Senior Investment Analyst - Enterprise Portfolio Management Data and Analytics

As a team member in the Finance department at Nationwide, the opportunities are endless! You can grow and learn in diverse areas across many disciplines such as Advanced Analytics, Investments, Actuarial, Accounting, Risk Management, Critical Business Advisor, Internal Audit, and so much more. Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

This position will be focused on enhancing data and analytical capabilities within the Enterprise Portfolio Management Team. Projects may include dashboard construction, process enhancement and automation, development and support of statistical models incorporating financial market and economic data. This role will be a key connection between enterprise portfolio management and Investments’ Advanced Analytics initiatives as well as other data focused projects within the organization.

This Columbus based hybrid position is an Investments F Band role.

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’s vision is to be the most trusted, most caring and most customer-focused protection company. We exist to protect people, businesses and futures with extraordinary care.

The Nationwide Investments team manages approximately $130 billion and strives to combine client focus, investment discipline and teamwork to deliver superior results.

The Enterprise Portfolio Management - Senior Investment Analyst assists in the development and communication of investment strategy and portfolio management activities for general account, separate account and third-party multi-asset class portfolios. The role is directly involved in supporting cross market relative value analysis, interest rate positioning, asset allocation and monitoring of performance and compliance within investment policies and guidelines for client portfolios.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Works independently and has limited oversight. Has an experienced understanding of relative value, interest rate risk management, asset allocation and performance and attribution.

• Provides input into the development of cross market relative value, duration and curve positioning and overall asset allocation decisions to achieve multiple client objectives and outperform benchmarks and peers.

• Gathers, analyzes, monitors, and disseminates quantitative and qualitative data about the macroeconomic and market trends as well as the various asset classes, including government securities, spread product, equities, currencies, and alternatives.

• Develops and maintains financial models to provide critical signals and insights in rates, bonds and equities in both domestic and international markets.  

• Monitor general account portfolio performance, cashflows and asset allocation, providing analytical and administrative support to portfolio managers.

• Monitor policy limits, risk guidelines and tracks supportable rates.

• Develops and maintains relationships with internal business partners to help ensure effective development, communication and execution of investment strategy.

• May communicate investment strategy with internal business partners.

• Prepares materials and reporting to facilitate communication of investment strategy.

May perform other duties as assigned.

Reporting Relationships:  Senior Investment Professional – Head of Portfolio Management

Typical Skills and Experiences: 

Education:  Undergraduate degree.   MBA, MS or MA in business administration, economics, finance, or CFA preferred.  

Experience:   4 to 7 years of investment experience.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: 

• Demonstrates presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Must be particularly well-organized, responsible, capable of delivering requests on time, and able to multi-task

• Results dr