Senior Consultant, Product Architect with Data Focus

If you’re passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies to drive business results, then Nationwide’s 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 we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

As a Senior Product Architect supporting all data focused efforts within Corporate Technology & Workplace Solutions, you will drive the technical quality, consistency and CTWS Data Strategy.

Ideal candidate skills include:

• Strong analytical, communication, and facilitation skills

• Ability to make decisions and recommendations on data technology strategies while considering various options and business needs

• Aptitude to influence, build relationships, negotiate, and set priorities

• Strong technical skills, experience with modern application architecture, and a proven track record of success in Data Projects

• Marketing, HR, Legal, Investments, Finance, Mobile & Workplace industry knowledge a plus

• Proficient with DataBricks, Snowflake, Delta Lake, Dataverse, Teradata, Informatica, Talend, PowerBI, Tableau, Microsoft Copilot, AWS, Gen AI, Stream Processing

Compensation grade H5

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 Product Architect you will support a line or lines of business or infrastructure domain and are responsible for the technical quality, integrity and evolution of the application portfolio sustaining a product domain, a business function(s) within a Business Solution Area (BSA) or the technology portfolio.
The Product Architect supports a line of business or infrastructure domain and is responsible for technical quality, integrity and evolution of the application portfolio sustaining a product domain, a business function(s) within a business solution area (BSA) or the technology portfolio.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of systems architecture for a product domain, business function or the technology portfolio. Ensuring that the product meets functional and non-functional requirements.

• Top level specialist on strategies, blueprints and roadmaps for a given product/application/technology area focused on technical directions like Cloud First. Ensuring product/application roadmaps are aligned with solution and enterprise roadmaps with the correct guard rails.

• 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. 

• Identifies technology risk, technical currency and technical debt related to applications when planning for new solutions, technology upgrades and maintenance of product/application platforms.

• Crafts complex build patterns, accelerators, building codes standard and carrying out compliance with architecture standards.

• Responsible for technical quality by conducting or participating in architecture, design and code reviews, capacity planning, modeling and testing.

• Leads the vitality of technical talent in area of responsibility and provides feedback and suggestions to other people leaders on technical talent.

• Mentors, coaches and trains lines involved in a product/application development when unfamiliar or new technologies or techniques are introduced.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to AVP, Chief Architect 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 ten years of experience in a Technology. Shown strength in multiple architectural domains and various technologies. Experience in implementing at least two end-to-end solutions. Extensive knowledge of multiple architectural domains and various technologies. Experience with cloud technologies is preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Superb communication and facilitation skills. Ability to make decisions and recommendations on technology strategies while considering various options and business needs. Aptitude to influence, build relationships, negotiate and set priorities needed. Strong executive presence. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Other criteria, including leadership or technical 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 maybe 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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