Senior Data Governance Advisor

Are you passionate about being part of a team that delivers extraordinary care to help individuals and businesses prepare for and protect their retirement? If so, then Nationwide Financial could be the place for you 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 role is all about engagement, collaboration, and results.
• You will partner with existing team members, our IT and business counterparts, and the Data and AI/ML/Robotics Product Owners.
• As the embedded representative for data across our portfolio of projects, you'll advocate for business counterparts, data stewards, policyholder needs, and the advanced analytics needs of Pet.
• This role demands a deep understanding of data as one of Pet's most vital assets and ensures data is proactively engaged in projects—not an afterthought.
• You are the tactical extension of our data strategy, engaging across all phases from ideation through development, testing, and production.
• You'll continually look for opportunities to make things easier, faster, and better in relation to the role data plays in our everyday work and for our policyholders.
• You don't have to have a pet to be on the team—but if you do, we expect pictures.
• This is your opportunity to bring data to the forefront of our organization as the foundation of everything we do at Pet. 

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 industry leading workforce is passionate about creating data solutions that are secure, reliable and efficient in support of our mission to provide extraordinary care. Nationwide embraces an agile work environment and collaborative culture through the understanding of business processes, relationship entities and requirements using data analysis, quality, visualization, governance, engineering, robotic process automation, and machine learning to produce targeted data solutions. If you have the drive and desire to be part of a future forward data enabled culture, we want to hear from you.

As a Data Governance Advisor, you'll ensure the quality, reliability, security, efficiency, and accuracy of data through the data lifecycle to enable effective reporting and analytics for better and faster decision-making. You'll ensure adherence to data governance policy, standards and processes including taxonomy, data quality, efficiencies, and usage. Successful candidates have a passion for improving integrity and usability of data assets, resolving data quality issues, creating data definitions, driving consistency in sourcing data and defining critical data elements and collaborating with influencing others to consistently implement data governance policies, process, and standards.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Acts as top-level technical expert in the implementation of the Enterprise Data Governance policy, vision, strategy, tactical plans and service offerings for their assigned Auditable Business Unit(s).

• Responsible for data improvement, accuracy, validity, reliability, timeliness, relevance, completeness, and compliance.

• Responsible for applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.

• Oversees the development of standards to identify critical data issues and ensure data policy enforcement and compliance.

• Drives risk mitigation efforts by performing data risk assessments and developing recommendations to resolve the issues. 

• Furthers the enterprise or Auditable Business Unit(s) data governance communication and change plans.

• Drives the information management lifecycle within their assigned Auditable Business Unit(s).

• Provides top-level technical support and/or consultation on the Enterprise Data Governance applications.

• Executes complex metadata management initiatives, including technical data lineage, data quality and profile development.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to AVP or above Data Leader.

Typical Skills and Experiences: 

Education:  Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, business, statistics, math, a related field or comparable experience and education strongly preferred.  Graduate studies in business, statistics, math, computer science or a related field are a plus.

License/Certification/Designation:  Certifications are not required but encouraged.

Experience:  Ten or more years of relevant experience with data centric, data governance, data management standards or practices. Experience in use and interpretation of metrics and solution scoping. Experience in analytically intense, data-intense or data integration project preferred. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:  Data application and practices knowledge. Ability to read a data model and reference data architecture. Demonstrated thought leadership. Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to build relationships, facilitate meetings and influence others.

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 the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions: 

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)

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 12/04/2025. 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 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. 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.Smoke-Free Iowa Statement: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at For NY residents please review the following state law information: Notice of Employee Rights, Protections, and Obligations LS740 )

NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES:

We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Nationwide does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Nationwide employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Nationwide Client Services Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.

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 Sr Consultant, Data Governance Advisor : $134,000.00-$259,000.00The expected starting salary range for Sr Consultant, Data Governance Advisor : $145, $219,000.00

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