Investment Professional - Specialty Finance

Nationwide - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Senior

Columbus, OH

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

As an Investment Professional in the Specialty Finance team at Nationwide, you will play a critical role in shaping business outcomes by analyzing credit risk aspects of innovative specialty finance insurance solutions. This position involves collaborating with credit experts and external partners to structure and manage these solutions effectively, while also contributing to the establishment of underwriting and operating guidelines. The role is designed for individuals who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care and insights that drive business results.

Responsibilities

• Drives credit analysis for innovative specialty finance solutions, establishing methodologies for evaluation of risk and return.
• Identifies risk and return drivers, develops and models forward-looking scenarios, analyzes relative value, and provides recommendations for pricing of credit aspects of specialty finance solution products.
• Communicates analysis and recommendations through written reports, presentations, conversations, and meetings with internal and external partners.
• Contributes to the establishment and implementation of a risk appetite, budget, and limit framework for specialty finance solutions.
• Designs, implements, and monitors credit underwriting and operating manuals for the specialty finance venture.
• Builds relationships with internal and external partners to identify and assess new product opportunities.
• Interfaces with accounting, legal, regulatory, and rating agency teams to structure specialty finance products effectively.
• Designs and implements performance and risk measurement tools and reporting for the specialty finance venture.
• Monitors, reviews, and evaluates industry, economic, and regulatory trends that impact specialty finance products.
• Contributes to enhancement of the team's overall approach to evaluating and managing specialty finance opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree; MBA, MS or MA in business administration, economics, finance, or CFA preferred.
• 4-8 years of related investment experience.
• Conversant in fixed income and equity valuation methodologies.
• Conversant in return on capital-based analysis.
• Advanced understanding of Credit Research tools and processes.
• Proficient in Excel; Bloomberg experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated curiosity and ability to apply risk and return principles to innovative products.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Organized, detailed, and process-oriented.
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Well-developed negotiating skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
• Experience in credit research.

Benefits

• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Life insurance