Senior Counsel - Investments

If you're passionate about being part of a diverse organization that enables a company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to deliver innovative business solutions with excellence, then Nationwide's Legal team could be 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.

Nationwide’s Investments Legal Practice Group within The Office of the Chief Legal Officer is seeking an experienced attorney to support the Department of Investments. This role provides strategic legal guidance on private placements, private credit, private funds, co‑investments, secondary transactions, and related matters. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with senior Investments Legal attorneys, investment professionals, compliance, risk, and other internal stakeholders, as well as external counsel and counter parties to facilitate complex transactions and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

This is a hybrid work schedule located in Columbus, OH.

Would you thrive in an environment where you can deliver top‑quality legal services to support the goals and business objectives of a Fortune 100 insurance and financial services company? If you possess the legal education, skills and expertise needed to provide outstanding service, advice, and counsel, we want to hear from you!

As Senior Counsel, you will independently provide deep expert legal advice and counsel on highly complex legal matters with senior level leaders. You will negotiate significant income–generating deals on behalf of business partners and the enterprise. We’ll count on you to create valuable risk‑management recommendations by leveraging sound risk assessment information and actively identifying and logically assessing potential legal risks in ambiguous, unique and/or the most complex business situations which have the greatest potential for significant impact to the company.

• Provides legal subject matter expertise on specialized privacy, real‑estate, investment, or capital markets related matters and transactions.
• Advises, counsels, develops conclusions and recommendations, negotiates on behalf of business partner, drafts necessary legal documents, and closes deals that are financially significant, high‑risk, or highly complex and that directly generate income and affect the enterprise’s profitability.
• Creates valuable risk‑management/mitigation recommendations leveraging sound risk assessment information to further achievement of the enterprise’s privacy, real‑estate and investment portfolios.
• Regularly interacts with senior leaders in the Company on legal matters within his or her area(s) of legal expertise. Has input into or influence on Company decision‑making.
• Takes the lead role in matters that are highly complex, strategic or sensitive in nature while understanding the business partner's position and needs and considering the long‑term business and strategic consequences of possible outcomes.
• Meets with business partners to understand business processes and needs.
• Keeps senior leaders and appropriate management of Company informed of case law and new legislation, as appropriate.
• Has a broad network of established relationships both internal and external to the organization, particularly in recognized areas of subject matter expertise.
• On behalf of the Company or the area of expertise, has significant interaction with persons outside of the Company, including opposing counsel, industry regulators, peer groups, and outside advisors.
• Works independently and may lead teams to resolve highly complex legal and organizational issues. May have management responsibility for a small group of legal resources within an area of law.
• May supervise, assign work to and coordinate tasks, projects, or assignments for other associates. May be responsible for the development, coaching, training, and mentoring of individual team members.
• Ensures compliance with approved outside counsel budget. May make outside counsel budget…