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Nationwide · 5 days ago

VP, Investments – Specialty Finance

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$46K/yr - $535K/yr

10+ years exp

Nationwide is a customer-centric company focused on delivering extraordinary care. As the VP, Investments leader for Specialty Finance, you will lead the development and management of innovative specialty finance insurance solutions while collaborating with internal teams and external partners to ensure effective risk management and underwriting practices.

BankingFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife Insurance

Responsibilities

Provide profit-oriented, risk-appropriate underwriting leadership for Specialty Finance, maintaining awareness of market trends and developments to inform strategic direction and product innovation

Establish and maintain comprehensive underwriting strategies, guidelines, referral protocols, quality control, monitoring processes, and effective communications

Define the framework for setting target portfolios of Specialty Finance products, ensuring alignment with Nationwide’s overall risk exposure

Navigates complex challenges, makes data-driven decisions, and builds trusted partnerships at all levels of the company

Foster strong collaboration across supporting functions—including Technology, Operations, Actuarial, Finance, Reserving, Reinsurance, Audit, Compliance, Legal, Risk Management, and Claims—to enhance decision-making in underwriting

Partner with risk professionals to develop and implement methodologies for evaluating risk and return, integrating asset-oriented and product-focused perspectives into underwriting guidelines, and ensuring alignment with Ryan Specialty

Oversee Specialty Finance leads, guiding the design, implementation, and monitoring of operating manuals, and incorporating feedback from internal and external stakeholders

Develop and implement performance and risk measurement tools and reporting systems in partnership with Specialty Finance asset leads and reporting teams

Build and maintain relationships with internal and external partners to identify and evaluate new product opportunities

Recruit, mentor, and develop talent, providing consistent feedback and fostering professional growth

Qualification

Investment expertiseStructured productsPortfolio managementRisk managementAnalytical skillsLeadership skillsCommunication skillsNegotiating skillsProblem-solving skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree

At least 10 years of related investment experience

Proven to have a deep expertise in institutional asset management, especially in structured products and private markets, with a demonstrated ability to evaluate complex investments

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiating skills

Proficiency in asset underwriting and return on capital analysis

Effective communication, leadership, and collaboration skills

Ability to think critically and creatively, work independently, and manage multiple tasks under pressure

Professionalism, reliability, and the capacity to coordinate across diverse groups

Preferred

MBA, MS or MA in business administration, economics, finance, or CFA

Benefits

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 paid time off

401(k) with company match

Company-paid pension plan

Business casual attire

And more.

Company

Nationwide

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Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States.

Founded in 1925

Columbus, Ohio, USA

10001+ employees