Shishir Naik

About Shishir Naik

I am a Technology Leader at Nationwide Insurance with over a decade of leadership experience, complemented by 10 years in application development and 8 years as a systems administrator. My background bridges technical depth with strategic oversight, enabling me to deliver solutions that align business goals with engineering excellence. I am highly skilled in Agile, Lean, and Scrum methodologies, driving teams toward efficiency, innovation, and measurable results.Core Strengths:• Analytical Problem Solving – Skilled at identifying challenges and implementing effective, data-driven solutions.• End-to-End Product Delivery – Proven ability to manage products from concept to launch, ensuring quality and timeliness.• Team Development & Collaboration – Passionate about cultivating inclusive, high-performing teams through mentorship and open communication.• Strategic Planning & Execution – Adept at aligning business goals with actionable strategies to drive growth and innovation.• Vendor Relationship Management – Experienced in building and maintaining strong partnerships to optimize value and performance.

Experience

1. Software Engineering Product Manager

   Nationwide

   Nov 2021 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   In my current role, I oversee multiple customer-facing enterprise applications, partnering with internal stakeholders. I lead a geographically distributed team of developers, testers, and collaborate with product owners, and business partners to ensure seamless delivery and support. Leveraging DevOps practices and AI-driven tools, I focus on enhancing delivery speed, observability, and system availability. I am also driving initiatives to integrate AI models into our applications to unlock new capabilities and business value.Performance Highlights: • Deliver products on time and within approved budgets, ensuring alignment with business objectives.• Lead a team of developers to enhance and modernize existing architectures and platforms, driving greater efficiency and innovation across Nationwide’s offerings.• Mentor team members, foster engagement, and cultivate a high-performance culture that enables individuals to reach their full potential.• Collaborate and lead across cross-functional teams with a unified, results-driven mindset.• Manage risk by enforcing cybersecurity best practices and secure configurations in all delivered products and services.• Communicate effectively with senior technology and business leaders to align strategy, priorities, and execution.• Oversee feature and component prioritization, balancing near-term delivery with long-term target-state goals.

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  B.E.

  1990 — 1995

• Project Management Institute

  PMP

  2009 — 2009

• Franklin University

  MBA

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Change Management
• Weblogic
• Middleware
• Websphere
• Sdlc
• Oracle
• Cloud Computing
• Problem Management
• Soa
• Kepner-Tregoe Root Cause Analysis
• Business Analysis
• Mentoring
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Incident Management
• Vendor Management
• Jboss Application Server
• Agile Methodologies
• Tomcat
• Java
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Product Development
• Apollo Rca
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Web Services
• Enterprise Architecture
• Unix
• Product Management