Specialist, Business Capability Team Analysis (P&C)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Des Moines, IA

5d•$88,000 - $164,000

About The Position

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team 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. Successful candidates will bring a balance of hands-on technical configuration experience and strong business partnership skills. This role is focused on doing the work—configuring workflows, mapping processes, and translating requirements into scalable system solutions. #LI-BC1 Do you want to be a member of a team that aspires to lead business innovation in the insurance and financial services industry? Are you an entrepreneur at heart, able to pivot quickly and be agile in your approach? If you're passionate about fueling growth, driving improvement and solving needs in a way that haven't yet been imagined, then Nationwide's Business Capability Team may be the place for you! As a Specialist, you will be responsible for providing subject matter expertise to inform business outcomes, in addition to providing competitive industry analysis for a product and journey in support of a single line of business. You will also be a member of a broader product and journey team representing the interests of all business stakeholders. You will be responsible for measuring progress against business outcomes and timelines ensuring the technology solution aligns to the business strategy and delivers expected business benefit measured by adoption of changes. You'll provide key support to the Business Capability Owner, representing the customer point of view while also examining processes and practices to determine how to best support the product and journey.

Requirements

Hands-on experience configuring business processes and workflows using automation platforms such as SS&C AWD (Chorus) or similar tools.
Strong ability to gather, analyze, and document business requirements and translate them into effective system configurations and process maps.
Working knowledge of APIs, web services, and data mapping concepts to support integrations across enterprise systems.
Proficiency in SQL (or similar query languages) for data validation, reporting, and troubleshooting configuration or workflow issues.
Experience with enterprise software configuration and basic system administration , including promoting changes across development, test, and production environments and using version control concepts.
Understanding of Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance operations —particularly claims, underwriting, and policy servicing—with the ability to align technical solutions to real-world workflows.
Ability to partner closely with business stakeholders , lead requirement discussions, and ensure technical solutions meet operational needs.
Analytical mindset with the ability to troubleshoot configuration issues , identify root causes, and recommend scalable, long-term improvements.
Experience supporting process improvement efforts , including identifying automation opportunities and improving efficiency through configuration changes.
Comfort working in Agile or product-oriented delivery environments , collaborating with cross-functional teams including business, IT, and product partners.
Bachelors degree in business, IT or related field with advanced degree preferred.
Typically, 5 or more years of demonstrated experience delivering initiatives and conducting customer research to inform value-based solutions.
Experience executing in an agile environment, product-centric principles and managing mid-level initiatives.
Sound knowledge of insurance industry, agile planning practices and customer design principles.
Ability to analyze quantitative and qualitative information and summarize for consumption by all levels.
Ability to develop recommendations and influence the strategic vision and multi-year roadmap.
Strong business process design skills and ability to communicate findings in a clear and concise manner.
Ability to work interpedently and manage intermediate to advanced tasks that span different subject matters.
Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial.

Responsibilities

Analyzes user needs, defines and documents business requirements, validates assumptions, evaluates solution options, partners with User Experience to create prototypes, leads proof of concepts, recommends appropriate solutions to Business Capability Manager.
Provides insight for Business Capability Owner to support prioritization of the work.
Provides business process expertise directly or by leveraging SMEs; Conducts current state and future state process analysis.
Consistently reviews KPIs that measure effectiveness of the product and journey with customers.
Provide insights to Business Capability Manager on areas of opportunity and/or focus.
Leverage curiosity and questions to ensure you gain the right understanding of current process and potential go forward options.
Keeps up on the latest industry trends as well as customer needs and behaviors.
Continually leverage technical skills and expertise and teach/train less experiences team members.
Participates in agile ceremonies, daily stand ups, show and tells, iteration planning and retrospectives.
Execute design and development on business configurable tools where applicable in support of operational partners.
May perform 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