Head of Risk Business Management (f/m/d)

Overview Nationwide’s Enterprise Catastrophe Risk Management team quantifies and manages the company’s exposure to natural catastrophe and severe weather events. The Director, Catastrophe Risk Modeling will lead a team that models physical assets and property exposures insured by Nationwide, running them through leading third‑party catastrophe models and internal tools to estimate probability and financial impact of hurricanes, convective storms, wildfires, and other perils on an annual basis.
Key Responsibilities Lead a high‑performing catastrophe analytics team focused on probability modeling and research, overseeing day‑to‑day execution of enterprise catastrophe models, workflows, and deliverables while developing and mentoring modelers and analysts.
Own the end‑to‑end production and enhancement of catastrophe models, including running RMS/Verisk platforms and related severe event modeling tools, managing model upgrades, and ensuring outputs are accurate, reproducible, and aligned with enterprise standards.
Translate complex model results into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders in P&C, Reinsurance, and Enterprise Risk, supporting decisions on risk appetite, capital, reinsurance strategy, and treaty structures.
Drive innovation in catastrophe risk analytics by incorporating new data sources, advanced statistical and machine‑learning techniques, and scenario analyses to improve Nationwide’s understanding and pricing of catastrophe risk.
Foster a strong, trust‑based team culture and effective change management, empowering team members to run with their work, escalating appropriately, and maintaining a positive, stable culture.
Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or a related quantitative field required. ACAS or FCAS designation strongly preferred; equivalent quantitative credentials and deep catastrophe risk experience will be considered.
Technical Expertise: Significant experience in catastrophe risk modeling for P&C insurance (e.g., RMS, Verisk/AIR), severe event modeling certifications (e.g., SEEM) or equivalent experience; strong SQL and advanced Excel skills; experience with R and/or Python for statistical modeling and automation preferred.
Leadership & Team Management: Proven experience leading analytics, actuarial, or modeling teams of at least 5 associates, including responsibility for performance, coaching, and career development; demonstrated success building, transforming, or stabilizing teams.
Business & Collaboration Skills: Deep understanding of P&C insurance and reinsurance, especially property lines and catastrophe‑exposed portfolios, with ability to connect model outputs to underwriting, portfolio management, and capital decisions; excellent communication and storytelling skills, able to explain complex modeling concepts and uncertainty to non‑technical stakeholders.
Location & Work Authorization: Role intended for Columbus, OH. Remote work considered only for candidates with critical industry skills and relevant experience. This role does not qualify for employer‑sponsored work authorization; Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.
Equal Opportunity Statement 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.

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