Specialist, Capital Forecasting

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Overview

The Specialist Risk & Capital Management role is part of Nationwides Enterprise Risk Management team specifically within the Rating Agency Management and Capital Forecasting group. This team plays a critical role in safeguarding Nationwides financial strength by ensuring robust capital planning and maintaining strong ratings with external agencies. The position focuses on Property & Casualty (P&C) capital modelingproviding insights into capital adequacy supporting strategic decision-making and delivering transparency to senior leadership and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain P&C capital metrics including quarterly Return on Capital (RoC) and multiple views of capital for the P&C business.
• Develop and deliver reporting decks for senior leadership rating agencies and regulatory bodies ensuring clarity and accuracy.
• Continuously monitor and enhance risk and capital management frameworks to support enterprise-wide financial resilience.
• Collaborate with Finance Risk and Actuarial teams to ensure consistency in capital assumptions and reporting standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and evolve processes toward insight-driven analysis.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Economics Mathematics or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years in corporate finance capital management or risk analytics; insurance industry experience is a plus.
• Technical Skills: High proficiency in Excel (including formulas VLOOKUPs and data analysis); familiarity with enterprise reporting tools.
• Certifications: Progress toward CFA FCAS FSA CQF or similar designation preferred.
• Other Skills: Strong analytical ability attention to detail and excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

This role does not qualify for employer sponsored work authorization. Nationwide does not participate in the STEM OPT extension program.

It is our intention to fill this role in Columbus OH. The hired associate must reside within 35 miles of One Nationwide Plaza Columbus OH 43215.

This position will be hired on a SuccessFlex basis. You will be required to come into the office two days per week.

Internal Compensation Grade: F4

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Job Description Summary

Do you have the desire to play a critical role in driving data-based business outcomes Nationwide has been using data to serve our members and drive business outcomes for almost 100 years. Our industry-leading workforce accepts an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. Our Risk Analytics professionals play a key role in redefining quantitative data analysis into meaningful insights that drive business results. Specifically they serve as the conduit joining quantitative risk analysts to business partners.

As a Specialist youll work on various risk analytics projects to help solve diverse business problems. Youll continue building a foundation of business understanding and relationships. Its imperative that you have experience with quantitative analytics and that you are able to clearly articulate solutions.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Understands and assesses key needs and is responsible for developing the appropriate quantitative modeling solutions.

• Collaborates with departments across the organization or business functions to support strategic goals objectives and initiatives.

• Builds risk analytic solutions for business problems through collaborating consulting and driving expectations.

• Collaborates with partners and teammates to ensure that consistent model assumptions processes and outputs are well understood and that modeling standard methodologies are upheld.

• Crafts clear and concise summaries of findings and recommendations with support. Uses impactful storylines and data visualization geared to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Develops tests implements and administers sophisticated quantitative modeling processes and tools.

• Evaluates and ranks quantitative solutions to business problems.

• Communicates the key benefits and limitations of sophisticated modeling tools for business applications.

• Works across teams to ensure governance of modeling tools are applied consistently.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Risk/Actuarial leader.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate studies in finance accounting economics statistics mathematics or related subject area required. Graduate-level studies in a related field with advanced degree highly desirable.

License/Certification/Designation: Progress toward FCAS FSA CQF CFA or similar preferred.

Experience: Typically three or more years of related work experience in financial risk modeling or actuarial functions.

Knowledge Abilities and Skills: Basic knowledge of machine learning stochastic processes Monte Carlo simulations sampling methods and other statistical techniques applicable to specialized risk modeling. Basic mathematical knowledge of specialized risk models such as those used in hedging economic scenario generation catastrophe credit risk etc. Basic knowledge of risk management operations such as asset-liability management portfolio risk assessment hedging etc. Ability to communicate technical concepts to peers and direct supervisor. Proficient written and verbal communications skills. Proficiency with Excel and Powerpoint.

Other criteria including leadership skills competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the CFO or the HR leader.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be 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.

We currently anticipate accepting applications until 01/29/2026. However we encourage early submissions as the posting may close sooner if a strong candidate slate is identified before the deadline.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs including: medical/dental/vision life insurance short and long term disability coveragepaid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year 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. To learn more about the benefits we offer click here.

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 (or classification) protected by applicable law.

This position could be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states.

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Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills education training credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job Sales Incentives based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.

The national salary range for Specialist Risk Analytics : $88000.00-$164000.00

The expected starting salary range for Specialist Risk Analytics : $88000.00 - $132000.00