Consultant, Agile Leader

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile delivery practices within the Pillars of Annuity line
• Coach team on Agile principles, Scrum standard work, product centricity, and continuous improvement
• Drive cross-team planning, dependency management, and Scrum of Scrums coordination
• Remove blockers, surface risks early, and escalate issues when needed
• Partner with product, engineering, architecture, and delivery leaders to align priorities, sequencing, and capacity
• Ensure work is visible, accurate, and maintained in Jira and supporting tools
• Use delivery insights and team observations to improve predictability, flow, and value delivery
• Lead teams through change and help strengthen accountability, collaboration, and ways of working
• Required Skills and Experience
• Experience serving as an Agile Leader, Scrum Master, or similar role in a large-scale technology delivery environment
• Proven experience leading large teams in a complex program
• Strong experience with Agile and Scrum standard work, team coaching, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated success in change management and leading teams through operating model shifts
• Strong product-centric mindset and ability to connect delivery practices to business outcomes
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder influence skills
• Experience with Jira is required
• Experience with Microsoft 365 tools is required
• Experience working in large transformation or modernization programs
• Preferred Skills and Experience
• Experience in insurance, annuities, or financial services
• Experience with Planview
• Understanding of API-based integration patterns
• Kafka experience or familiarity
• Agile certifications such as CSM, PSM, or SAFe
• Work Arrangement
• This role follows a hybrid work model and requires in-office presence in Columbus, Ohio every Wednesday and Thursday.
• Job Description Summary
• Job Description
• Influences, coaches and mentors team members on Agile practices and principles.
• Removes impediments to the team's progress; escalate obstacles requiring outside resolution. Identifies risks and issues that might have an impact on delivery and provides thought leadership, facilitation, and communication on a mitigation strategy.
• Responsible for applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
• Collaborates at the highest level to prioritize work to maximize value towards business outcomes.
• Collaborates with the Agile Team(s) to provide guidance in the areas of analysis, design, development, testing, automation, and deployment while ensuring the usage of the best capability practices.
• Guides and enables DevOps, DataOps, AI/MLOps through the adoption and refinement of Agile practices on our most complex and strategic efforts.
• Monitors and reports on team progress and performance through enterprise and industry metrics while maintaining data quality supporting metric accuracy.
• Collaborates with senior leadership on demand and financials. Actively participates in variable staffing functions for the line.
• Facilitates team cadences on business critical, complex efforts (e.g., retrospective, daily standups, and show-and-tell meetings) to encourage collaboration,

Additional Information

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! At Nationwide®, "on your side" goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we're looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. Job Summary Nationwide Technology is seeking a Consultant, Agile Leader to support the Pillars of Annuity line within the Annuity Modernization Program. This role will lead Agile delivery across a large, complex environment with strong business and technology partnerships.

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