Director, Technology Product Manager (Cloud Platform)

Position Overview

If you’re passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies, Nationwide’s Technology team is the place for you. In this critical role on the Core Infrastructure team, you will enable modern application architectures using public Cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP, OCI) while leading a team of infrastructure engineers. As the Technology Product Manager, you will ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, integrate hardware/software systems, drive secure technology solutions, and mentor associates. This is an excellent opportunity to influence enterprise-level cloud strategy and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of approximately 15 engineers.
• Support Cloud Future capability enablement (GEN AI and Serverless).
• Create a roadmap for cloud product enhancements and features.
• Partner with vendor(s) to bring knowledge to Nationwide and keep up with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies.
• Oversee day-to-day management and maintenance of cloud platforms ensuring operational efficiency, resiliency, and security.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish a strategic vision for the cloud platform aligned with overall business goals.
• Partner with Procurement and technology leaders on vendor relationship management and negotiations for major cloud investments.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to the platform.
• Direct staff to drive competitive unit cost through efficient product lifecycle, capacity management, and expense management.
• Ensure secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Align team’s knowledge with business domains and industry trends.
• Link ideation, new product development and introduction to business outcomes.
• Lead product risk and security management as the first line of defense.
• Assign roles and allocate resources in partnership with the Technology Product Executive.
• Ensure delivery availability and resiliency following established best practices.
• Oversee product lifecycle management including strategy and roadmap development.
• Collaborate with User Advocates to understand and integrate user feedback.
• Manage team skill maturity and foster effective product management practices.
• Oversee vendor management and sourcing activities.
• Drive release cadence and business feature alignment leveraging automation for speed.
• Provide guidance and support to associates through performance management, training, and development.
• Participate in strategic initiatives across Technology.
• Develop and manage project budgets and deployments, including personnel training and development.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Ten years of knowledge in project management concepts and techniques.
• Experience leading multiple teams and assets across various technology platforms.
• Extensive knowledge of budgeting and financial analysis.
• Ability to develop, implement, and present application development strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a staff.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal and leadership abilities.
• Capability to perform financial and risk analysis.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for interactions across all levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of management experience is preferred.
• Technology certifications or designations (e.g., AWS, Azure, scripting and development languages, delivery methods, security) are encouraged.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Coverage
• Paid Time Off – Newly hired associates receive a minimum of 18 days per 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