Sr Dir, Adv Consulting Group

If you’re passionate about becoming a Nationwide associate and believe you have the potential to be something great, let’s talk. 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. Lead the future of Advanced Life Planning. This is a rare opportunity to shape strategy, elevate talent, and influence some of the most complex and high‑impact life insurance cases across our distribution ecosystem.

As Senior Director of the Life‑Focused Advanced Consulting Group (ACG), you will sit at the intersection of strategy, technical excellence, and thought leadership—driving outcomes for financial professionals and their clients while building a best‑in‑class consulting organization.

• Lead Life ACG strategy and execution, setting priorities and direction across all Life distribution channels to ensure alignment, consistency, and maximum impact.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex, high‑value life cases, delivering consultative case design and product positioning support to financial professionals, wholesalers, and key accounts.
• Act as the primary senior liaison to Life distribution, overseeing and refining the Life interaction model—including intake, triage, delivery, and ongoing relationship management—to create seamless, high‑quality partner experiences.
• Champion advanced education and thought leadership, delivering main‑stage presentations and CE/CPE‑eligible content, and partnering with Marketing and Sales to author and deploy high‑impact advanced sales plays and marketing assets.
• Own performance, governance, and risk across Life ACG activity by defining and tracking key metrics, strengthening controls, and continuously improving processes.
• Attract, develop, and inspire technical talent, modeling a collaborative, inclusive culture while mentoring emerging experts and future leaders.
• Embrace technology, data, and AI‑enabled tools to modernize advanced casework, generate sharper insights, and elevate the advanced planning experience for internal partners and clients.

• Deep expertise in advanced life insurance planning, including experience with complex, high‑net‑worth or institutional cases.
• Proven leadership at scale, with success building, leading, and evolving high‑performing consulting or advanced sales teams.
• Strong influence and executive presence, able to partner with senior distribution leaders, key accounts, and external financial professionals.
• Thought leadership and teaching excellence, with experience presenting advanced concepts to diverse audiences and translating complexity into clear, compelling guidance.
• A builder’s mindset, comfortable shaping strategy, defining operating models, and improving processes in a dynamic environment.
• Curiosity and adaptability, with enthusiasm for leveraging data, technology, and AI to enhance decision‑making and client outcomes.
• A collaborative, people‑first approach, grounded in integrity, inclusion, and a commitment to developing others.

FINRA Series 6 and 26 is required within 120 days of hire.

This is a fully remote position! However, candidates located in Columbus, Ohio, Des Moines, IA or Scottsdale, AZ will collaborate in office 3 days a week.

If you are a natural relationship-builder who loves working with customers, financial professionals and organizations to provide solutions, we want to know more about you! As a Senior Director, you'll drive overall strategy and day-to-day leadership of the different Advanced Consulting Group (ACG) business teams respectively - Annuity, Life and Retirement Solutions. You will develop and direct strategy for…