, backlog leadership, and facilitation of complex discussions
• Proven ability to lead large, ambiguous initiatives with minimal direction
• Strong track record of influencing executive stakeholders and investment decisions
• Exceptional communication, storytelling, and stakeholder alignment skills
• Strategic mindset with the ability to connect vision to execution
• Passion for innovation, transformation, and continuous improvement

If you thrive in complexity, enjoy influencing strategy, and want to lead innovation at scale—we’d love to hear from you.

This role will work a hybrid schedule requiring you to come into one of the following offices 2 days (Monday & Tuesday) per week: Columbus, Ohio, Des Moines, Iowa, or Scottsdale, Arizona.

This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program. 

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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 Technology Innovation Analyst, you’ll assist technology strategy and planning activities by analyzing technology trends, including enterprise architecture, technology portfolio dimensions and benchmark and peer analysis. You’ll be on point to assess the impact of emerging technical and business trends on future technology needs and capabilities. It’s also expected that you will develop and manage the creation of thought leadership articles, point-of-view papers, new ideas and concepts specifically to bring together technologies that could help Nationwide differentiate and create value. Additionally, you’ll have opportunities to define and evolve concepts aligned to the Nationwide’s technology innovation portfolio and may serve as a lead to cross-functional teams focused on adjacent and transformational innovation.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the definition, maintenance and sharing of technology innovations.

• Owns the portfolio of technology initiatives in collaboration with senior leaders accountable for the initiatives.

• 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.

• Explores industry for technology developments that are relevant for Nationwide’s business; identifies innovation opportunities and follows through to develop the ideas in collaboration with business partners and external organizations.

• Manages the portfolio of technology innovation efforts in partnership with other Nationwide teams engaged in innovation-related activities.

• Highest level of collaboration with others to ensure the technology innovations align with the business strategy.

• Quantifies benefits and develops business-case for technology transformation efforts and/or innovation initiatives.

• Evaluates and prioritizes business critical requests, determining appropriate course of action (e.g. adjusts existing roadmaps, base camps, iterative planning efforts or delivers through small projects and/or enhancement efforts).

• Executes complex projects that result in recommendations to change business processes through the application of technologies and more efficient use of resources.

• Plans high-complexity engagements focused on building recommendations and business cases.

• Leads Nationwide’s Technology strategic planning, gathers high-level business requirements and defines scope during initial discovery by conducting meetings/interviews and facilitating large group/cross-functional sessions with partners.

• Maintains knowledge of multiple business functions and initiatives to identify where conflicts/synergies exist between technologies and business functions.

• Develops, shares and leverages key technology and innovation practices across Nationwide Technology.

• Manages initial vendor relationships and maintains a forward-looking view of vendor direction.

• Partners with vendors to understand whether products will meet business and/or technology requirements.

• Drives the decomposition of business strategic plans into outcomes, values and capabilities.

• Demonstrates top-level expertise on the current and future directions of the relevant industry and associated technologies, and, where appropriate, makes recommendations for implementation of new or upgraded systems and technologies.

• Leads planning efforts, collaborates with top business leaders/experts to conduct complex analysis and build artifacts that lead to deliverables.

• Responsible for business solution area awareness; determines how changes may impact roadmaps; then facilitates roadmap updates.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Technology Director or AVP or above.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems or a related field is preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Technology certifications or designation are not required but encouraged.

Experience: More than 10 years of experience delivering technology-enabled business solutions and transformational change across industries, platforms and lines of businesses within the insurance and/or financial services industries or equivalent experience as a management consultant for a mid- to top-tier consulting firm (i.e., Accenture, Deloitte, etc.). Extensive career experience as a consultant, in operations or within proximity to operations, with a 30:70 ratio of business to technology experience, working with the IT life cycle, including delivery and cost of ownership and experience developing roadmaps and business cases, as well as executing projects through to completion.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Master analytical and communication skills and knowledge of planning. Ability to influence, build relationships, negotiate and set priorities needed. Strong executive presence. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: 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, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

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NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:

We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.

The national salary range for Senior Consultant, Technology Innovation Analyst : $149,000.00-$262,000.00

The expected starting salary range for Senior Consultant, Technology Innovation Analyst : $149,000.00 - $223,000.00