Sr. Consultant, Portfolio Insights Technical Enablement

Nationwide Mutual Insurance•Des Moines, IA

2d•Remote

About The Position

This Sr Consultant role provides technical enablement and synthesis across Portfolio Insights, ensuring analytics outputs are trustworthy, executive‑ready, and scalable. This role will not create a standalone Business Insights or data engineering function that duplicates broader data or reporting capabilities. This role is an exciting new enablement position, focused on 1) delivering cross-line of business insights and 2) enabling the Line of Business Insights leads from a technical perspective. In addition to core Sr Consultant expectations, this role: Facilitates the ongoing development, maintenance, and running of analytical monitoring dashboards (generally in Power BI) Translates ambiguous, cross‑portfolio business questions into structured analytical outputs Hardens analytics and Portfolio Insights dashboards for executive level consumption Partners closely with relevant internal teams to consume trusted internal data Absorbs technical execution that would otherwise spread across multiple line of business-focused insights leads Acts as a connector across Property, Casualty, and Financial Lines analytics efforts Explicitly out of scope Data engineering or data governance Centralized reporting suite to business partners. We are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, analytical aptitude and collaboration. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you! As a Senior Consultant, you'll structure and lead large financial and operational measurement projects across one or more business units and effectively synthesize measurement results to improve business outcomes. You'll be responsible for growing and evolving the business partner relationship and service management profession to maximize effectiveness and may be responsible for the business unit financial and operational measurement strategy or project portfolio.

Requirements

Strong data synthesis skills in low‑structure environments
Experience translating analytics for executive & non-technical audiences
Advanced dashboarding and analytical tooling (Power BI, SQL, etc.)
Ability to communicate complex findings clearly to non‑technical leaders
Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information, business, mathematics or related field with post-graduate studies preferred.
Typically, 10 or more years of experience in data visualization, financial and operational measurement and data extraction queries.
Detailed experience with data extraction problem solving; working with large structured and unstructured data sets and databases to create understandable and relevant measures.
In-depth knowledge of business policies and procedures, customer service concepts and practices.
Sophisticated understanding of and working knowledge to build and maintain ad hoc and standard reports, including data visualization and business intelligence tools.
Advanced knowledge on conducting data management and extraction of data for functional and operational measurement.
Strong communication skills for interactions with others.
Ability to understand functional and operational measurement needs, analyze data requests and interpret business problems into solutions.
Ability to work under tight time constraints.
Capable of developing distinctive and understandable data visualizations.

Nice To Haves

P&C insurance or adjacent financial services experience
Experience working directly with non-technical stakeholders
Comfort operating as a senior individual contributor without formal authority
Professional experience in insurance, financial services or a related industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitates the ongoing development, maintenance, and running of analytical monitoring dashboards (generally in Power BI)
Translates ambiguous, cross‑portfolio business questions into structured analytical outputs
Hardens analytics and Portfolio Insights dashboards for executive level consumption
Partners closely with relevant internal teams to consume trusted internal data
Absorbs technical execution that would otherwise spread across multiple line of business-focused insights leads
Acts as a connector across Property, Casualty, and Financial Lines analytics efforts
Builds and maintains relationships and serves as trusted business advisor to leaders, clients, internal risk partners and other stakeholders.
Creates partnerships across the company to ensure methodologies and assumptions used are aligned with corporate practices.
Crafts, packages and communicates financial and operational measurement work by developing new statistical and visual solutions.
Participates in the development of scope, risk/control matrix, project timelines and assignments.
Owns the development of financial and operational measurement strategies for the business unit.
Consults with business leaders to understand, align and deliver measurement work that supports business objectives and priorities.
Builds business intelligence applications using statistical, database and/or general programming languages and tools.
Uses technology for data management, report automation and/or ad hoc reporting for end users.
Prepares reports and uses information systems, software and related sources of information.
Trains other users on report preparation and database access.
Consults on monitoring external sources, crafting custom reports, compiling and summarizing information, producing supporting documentation and exhibits and verification of information received from external sources.
Manages special projects and serves as data/technical lead and contact for team members and associates from other areas of the company.
Contributes to the continuous improvement of department processes through ongoing initiatives.
May perform other responsibilities as assigned.