This Product Owner plays a critical role in shaping Group Health solutions by maximizing the value of what gets built—owning decisions around prioritization, sequencing, and trade‑offs to ensure the right work is delivered at the right time. Working closely with a Product Manager and delivery teams, this role translates user needs, business priorities, and operational considerations into a clear, actionable product backlog.
The ideal candidate brings strong relationship management, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, along with experience in group health insurance and digital product delivery. This is an opportunity to have direct influence on outcomes, partner with leaders across Nationwide, and help evolve Group Health products during a period of growth and change.
This position can be staffed remotely for potential applicants with critical industry skills and relevant experience.
This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.
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Job Description Summary
Do you want to be a member of a team that aspires to lead business innovation in the insurance and financial services industry? Are you an entrepreneur at heart, able to pivot quickly and be agile in your approach? If you're passionate about fueling growth, driving improvement and solving needs in a way that haven't yet been imagined, then Nationwide's Business Capability Team may be the place for you!Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Partners with key stakeholders to execute on strategic vision/roadmap. Prioritizes and maintains a holistic product backlog including new build, enhancement work and technology driven work.
Provides critical input to developers and agile teams serving as the liaison to ensure the business point of view is captured.
Accountable for managing product backload across all work to meet expected delivery outcomes.
Where applicable, navigates outside partners to understand their expectations and ideal interactions within Nationwide.
Participates in various meetings focused on driving short term outcomes and plans.
Understands and connects the impact across Nationwide to ensure solutions meet needs and expectations across the organization.
Participates in planning and execution of user acceptance testing, triages issues and works with development team to resolve technically complex issues requiring alignment across multiple business partners and subject areas.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Reporting Relationships: Reports to AVP.
Typical Skills and Experiences:
Education: Bachelors degree in business, IT or related field with advanced degree preferred.
Experience: Typically, 7 or more years of demonstrated experience in product management, business consulting & analysis, business process analysis and design. Product, business or engineering background is preferred.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proven understanding of a broad set of technologies and interactions impacting the end-to-end product. Expert knowledge of insurance practices. Advanced level understanding of agile planning and delivery methodologies in a product-centric operating model. Solid understanding of customer business and product environment. Must possess an entrepreneurial mindset focused on leading with customer centricity. Command of both verbal and written communication and presentation abilities. Demonstrated ability to manage through group level change such as change in business model, restructuring operations, new technologies, mergers, major collaborations, etc. Strong project and process management skills. Able to adapt to a fast-paced environment. Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills. Capable of negotiating and interacting with senior leadership, internal and external partners. Ability to solve problems and identify innovative and creative ways to bring customer experiences to life. Strong knowledge of the Insurance industry, customer centric design principles and data and analytics. Ability to manage a budget and effectively prioritize.
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 (Exempt)
Working Conditions: Normal office environment.
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.
We currently anticipate accepting applications until 04/10/2026. However, we encourage early submissions, as the posting may close sooner if a strong candidate slate is identified before the deadline.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.Smoke-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.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 Consultant, Business Capability Team Owner : $108,000.00-$200,000.00The expected starting salary range for Consultant, Business Capability Team Owner : $108,000.00 - $162,000.00
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