Consultant, Business Management (Retirement Solutions)

Are you passionate about being part of a team at a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their future? If so, then Nationwide Financial could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers and partners are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.Retirement Solutions is focused on helping more people prepare for and live in retirement by delivering strong recordkeeping capabilities, effective service, and business solutions that support better customer (Advisor, Administrator, Consultant, Plan Sponsor and Participant) outcomes.   This role ensures that we deliver those outcomes prioritized in the RS Portfolio through driving complex initiatives, connecting business strategy to execution, and partnering across business, operations, technology, and readiness teams to deliver meaningful change for our customers and partners.In addition to the standard job description, we are looking for someone who:is comfortable working in ambiguity and can turn unclear, changing, or incomplete information into practical next steps, decisions, and action plansbrings strong business savvy, retirement plans knowledge, and the ability to connect project/product work to broader business outcomesis outcome focused and comfortable using metrics to define success, measure progress, surface issues early and drive critical decisions to resolutioncan effectively communicate and align the communications to the needs of their audiencecan lead business readiness work, including impact assessment, partner coordination, adoption planning, and launch supporthas a continuous improvement mindset and looks for practical ways to strengthen processes, tools, and team effectivenessshows learning agility, interest in continued upskilling, and the ability to thrive in a busy, engaging environment while contributing to a strong team cultureThis position is not required to work out of the Columbus office and is available to our remote associates should they possess the appropriate experience. This is a G2 band role.Job Description SummaryWe are a versatile group of individuals, working together to meet the needs of our customers. We value knowledge, strong business savvy and contributing to a stellar team environment. If you thrive in a busy, engaging work environment, we want to know more about you!As a Consultant, you'll manage projects to drive business objectives. You will identify and develop business process mapping and recommend and implement policies and procedures for new and existing business processes. You'll support the business administration functions for your assigned area.Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities:Coordinates and prioritizes all aspects of projects, including: planning, communication, execution and completion.Develops and controls timelines, including regularly re-assessing risks, throughout project life. Revises project plans on an ongoing basis to maintain alignment with other projects and the business strategy.Coordinates business/systems unit resources to log issues, designs processes and implements solutions. Maintains awareness of customer and systems requirements and conforms to those requirements.Responsible for internal and external resource management, budgeting and cost containment.Provides mentorship and feedback to project team members. Recommends and implements policies and procedures for new business processes and manages these processes upon completion of the project. Communicates process changes to impacted business units.May perform other responsibilities as assigned.Reporting Relationships: Reports to Manager/Director or Officer. This is an individual contributor position. Typical Skills and Experiences:Education: Undergraduate studies in business, mathematics or related field. License/Certification/Designation: Project Management Certification preferred.Experience: Six years of work experience in project management. Business process mapping experience preferred.Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Strong knowledge of project management concepts and techniques. Working knowledge of business terminology, systems and data processing policies, practices and procedures. Knowledge of business-related systems concepts and requirements preferred. Strong relationship building skills. Outstanding project management skills. Strong negotiation and problem solving skills. Proven decision making skills for problem identification and selection of alternatives. Effective interpersonal skills. Ability to prepare technical reports and formal presentations. Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence. Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by business unit Officer and Human Resources Officer.Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values. Job Conditions:Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)Working Conditions: Normal office environment; may be required to travel and work flexible hours.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 06/29/2026. However, we encourage early submissions, as the posting may close sooner if a strong candidate slate is identified before the deadline.BenefitsWe have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid 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 pai