Senior Investment Data Manager

Key Responsibilities Serves as a top-level expert in the identification, execution, and communication of data strategy opportunities, defining long-term goals and key performance indicators to further a data-driven culture in support of business priorities. Proactively consults and provides recommendations and direction on acquisition, curation, and consumption of data for analytical and operational uses, driving development and maintenance of reference data and mastering rules to ensure a single version of the truth across all data consumers. Drives creation and maintenance of road maps, mapping the end-to-end flow of data and the business processes and/or technical interfaces which would be created or impacted and recommends solutions or adaptations. Develops collaborative relationships with business, Technology, and vendor partners, providing leadership in communicating key activities, strategies, data impacts, and quality issues. Structures and leads processes, analyses, communication, and change management across data domains, with primary goal of improving business decision-making speed and efficiency through alignment of data investments, definitions, key metrics, and usage. Leads gathering of data, reporting and analytic requirements from business requestors, understanding and managing interdependencies in prioritizing development and delivery of solutions. Participates in planning and execution of UAT, triage issues and works with development team to resolve technically complex issues requiring alignment across multiple business stakeholders and disciplines. Defines and promotes data governance structure, standards, and procedures to ensure data is well-defined, consistent, accurate, accessible, and secure. Demonstrates broad knowledge and understanding of investment asset classes, and those data elements most critical to support business processes. Integrates emerging data and analytic trends, competitive research, and industry best practices into Nationwide. Provides direction, mentoring and guidance for less experienced team members. Reporting Relationships Reports to AVP or Data Leader. Typical Skills And Experiences Education: Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, business, statistics, math, or a related field or comparable experience strongly preferred; graduate studies in business, statistics, math, computer science or a related field are a plus. License/Certification/Designation: Certifications are not required but encouraged. Experience: 10+ years of relevant experience with data management organization/standards or practices; substantial experience in designing recommended solutions using industry best practices and leading initiatives across business and technology teams; experience engaging business leaders, data architects and external consultants to identify and fill gaps in data and analytics environment; experience with product roadmap development, data acquisition and data wrangling using modern programming and scripting languages (SQL, R, Python), and cloud technologies – Azure and AWS (Redshift, S3, EC2, etc.). Notable insurance/financial services industry knowledge is a plus. Knowledge, Abilities And Skills Demonstrated thought leadership and ability to develop skills in others. Data application and practices knowledge, with expertise using SQL to perform data analysis (experience in Snowflake and Databricks preferred). Sound decision‑making and strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills. Exhibits interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills to interact with all levels of associates and senior management. Ability to lead in an environment of change and ambiguity, effectively adapting to rapidly changing technology and applying it to business needs. Demonstrated expertise in building relationships, facilitating large meetings, influencing senior leaders, coaching others, conflict resolution, negotiation, and prioritization. Job Conditions Location: Must reside within 35 miles of One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus, OH, 43215. Work schedule: 3 days in office, 2 days remote. Not eligible for employer‑sponsored work authorization; does not qualify for the STEM OPT extension program. Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible). Working Conditions: Normal office environment. ADA: The above statements describe the principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties. Benefits Medical, dental and vision coverage; life insurance; short‑term and long‑term disability; paid time off with a minimum of 18 days for newly hired associates (pro‑rated quarterly based on hire date); nine paid holidays; 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off; 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off; 401(k) with company match; company‑paid pension plan; business casual attire and more. Equal Employment Opportunity Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. Salary Range National salary range for Senior Investment Professional: $121,000.00–$201,000.00. Expected starting salary range for Senior Investment Professional: $121,000.00–$201,000.00. #J-18808-Ljbffr Nationwide