Are you passionate about being part of a team that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their retirement? If so, then Nationwide Financial 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.

Internal Grade F4

This position will be hired on a SuccessFlex basis.

The hired associate must reside within 35 miles of the following location:

Columbus: Three Nationwide Plaza, Columbus OH, 43215

Work schedule: 2 days in office, 3 days remote.

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

Our work is essential to helping Nationwide build future capabilities to serve customer needs. Keeping existing products relevant and marketable and building new products takes research, critical thinking, practicality, and collaboration. If you enjoy gathering input and information, working independently and on a team and creating innovative solutions for customers, we want to know more about you!

As a Specialist, you'll help with the initiation, development, and maintenance of products with respect to design, profitability, and growth. We'll count on you to gather information and make recommendations on pricing and design features, product distribution, and procedures/standards. You'll also have opportunities to assist with key initiatives to address product strategy and profitability targets.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains features/capabilities of products from beginning to end with shared responsibility for the products managed from both a growth and profitability perspective.

• Finds opportunities for improvement and recommends changes to management.

• Provides support related to product management and design.

• Assists in the development of key initiatives to address product strategy and profitability targets.

• Reviews and analyzes market information of benchmark competitors, identifying ways to keep products market-competitive.

• Increases proficiency in pricing, product design, legal compliance, data analysis, product distribution, marketing, sales, and statistical reporting.

• Identifies and evaluates business opportunities. May provide management with regular assessment of financial results and recommendations to increase future performance.

• Investigates and assists in sponsoring new tools and technology to improve product performance.

• Assists on special project teams.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Director or Officer.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, marketing, or related field preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Industry designations (e.g., CPCU, ARM, CLU, FLMI, ChFC, CFP, NASD, etc.) preferred.

Experience: Typically, six years of relevant experience in a related industry.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Demonstrated decision making. Proficiency in the use of analytic tools, plans pricing and products. Ability to drive for results and to understand strategic objectives. Ability to lead projects. Ability to creatively present ideas in written form and through presentations. Effective verbal and written communication skills.

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. May require moderate to frequent travel.

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.

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.