Consultant, Delivery Leader

If youre passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies to drive business results then Nationwides 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 were looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant Delivery Leader to be a part of the Plan and Build Modernization efforts to transform Nationwides Workflow Management by migrating Jira to the Cloud. This role will also drive the transformation of Nationwide Technologys Financial Management Resource / Capacity Management Timesheet Management and Portfolio Management capabilities.

We are seeking a highly skilled Delivery Leader who can manage multiple integrations and drive results across the Enterprise.

Success requires strong project management expertise leadership in a hybrid delivery environment and the ability to drive complex initiatives in a matrixed organization. Familiarity with Jira and Planview is preferred for this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Define roadmaps milestones KPIs and success metrics aligned with business objectives.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure delivery of business outcomes and benefit realization.
• Manage scope risks issues dependencies and vendor performance.
• Oversee financials demand / capacity planning and value delivery tracking.
• Facilitate meetings and working sessions to ensure alignment and progress.

Required Skills & Experience

Job Description Summary

If youre enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwides 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 Delivery Leader youll be responsible for delivering value and outcomes. Delivery leaders are expected to have an end-to-end vantage point on delivery manage dependencies remove blockers engage partners manage financials maximize vendor relationships and enable an iterative delivery of value. You will need to keep pace with software delivery and organizational change methods and tools. Delivery leaders should also understand relevant Financial and Agile / Lean / DevOps tools and techniques.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities :

Drives the End to End delivery of expected business outcomes realization of benefits as outlined in the business case drives incremental value drives incremental planning and drives dependency scope definition.

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 communication critical issues visibility change management guidance to deliver business outcomes.

Key contributor in the facilitation of contract negotiations statement of work development and vendor oversight toward expected goals.

Drives the prioritization of deliverables handles moderate to complex issues / risks governs dependencies.

Is responsible for the delivery of status / health reports to drive value delivery tracking (ex : KPIs) optimizes the flow of value and ensures demand / capacity is handled.

Works with medium to large project / product financials.

Serves as a professional to others around delivering business outcomes benefit realization agile delivery and Lean.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships : Reports to Delivery Leader or Business Solution Area Executive.

Typical Skills and Experiences :

Education : Undergraduate studies (bachelors degree preferred) in management information systems engineering math computer science data analytics or comparable experience and education strongly preferred.

License / Certification / Designation : Technology certifications or PMI SAFE Agile or Lean designations are encouraged.

Experience : Six or more years of experience in technology or related field. Three years demonstrated proficiency in delivering outcomes / projects. Awareness of emerging technologies and / or industry trends.

Knowledge Abilities and Skills : Ability to make decisions and recommendations. Aptitude to influence establish relationships and set priorities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of associates senior management and / or vendors. 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 managers 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.

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.

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.

Required Experience :

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Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1