Consultant, Business Insights

Are you passionate about being part of a team at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their future? If so, then Nationwide Financial could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers and partners are at the center of everything we do, and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care. Associates in this role develop, train, run, and communicate analytical models to business partners and other end users while making connections to larger NF initiatives and goals. They lead financial and operational measurement projects, identify relevant data sets for data analytics applications, create visual and statistical solutions using advanced business intelligence tools and appropriate research methodologies and best practices. Frequently, they run in-depth data analysis to uncover actionable insights to contribute to strategic decision-making. They may lead multiple projects concurrently. Job Location: One Nationwide Plaza Columbus, OH 43215 Scheduling: Hybrid scheduling with in-office expectations This role does not qualify for employer-sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT Extension program. It is our intention to fill this role in Columbus, Ohio, however, on occasion, applications from internal candidates that are working remotely and bring critical industry skills and relevant experience may be considered. (Compensation Grade G4) #LI-YA1 Job Description Summary We are a versatile group of individuals working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, analytical aptitude, and collaboration. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you! As a Consultant, Business Insights, you’ll extract data to obtain knowledge and insights, manipulate internal and external data through R/SAS/SQL/Python, perform diagnostic and inferential analysis, investigate complex business concerns using data and statistical techniques, apply analysis or visualization techniques, build forecasts and/or projections of possible business futures and benefits, and communicate key findings to business partners. Your focus will be to maximize insight gained from internal and external data to ensure that business partners are making decisions in an optimally informed way. Job Description Key Responsibilities: - Applies substantive business expertise to render insights and forecast/project on extracted data sets to craft, package, and communicate actionable insights and recommendations to business partners. - Builds and maintains relationships and serves as a trusted business advisor to clients, internal risk partners, and other stakeholders. - Cultivates partnerships across the company to ensure methodologies and assumptions align with corporate practices. - Participates in the development of scope, risk/control matrix, project timelines, and assignments. Responsible for effectively synthesizing own project work and the work of team members. Work may span more than one project or focus area. - Leverages statistical inferencing when conducting analysis. Communicates significance in findings when working with business partners. Utilizes appropriate visualization techniques as needed. - Collaborates with leaders to develop strategies for the business unit. - Consults with business to understand, align, and deliver work that supports business objectives and priorities. Determines appropriate information and data to be shared with customers. - Shares financial and operational analyses with the appropriate area of the company as assigned. - Responsible for building business intelligence applications using R/Python/SQL/SAS/Tableau. - Manages special projects and serves as an analytic consultant and contact for team members and associates outside the department. - Serves as a consultant and subject matter expert for business areas during the intake and prioritization of data, reporting, analysis, and advanced analytics work. Contributes to the continuous improvement of department processes through ongoing initiatives. - May be responsible for the preparation of reports and use of information systems, software, and related sources of information. May also be responsible for training other users on report preparation and database access and supporting the research, analysis, and presentation of information. - May perform other responsibilities as assigned. Reporting Relationships: Reports to Director/Associate Vice President and does not have direct reports. Typical Skills and Experiences: Education: Undergraduate studies in data or business analytics, computer science, management information systems, business, mathematics, or a related field, with post-graduate studies preferred. Experience: Typically, eight or more years of experience in data extraction, data manipulation, analysis, and data visualization. Experience with advanced statistical techniques such as business intelligence. Detailed experience with data-extraction problem solving; working with large structured and unstructured datasets and databases to build understandable and relevant analyses. Professional experience in insurance, financial services, or a related industry preferred. Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills: In-depth knowledge of business policies and procedures, customer service concepts, and practices. Sophisticated understanding of creating and maintaining ad hoc and standard analysis, including data visualization, predictive modeling, and business intelligence tools. Working knowledge to conduct extraction of data for functional and operational analysis and modeling. Strong communication skills for interactions with others. Ability to understand business processes and the data produced by them. Ability to understand functional and operational measurement needs, analyze data requests, and interpret and translate business problems into solutions. Ability to work under tight time constraints. Capable of developing distinctive and understandable data visualizations. 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 HR Business Partner. Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values. Job Conditions: Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt) Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Occasional travel, nonstandard or extended work may be required based on project needs. 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. 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