AVP, Reinsurance Placement - Alternative Ventures & Specialty Finance

Nationwide•Columbus, OH

About The Position

As a team member in Finance at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! Let Nationwide help create your career journey! 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. #LI-ML1 Job Description Summary Do you have the desire to apply risk management practices to drive business outcomes? Our industry-leading workforce personifies an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If this sounds like a place where you could thrive, we want to know more about you! As the AVP, Reinsurance Placement – Alternative Ventures & Specialty Finance, you’ll set the strategic direction for risk transfer across a complex and evolving portfolio. You’ll lead the design and execution of reinsurance, retrocession, and international strategies aligned to enterprise objectives, overseeing end to end placements from market engagement through negotiation and execution. As a trusted partner to brokers, reinsurers, and internal stakeholders, you and the team you lead will bring analytical and structural insight to emerging risk transfer needs and complex enterprise transactions.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or other quantitative related field.
Experience: Typically, 10 or more years of reinsurance or related experience; strong background in reinsurance, programs, MGAs, retrocession, international direct and assumed business and insurance linked securities preferred.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proven experience leading high‑complexity negotiation and market engagement.
Familiarity with structured, international and alternative risk transfer solutions.
Strong capability in data‑driven decision‑making, including actuarial and modeling insights.
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in cross-enterprise settings.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA) strongly preferred.
License/Certification/Designation: Pursuit or attainment of related designations such as CPCU is preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads strategy, design, and execution of risk transfer placements for the Alternative Ventures and Specialty Finance portfolio.
Develops reinsurance, retrocession, and international reinsurance strategies aligned with enterprise goals.
Oversees end‑to‑end placement execution including negotiation, market submissions, documentation, and coordination.
Serves as primary liaison with key reinsurance partners and brokers with an expectation of strengthening strategic relationships.
Provides analytical and structural insight into emerging reinsurance and retrocession needs.
Ensures adherence to internal controls, documentation standards, and reinsurance guidelines.
Supports enterprise transactions requiring specialized structuring and risk analysis including interpretation of modeling output and financial impacts.
Leads and mentors a team of professionals, fostering capability development and high performance.
Drives continuous improvement of processes, tools, and placement practices. Including the application of AI on contract review and management.
Establish and drive functional area vision, strategy, and objectives; oversee and lead associate management to include performance management, talent management, engagement, salary planning and administration and resource demand management strategies.
Performs other responsibilities as assigned

Benefits

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