Director, Solutions Architect

If youre 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 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.

This role will work a hybrid schedule coming into the Columbus Ohio Des Moines Iowa or Scottsdale Arizona office 2 days per week.

This role will serve as the Solutions Architecture Leader for Property & Casualty (P&C) Data with accountability spanning enterprise data platforms analytics enablement and business-unit-aligned delivery.

Applicants for this role should possess strong IT and data architecture skills. You will be responsible for the technical quality integrity and evolution of P&C data platforms integration patterns and analytical capabilities that support underwriting claims actuarial finance and distribution workflows.

Strong consideration will be given to applicants with Property & Casualty insurance experience including an understanding of how data supports core insurance functions and business decision-making. Experience translating business outcomes into scalable secure and compliant data and platform architectures is highly valued.

The ideal applicant is an experienced technology leader who has led architecture teams partnered closely with business units and delivered enterprise platforms across a mix of internal solutions and third-party technologies. This role requires the ability to define communicate and gain alignment on strategic roadmaps while balancing near-term delivery with long-term architectural direction.

This area is broad and complex requiring comfort with ambiguity strong communication skills and the ability to lead through influence while coordinating across multiple stakeholders and domains.

If you have a passion for people leadership and have governed architecture and platform strategy at scale we would like to hear from you.

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Job Description Summary

If youre passionate about delivering 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 Solution Architect Leader you will be responsible for the technical quality integrity and evolution of the application portfolio supporting a product domain a business solution area or the technology portfolio supporting a line of business or infrastructure domain.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the management of associates including but not limited to performance management salary planning training development workforce planning hiring and disciplinary actions; and attracts hires engages and develops the team through impactful recruitment coaching and feedback.

• Leads the development and maintenance of technology strategies blueprints and application roadmaps for a product domain a business solution area or business/technology roadmaps for a given infrastructure domain.

• Identifies technical risk currency and depth of product/applications supporting a business solution area or leads the technologies supporting a given infrastructure domain.

• Oversees the delivery of programs and projects driven by the solution area product domain or infrastructure domain.

• Implements reusable technology solutions that uses shared assets.

• Harvests intellectual capital that contributes to increased delivery capabilities.

• Leads technical quality through architecture and design reviews.

• Top specialist in the generation of new solutions and designs in support of the needs of the product domain business area or infrastructure domain.

• Assists business solution area leadership team with estimating costs and technical resource planning for new solutions technology upgrades and maintenance of product/application platforms.

• Establishes building codes and guardrails for the business solution area and carries out compliance with technology and architecture standards.

• Active profession participant through communities of practice industry involvement and/or standards organizations.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Technology AVP or above; responsible for 4-8 directs and in-directs.

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. Awareness of and experience with Web and Cloud technologies. Five years leading planning and roadmap development and four years of management experience 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 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. 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 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.

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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 Director Solutions Architect : $149000.00-$262000.00

The expected starting salary range for Director Solutions Architect : $149000.00 - $223000.00