Manager, SEPM | Application Product Manager

About the role

If you’re 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 Nationwide’s Technology team could be the place for you!

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a cross-functional underwriting technology team, including talent management, coaching, performance management, and day-to-day delivery leadership
• Own and prioritize the underwriting technology backlog in partnership with business and technology stakeholders
• Translate underwriting strategy, risk priorities, and business needs into actionable delivery plans
• Drive delivery of underwriting rules, workflow enhancements, and supporting technology solutions
• Partner with underwriting, product, architecture, and engineering teams to define solution direction and sequencing
• Ensure strong execution across requirements, design, delivery, testing, implementation, and post-launch support
• Balance near-term delivery needs with longer-term modernization and goal-state experience improvements
• Identify dependencies, delivery risks, and tradeoffs, and escalate issues appropriately
• Promote disciplined product management practices, transparency, and outcome-based planning
• Support continuous improvement in team effectiveness, quality, operational stability, and stakeholder engagement

Requirements

• Six years of experience in application suite management with four years or more leading numerous teams across multiple technologies
• Proven experience in empowering and building an engaged team
• Detailed understanding and knowledge of the systems development life cycle and modern methodologies, practices, tools, and techniques
• Solid understanding of concepts and techniques in project delivery, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Proven decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Coaching and career development of team
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships

Qualifications

• Undergraduate studies in management information systems, engineering, math, computer science or comparable experience and education preferred

Skills

• Knowledge of systems development life cycle and modern methodologies, practices, tools, and techniques
• Understanding of concepts and techniques in project delivery, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Coaching and career development of team
• Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Unity Day paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid pension plan
• Business casual attire

Pay

The national salary range for Manager, Software Engineering Product Manager : $118,000.00-$222,000.00

Schedule

This role follows a hybrid schedule and requires in-office presence in Columbus, Ohio two days per week.