Consultant, Corporate Governance

Nationwide Mutual Insurance • Columbus, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Consultant in Corporate Governance within Nationwide's Legal team. The position supports a Fortune 100 company with significant annual sales, focusing on delivering innovative business solutions with excellence. The role involves serving as a trusted partner in company contact administration and maintenance, strengthening governance processes, document management, and follow-up practices. It also includes coordinating and supporting company meetings, contributing to process improvement and project management, and conducting research for department projects and strategic initiatives. The role may also involve supporting insurance company licensing and regulatory maintenance. The ideal candidate is someone who can connect with people, prioritize activities to strengthen communications, culture, and capability, and thrives in a highly coordinated team environment that values teamwork and preparation. The Consultant will provide sophisticated consulting and advisory services, handle critical meeting logistics and communications, and work independently with latitude to ensure progress.

Requirements

• Undergraduate studies in business administration, insurance, legal or other relevant academic subject areas.
• Typically eight years’ minimum experience in corporate governance, legal, financial services, administration, regulatory, project management or consulting.
• Expertise related to Corporate Governance needed.
• Extensive knowledge of the administrative process surrounding Board of Director meetings and projects related to executive leadership partnerships.
• Organizational skills in planning, coordinating and monitoring.
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work comfortably and reliably with all levels, including the most senior levels both within the organization and externally.
• Acute political sensitivity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Shown ability to set work priorities that conform with established standards and be a self-starter.
• Ability to give presentations in both formal and informal settings.
• Strong verbal and written skills.

Nice To Haves

• Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner in supporting company contact administration and maintenance across assigned legal entities.
• Help strengthen recurring governance processes, document management, and follow-up practices to support the timely completion of annual and periodic requirements.
• Provide responsive day-to-day governance support and help advance team priorities as needs arise.
• Coordinate and support live subsidiary company meetings, including preparing materials, tracking deliverables, and helping ensure smooth execution.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and project management efforts that enhance corporate governance, legal entity management, and team effectiveness.
• Conduct thoughtful and thorough research in support of department projects, special assignments, and other strategic initiatives.
• Support and take ownership of certain insurance company licensing matters and related regulatory or corporate maintenance activities, as needed.
• Embrace special projects and other responsibilities that support the evolving needs of the team and department.
• Collaborates across broad based assignments, to evaluate matters of significance within Corporate Governance.
• Ensures continuous improvement to enterprise Governance processes and policies, and reports on progress.
• Makes appropriate recommendations for improvement as vital.
• Monitors issue identification and resolution for board and committees, as an authority in fundamental and sophisticated governance concepts, practices and procedures.
• Leads the preparation for presentations to management, support team and external partners on Corporate Governance issues and policies.
• Builds effective working relationships across all Nationwide offices and business units, insurance and regulatory agency authorities and consultants.
• Coordinates regular and special report preparation and analysis regarding Corporate Governance.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision
• life insurance
• short and long term disability coverage
• paid time off
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level