Specialist, Data Solution Analyst

Nationwide•Columbus, OH

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Nationwide's industry leading workforce is passionate about creating data solutions that are secure, reliable and efficient in support of our mission to provide extraordinary care. Nationwide embraces an agile work environment and collaborative culture through the understanding of business processes, relationship entities and requirements using data analysis, quality, visualization, governance, engineering, robotic process automation, and machine learning to produce targeted data solutions. If you have the drive and desire to be part of a future forward data enabled culture, we want to hear from you. As a Data Solution Analyst, you’ll translate functional data and analytic requirements into solutions for consumption and use by the respective business or technology request or leveraging a variety of approved technologies. The technologies include (but are not limited to) Paxata, Tableau, Micro strategy, Business Objects, R, or other reporting and visualization solutions being considered for operationalization. You’ll also have the opportunity to guide others to leverage self-service techniques for business reporting and analytics.

Requirements

Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, business, statistics, math, a related field or comparable experience and education strongly preferred.
Two to five years of relevant experience with data management/ organization/ analytics or practices.
Experience in with data visualization tools, reporting and self-service analytic techniques.
Experience in application of data acquisition and data wrangling.
Good oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Graduate studies in business, statistics, math, computer science or a related field are a plus.
Certifications are not required but encouraged.
Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.
Data application and practices knowledge.
Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Responsibilities

Consult with OCLO business partners to understand their data, reporting, and workflow needs, translating questions and ideas into actionable solution requirements.
Design, build, and iterate on reporting, visualization, and automation solutions using approved enterprise technologies, ensuring they are scalable and maintainable.
Help drive training and learning by coaching OCLO associates on self-service analytics, data literacy, and the effective use of new tools and solutions.
Troubleshoot business partner project issues—diving into data flows, logic, and interfaces to diagnose problems and recommend practical fixes.
Collaborate closely with the rest of your team and the broader OCLO Operations team so that solutions align with data quality, security, and governance expectations.
Elicits reporting and analytic requirements from business and technology requestors to generate visualization or analysis.
Supports implementation of data requirements and practices for an assigned area.
Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.
Under supervision creates and executes standard visualization techniques.
Uses visualization and analysis techniques to present findings of data exploration exercises to stakeholders based on requirements gleaned.
Maps the flow of data and the business processes and/or technical interfaces which would be created or impacted and recommends solutions/adaptations.
Collaborates with others to implement standardized data reporting, analytics, and visualization tools.
Works on profiling, mapping, and modeling tools.
With guidance may partner with others on projects requiring data visualization.
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