Business Applications Technical Lead (Microsoft SharePoint & Microsoft Power Platform)

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 : One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus OH, 43215

The Technical Lead is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for architecting, building, and modernizing business‑critical solutions, with a primary focus on migrating legacy applications to Microsoft Dataverse and the Power Platform .

Key responsibilities include :

• Designing and developing scalable solutions using JavaScript, HTML / CSS, jQuery (legacy support), RESTful APIs , and backend frameworks ( .NET, Node.js ).
• Leading modernization of legacy SharePoint and front‑end solutions into Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse .
• Defining solution architectures, governance, and development standards for platform and custom solutions.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior developers through code reviews, training, and enablement.
• Evaluating and implementing emerging technologies to improve platform performance, reliability, and business outcomes.

Role Outcomes (Technical Focus) :

Efficient project delivery through modern frameworks and strong engineering practices.

Core Technical Required Skills :

JavaScript, HTML / CSS, jQuery (legacy support)

Power Platform, Dataverse & SharePoint

Leadership & Architecture

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

Internal Note : Compensation Grade G4

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 management group may be the place for you!

As a Consultant, you will be responsible for providing subject matter expertise to inform business outcomes, in addition to providing competitive industry analysis for a product and journey across multiple lines of business.

You will also be a member of the broader product and journey team representing the interests of all business stakeholders. You will be responsible for measuring progress against business outcomes and timelines ensuring the technology solution aligns to the business strategy and delivers expected business benefit measured by adoption of changes. You'll provide key support and insights to the Business Capability Owner, representing the customer point of view while also examining processes and practices to determine how to best support the outcomes.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities :

Collaborates with Business Capability Owner on prioritization and develops requirements throughout the software development lifecycle to ensure business objectives and solution vision are being met.

Conducts competitive analysis on customer, product landscape and business segment specific competitors across multiple lines of business and experiences. Presents findings and recommendations to Business Capability Managers and / or Owners.

Assesses organizational impact for organizational change management planning. Coordinates communication and training and is accountable for overall business readiness. Provides recommendations to the Business Capability Manager and / or Owner and agile team.

Keeps up on the latest industry trends as well as customer needs and behaviors.

Serves as a source of expertise for direction, mentoring and guidance for less experienced analysts.

Participates in agile ceremonies, daily stand ups, show and tells, iteration planning and retrospectives.

Partners with Business Capability Manager to define KPIs that measure effectiveness of the product and journey with customers. Works with team to identify areas focus and provides insights to product and journey owner for prioritization.

Leads and execute design and development on business configurable tools where applicable in support of operational partners.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships :  Reports to Director / AVP.

Typical Skills and Experiences :

Education : Bachelors degree in business, IT or related field with advanced degree preferred.

Experience : Typically, 7 or more years of demonstrated experience delivering initiatives and conducting customer research to inform value-based solutions. Experience delivering work in an agile environment, leveraging product-centric principles and managing large scale initiatives with multiple dependencies.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills :   Deep knowledge of insurance industry. In depth understanding of agile planning practices and customer centric design. Strong command of verbal and written communication skills in addition to facilitation techniques. Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative information and summarize for consumption by all levels. Ability to develop recommendations and influence the strategic vision and multi-year product roadmap. Strong business process design skills and ability to communicate findings in a clear and concise manner. Ability to work interpedently and manage large, complex tasks that span different subject matters.

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 Human Resource Business Partner.

Values : Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions :

Overtime Eligibility : Not eligible (Exempt)

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.

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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.