The preferred working arrangement for the Sr Consultant, Applied Technologist – Emerging Capabilities role is a hybrid model, with a few days per week in the Columbus, OH office. However, remote work arrangements will be considered for candidates located outside the Columbus area.
Job Description Summary
Do you want to be a member of a team that works at the intersection of business needs and technological solutions, bridging the gap between strategic business goals and technical capabilities? If you are passionate about understanding complex business problems, identifying technology solutions that align with these needs, and establishing best practices and guidance to enable scalable capabilities, then this may be the place for you!As the Sr. Consultant, Applied Technologist – Emerging Capabilities, you’ll execute experiments and research that provide actionable insights into the application of emerging technologies like AI, Immersive Experiences (XR/AR/VR), and Quantum Computing. You will act as a liaison and be responsible for leveraging agile best practices with deep understanding of both the business and technical complexity of emerging capabilities.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Advise senior stakeholders on developing and enhancing enterprise capabilities by introducing best practices, tools and technologies to support data-driven decision making and continuous experimentation at scale.
Collaborates with business leaders and stakeholders to identify key challenges, opportunities and goals. Ensures that technology strategies align with overall business objectives.
Leads the design, execution and management of experiments that test new concepts, technologies, and applications of AI, Immersive Experiences, Quantum Computing, and other emerging capabilities.
Acts as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment with responsibility to communicate complex experimental findings.
Establishes best practices and frameworks to ensure consistency, quality and scalability across business units. Provides guidance and mentoring to cross-functional teams on the use of technology to solve business challenges.
Creates and maintains detailed documentation of each experiment, capturing key insights, methodologies, and best practices to form the foundation for future initiatives and serve as a reference for scaling and streamline the process of moving from experimentation to full-scale adoption.
Actively participates in daily scrum meetings, grooming meetings, project status meetings, sprint planning and review meetings.
Drives near term milestone planning to help manage interdependencies and coordination across development teams.
Oversee timelines, resources, and budgets for experimentation projects ensuring that experiments are executed efficiently and delivered with high-quality insights within defined timelines.
Drives continuous improvement in the experimentation process, adapting methodologies to ensure that each experiment builds on the last and delivers actionable insights that support scaling.
Works closely with engineering, design, product, and business teams to ensure that experiments align with organizational goals and customer needs. Supports these teams in iterating on features and incorporating feedback from experiments.
Stays up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on the business.
Drives continuous innovation by identifying opportunities that improve business processes.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to the Director, Applied Technology and Emerging Capabilities. This is an individual contributor.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Undergraduate studies in business, human-computer interaction, engineering, user experience, product management and design, computer science, or related fields.
Experience: Typically, 10+ years experience in project management or experimentation, with a background in technology, product development, or innovation. Experience in managing iterative experiments, pilot programs, or prototype development is highly preferred. Experience with agile delivery methodologies and product management/owner principles. Requires background in both business and technology environments.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proven understanding of key digital technologies, existing and emerging. Demonstrated understanding of agile delivery methodologies and product owner/manager practices. Knowledge of user experience principles and practices a plus. Insurance and Financial Services industry knowledge a plus. Strong understanding of business processes, strategy and operations across multiple domains. Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive consensus around technology solutions. Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive clarity in complex business and technical scenarios. A collaborative mindset and strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.
Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resource Business Partner.
Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.
Job Conditions:
Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible
Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Travel may be 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.
This position could be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states.#marketingSmoke-Free Iowa Statement: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at 888-944-2247.For NY residents please review the following state law information: Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations LS740 (ny.gov) https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/02/ls740_1.pdf
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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.The national salary range for Sr Consultant, Applied Technologist - Emerging Capabilities : $124,000.00-$238,000.00The expected starting salary range for Sr Consultant, Applied Technologist - Emerging Capabilities : $134,000.00 - $202,000.00Top Skills
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