Consultant, Product - Financial Services

Nationwide • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Nationwide Financial is seeking passionate individuals to join our team and deliver extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their retirement. This role is essential in helping Nationwide build future capabilities to serve customer needs, keeping existing products relevant and marketable, and building new products through research, critical thinking, practicality, and collaboration. As a Consultant, you will lead the initiation, development, and maintenance of products with respect to design, profitability, and growth. You will collect information and make recommendations regarding overall corporate objectives, field operations, and staff services.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, marketing, or related field preferred.
• Graduate degree desired.
• Typically, eight years of relevant experience in a related industry.
• Industry designations (e.g., CPCU, ARM, CLU, FLMI, ChFC, CFP, NASD, etc.) preferred.
• Demonstrated strategic decision making.
• Proficiency in the use of analytic tools, plans pricing and products.
• Ability to drive for results, navigate ambiguity and to understand strategic objectives.
• Ability to lead high profile projects.
• Ability to creatively present ideas in written form and through presentations.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Retirement Plans and/or Managed Accounts.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a technical professional in the analysis of pricing and design features, product, and profitability.
• Actively finds opportunities for improvement and makes solution recommendations.
• Provides support and guidance related to product design and management.
• Provides high level, strategic input on key initiatives addressing product strategy and profitability objectives.
• Participates and may lead new business development and implementation projects.
• Works with Product Directors to predict needs and issues. Acts as a resource to Product Directors. Reacts appropriately to market conditions.
• Identifies and evaluates business opportunities. Partners with leadership to provide a regular assessment of financial results and recommendations to increase future profitability.
• Investigates and assists in development of new tools and technology to improve product performance.
• Reviews and analyzes highly technical and sophisticated market information on benchmark competitors. Identifies options to keep products market-competitive.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short and long term disability coverage
• Paid time off (minimum of 18 days per 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees