Chief P&C Data & Insights Officer

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them, 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 are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

The Chief P&C Data & Insights Officer is responsible for unlocking the value of governed data across P&C to drive growth, operational efficiency, and support performance measurement of our broader P&C outcomes. Positioned within the P&C Business Performance Office, the Chief P&C Data & Insights Officer ensures that data and insights are directly embedded in decision‑making and business execution.

• Establish and lead a comprehensive P&C data and insight strategy aligned to business priorities
• Partner with BU Presidents and their value chain leaders to identify opportunities where data can drive performance and advance the P&C organization / BUs in achieving their outcomes
• Own the full lifecycle of data initiatives, ensuring resources are used effectively, outcomes are measurable, and efforts are coordinated across BUs
• Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration to embed data initiatives into operations

• Lead structured efforts to prioritize data and insight use cases that support key KPIs and drive P&C value
• Apply classification frameworks (e.g., Critical Data Elements, Priority Data Elements, Non-Priority Data Elements) along with value‑based criteria to focus P&C's data investments
• Use stakeholder feedback to continuously refine a multi‑year P&C data roadmap with data priorities, and ensure value is realized from data efforts
• Advise on third‑party data sources and usage, specifically: availability of 3rd party data, opportunities to rationalize sources and quality / fit‑for‑use of the data within P&C

• Serve as the Business Delivery Executive (BDE) for Project Hercules, guiding delivery of foundational data capabilities across P&C
• Collaborate with IT to maintain a unified, trusted data platform and partner with IT to ensure foundational enablers (e.g., metadata, lineage, glossary) are aligned to business needs and governance requirements
• Offer input into the strategic direction for data governance, including policies, standards, and operating model (given the shared nature of this with the IT organization today).
• Monitor and report on the health of data across the P&C organization to ensure it is reliable, complete, and actionable.
• Ensure data is structured, standardized, and consumable to support AI/ML enablement across P&C
• Convene a regular cadence of P&C‑wide governance forums (e.g., Data Steering Committee, Data Governance Council) to share progress, resolve escalations, and set P&C level priorities
• Partners with IT to ensure business requirements are reflected in the selection and configuration of ETL and data consumption / visualization tools (i.e. Dataiku, Tableau, Power
  
  BI). Defines P&C standards for self‑service data consumption and visualization solutions (with technology enablement)

• Represent P&C in enterprise level governance forums including but not limited to Data Risk Council, Data Ethics Committee, etc.
• Advocate for P&C data requirements with IT to ensure platforms support both business use cases and access needs
• Collaborate with security, compliance, and legal teams to manage privacy, risk, and emerging data‑related threats

• Promote a data‑driven culture across the P&C organization
• Mentor and grow high‑potential talent in data and insight roles
• Leads a P&C data center of excellence to connect and support P&C data and insight associates. This includes establishing best practices, common standards, and a community of practice to drive consistent execution of data capabilities
• Champions data literacy and bringing forth…