Consultant, Agile Leader NF

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 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.

Software Engineering Solutions Team within Nationwide Financial Technology is seeking a Consultant Agile Leader. This role will be aligned with the IDS BSA and will specifically support a Team that focuses on Build and Run including Vulnerabilities Audit/Compliance and other related areas.

We are looking for someone that is excited and highly motivated and has a proven track record of delivering business outcomes. The ideal candidates should be grounded in:

• Agile methodologies

• Lean and DevSecOps principles

• Have strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong leadership organization facilitation and presentation skills.

Having prior experience as an Agile Leader is required for this position. Additionally having a diverse skill set in areas such as:

• Test Automation Test Strategy and Technical Analysis is a plus

• Exposure to ETL tools like Informatica or Talend will also be helpful

If you possess the required skills and have a proven track record in these areas and are interested in joining a great team please reach out to us!

It is our intention to fill this role in Columbus Ohio. The team comes into the office for collaboration twice a week on Mondays and Tuesdays. However on occasion applications from internal candidates working remotely who bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered.

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

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Job Description Summary

If youre all about delivering technology solutions to support a company providing outstanding care to its customers then Nationwide Technology may be place for you! Our industry-leading technology workforce adopts an agile work environment and a collaborative and inclusive culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to we want to hear from you!

As an Agile Leader youll facilitate a robust self-organized agile technology team responsible for building and/or enhancing software with high quality. Youll collaborate with partners to deliver objectives using appropriate software delivery practices (e.g. scrum iterative Lean) to continuously improve software delivery efficiency and quality. You will play a key role in guiding delivery from story card creation to implementation and participate in user communities to learn and implement optimal practices.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitates team cadence (e.g. retrospective daily standups and show-and-tell meetings) to encourage collaboration communication and feedback within the team; promotes a learning culture and challenges the team to be innovative.

• Removes impediments to the teams progress; communicates obstacles requiring outside resolution to the partners.

• Identifies risks and issues that might have an impact on delivery and facilitates a mitigation strategy for risks.

• Collaborates with partners to prioritize the backlog to maximize value and create clarity on the team activities.

• Collaborates with the agile technology team to provide guidance to the team in the areas of analysis design development and testing and ensures that standard methodologies are used.

• Guides and enables automation software engineering practices such as DevSecOps to improve quality productivity efficiency and consistency of processes and product

• Monitors team metrics such as time to market (speed) quality and productivity and progress using historical data observations and experiences to achieve team goals and commitments; leads the team to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Improves team delivery capabilities continuously by adopting Nationwide Agile Practices collaborating and coaching.

• Provides a technical voice on the team to challenge decisions such as design approach estimates etc.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Technology Manager/Director.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

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

Experience: Six years of experience in programming and systems analysis. Project management experience is preferred.

Knowledge Abilities and Skills: Ability to champion agile delivery over fixed practices flexibility over rigidity coaching empowerment and influence over dictation and automation over manual processes. Confirmed knowledge in software development. Proven software engineering expertise using Lean agile and DevSecOps principles. Thorough understanding of agile technology frameworks and software engineering practices. Consistent record of optimally leading empowering and building engaged teams. Experience developing and maintaining strong business partnerships. Effective communication skills. Demonstrated problem-solving skills and decision making skills. 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 Human Resources Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Associates may have on-call responsibility after normal working hours and/or on weekends.

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 coveragepaid 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.

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 Consultant Agile Leader : $118000.00-$222000.00

The expected starting salary range for Consultant Agile Leader : $118000.00 - $178000.00