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.

This role is ideal for a seasoned strategy and partnership leader who thrives at the intersection of analytics, relationship management, and program execution. You may come from partner strategy, enterprise program leadership, healthcare innovation, or animal health ecosystems, and are experienced in shaping partnership concepts, building business cases, and advancing selected opportunities from idea through launch and scale.

You will be successful in this role if you enjoy working across ambiguity, influencing without authority, and translating insight into action. Strong candidates bring a track record of optimizing existing partnerships while also identifying and cultivating new opportunities that deliver measurable business and customer impact. Experience working with, or adjacent to, veterinary, animal health, healthcare, or highly regulated industries is strongly preferred.

This is a remote position with up to 30% travel, offering high visibility and regular engagement with senior leaders, external partners, and cross‑functional teams. The role reports directly to the Chief Veterinary Officer and plays a critical role in shaping Nationwide’s pet health partnership strategy and long‑term innovation roadmap.

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

Nationwide is seeking a strategic leader to identify, cultivate, and advance high value partnership opportunities that drive measurable business impact and strengthen Nationwide’s role in pet healthcare. The Sr. Consultant Pet Health Partnerships will apply advanced analytics, market and competitive insights, and partner performance data to shape strategy, surface new relationship opportunities, and guide decisions on which initiatives deliver the greatest value for pets, members, and the enterprise. This role will support contract negotiations, influence enterprise planning, and help define long-term partnership roadmaps that accelerate innovation and sustainable growth.

In a remote environment, you’ll collaborate across teams to develop, refine, and execute pet healthcare programs that improve access to care and enhance customer experience. A successful candidate brings strong analytical acumen, strategic thinking, and relationship leadership to turn promising ideas into actionable, digitally enabled programs that support Nationwide’s mission to protect what matters most.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, cultivate, and advance high‑value strategic partnership opportunities by using market and member insights to shape partnership strategies, evaluate fit, and recommend new or expanded offerings that strengthen Nationwide’s leadership in pet healthcare. Leverage analytics to guide opportunity assessment, inform partnership selection, and optimize ongoing partner performance; ensure the creation of dashboards and reporting tools that monitor program health, track KPIs, and support decisions on program expansion, refinement, or sunset.

• Advance selected opportunities into formalized partnerships by directing end‑to‑end partnership operations, including business case development, conceptual model design, contract negotiation, and review of marketing, PR, claims, and member‑service materials to ensure accuracy, mitigate risk, and maintain enterprise alignment.

• Direct transformation of qualitative and quantitative data (e.g., partner performance, program outcomes) and member feedback into actionable insights to continuously refine current programs and inform prioritization of future partnership opportunities.

• Lead operational execution of complex, multi‑faceted programs by prioritizing resources, managing timelines, coordinating cross‑functional contributions, and defining, tracking, and reporting KPIs to measure and communicate success.

• Maximize partnership impact by cultivating strong internal and external relationships, integrating partners into strategic initiatives, and driving collaboration across Nationwide and the veterinary and animal health ecosystem to deliver measurable value for pets, families, and the enterprise.

• Provide leadership for associate management, including performance optimization, talent development, workflow planning, and organizational effectiveness for direct and indirect reports.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Chief Veterinary Officer

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate degree in marketing, business administration, animal health-related science or related field preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Certified, licensed, or registered veterinary professional (technician, nurse, veterinarian, practice manager) preferred.

Experience: Ten or more years leading cross-functional programs and enterprise-level projects, leveraging analytics and performance metrics to inform strategic decisions, optimize program effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement. Exposure to pet insurance and health communication preferred; ability to quickly assimilate industry trends and apply insights to innovative partnership and program strategies.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Knowledge in data-driven insight creation, partner/relationship management, and program management. Deep knowledge, experience, and relationships in animal health preferred. Excellent customer services skills, relationship building skills, and interpersonal savvy. Ability to translate strategic concepts to tactical execution and guide implementation to consumer level information. Excellent communication skills with the ability to present information in verbal, written or visual forms to a variety of audiences. Excellent listening skills with ability to incorporate other viewpoints to define best solution. Strong analytical skills to leverage research and data to support pet healthcare strategies. Ability to lead, prioritize projects, and work across multiple departments. Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment; adjust schedule or work hours to meet changes in priorities. Ability to function independently or in a team environment with limited supervision while being a team player. Experience leveraging AI to enhance and accelerate work desired.

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: This is a work from home position with up to 30% travel. Non-standard 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.

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 Sr Consultant, Pet Health Partnerships : $122,000.00-$214,000.00The expected starting salary range for Sr Consultant, Pet Health Partnerships : $122,000.00 - $182,000.00