Senior Investment Analyst

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This position will be hired on a SuccessFlex basis.

The hired associate must reside within 35 miles of the following location:

Columbus: One Nationwide Plaza, Columbus OH, 43215

Work schedule: 3 days in office, 2 days remote.

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

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Job Description Summary

Nationwide Investments employs a research-driven, team-oriented, and results-focused investment process to manage our clients’ portfolios. International Research and Strategy organizes and drives a coordinated effort across asset classes to research and analyze non-U.S. developed and developing economies and markets. The team conducts the non-U.S. country and sovereign risk research for Nationwide Investments and associated market opportunities. The Emerging Markets Research - Senior Investment Analyst will be responsible on developing investment themes within the emerging markets space, including sovereigns, quasi-sovereigns, and corporate fixed income securities. This role supports Nationwide investments in profiling developed markets country risk factors for our existing and growing non-US cross-asset investment portfolio.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Works independently with limited oversight, has an experienced understanding of asset class research and analysis.

• Performs research and analysis on issuers within the asset class in support of the team’s investment decision-making process.

• Identifies risk and return drivers, develops and models forward-looking scenarios, analyzes relative value, and provides investment recommendations for positioning within assigned sectors.

• Communicates analysis and investment theses through use of written reports, presentations, conversations, and market meetings.

• Evaluates changes in the economic, regulatory, legislative, and competitive business environments that impact investment fundamentals, valuations, and positioning within client portfolios.

• Builds relationships with internal and external partners to facilitate the analysis of investment opportunities.

• Collaborates successfully with other Nationwide Investment groups to advance our clients’ best interests.

• May mentor more junior members of the team.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned. 

Reporting Relationships:  Reports to Senior Investment Professional

Typical Skills and Experiences: 

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree; MBA or CFA preferred

Experience:  Four to seven years of related investment experience. 

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: 

• Experienced understanding of Emerging Markets Research

• Solid data analysis/management skills and some coding capability

• Proficient in Excel; prior Bloomberg experience is a plus

• Demonstrates presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to establish and organize work priorities

• Results driven, self-motivated, and intellectually inquisitive

• Positive, hardworking, pro-active, and professional

• Highly collaborative and team oriented

• Critical and creative thinker willing to express opinions and views

• Organized, detailed, and process oriented.

• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills

• Capable of working independently and uses some judgement with oversight required for overall task

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

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.

Values:  Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions: 

Overtime El