Sr. Consultant, Customer, Strategy & Innovation Portfolio

If you're passionate about helping a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales drive their strategy forward through innovative product development and advancing strategic partnerships to protect customers, then Nationwide is the place for you! At Nationwide, "on your side" goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we're looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

This role is a key member of the CSIO Operations team, serving as a strategic operations partner to the Chief Innovation and Digital Officer while gaining direct exposure to executive decision-making. In this position, you will spend approximately 50% of your time driving and optimizing day-to-day operations for the EIDO. The remaining 50% will be dedicated to leading the CSIO Integrated Portfolio, providing a single source for portfolio data and reporting, enabling data-driven decision making and actionable insights for leaders and fostering alignment and efficiencies across the team.

Due to the nature of this role, it will be hybrid to the Columbus, OH offices and will manage direct reports.
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** In Customer, Strategy & Innovation, we’re creating solutions that deliver extraordinary experiences for the customers of today and tomorrow. Powered by a cross-functional, one team structure—and backed by the strength and stability of Nationwide—we move at the speed of a start-up and at the scale of a Fortune 100.
As a member of this high-visibility team, you’ll be a strategic partner to senior and executive leadership through effective management of portfolio investments. You’ll be a trusted partner and advisor, helping to solve critical business problems and overcome obstacles, by providing guidance to move solutions forward. If you enjoy navigating the complexities of a fast-paced, large organization, this role might be for you!
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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Provides direct support for creating and advancing capabilities, providing thought leadership, advisory services and insights regarding alignment of portfolios to strategic priorities and growth goals.
* Provides strategic leadership in the development of processes and recursive execution of portfolio prioritization, financial modeling, resource allocation and decision-making governance of an extensive and valuable portfolio budget.
* Provides recommendations for business partners on selecting and managing business investments to achieve strategic priorities.
* Leads development of key analytics, analyzes portfolio performance against goals and identifies recommendations for improvement.
* Keeps a pulse on industry movement and activities and remains on top of key trends within insurance, financial services, startups and tech companies with a focus on innovation portfolio and metrics.
* Drives continuous improvement as necessary to maximize value.
* Ensures effective operations of ongoing portfolio processes.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
** Reporting Relationships:
** Reports to the AVP, Staff Administration.
** Typical Skills and Experiences:
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* Education:

** Undergraduate studies in business, marketing, product or engineering; MBA preferred.
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* Experience:

** Typically, ten or more years of diverse business experiences with an emphasis on strategy, finance, innovation and product management. Experience working in PowerPoint and presentation creation;
Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
** Knowledge, Abilities and

Skills:

** Diverse business experience, especially in innovation and digital and the development of new products, new services, and building new businesses. Must have an understanding of the various business building blocks of the new opportunity to development of an investable business case and new business models, you should possess a quick and keen understanding of past, current and future business and technical strategies, technologies, and current trends.

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