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As a team member in Internal Audit at Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales, the opportunities are endless! 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 will be a people leader position with at a minimum 2 Director level and 1 staff direct reports

This position will be hired on aSuccessFlexbasis.

The hired associate mustresidewithin 35 miles of the following location(s):

1 Nationwide Plaza

Work schedule: At a minimum 2 days in office, 3 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

With the ever evolving and increasing levels of internal auditing requirements, as well as heightened operational, financial, strategic and technology risks inherent in a Fortune 100 protection organization, Nationwide prioritizes internal audit as a critical component of our business strategy, governance and success. If you have the desire to develop and lead internal audit practices that drive business outcomes and deliver outstanding solutions and results, we want to know more about you!
As the Sr Director, Internal Audit - Business Advisory, you will be responsible for all aspects of IA's Business Advisory portfolio, focused on advisory and consulting services for Nationwide's Property & Casualty (P&C) Operations, Nationwide Financial (NF) Operations, and Corporate Functions. You'll partner with senior management to provide forwardlooking risk, control and process insights on strategic initiatives, operational changes, new products and emerging risks. You'll need to balance assurance discipline with advisory agility, helping business leaders design robust control environments while enabling innovation and change. You will accomplish this by leveraging the use of cutting-edge technologies, such as AI, process intelligence and advanced analytics.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops the Business Advisory strategy and engagement portfolio. Ensures advisory engagements deliver clear, practical and actionoriented recommendations.

• Plans and leads advisory engagements that support major initiatives, operational transformations, new product launches and process redesigns across P&C, NF and Corporate Functions. Ensures advisory work is structured, riskbased and aligned to IA's methodology and IIA guidance.

• Provides management with insights, foresights and thought leadership on emerging risks, control implications and leading practices. Assists leaders in anticipating risk impacts and design controls early in the change lifecycle.

• Partners with business leaders, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Compliance, Finance, Technology and other risk partners to ensure a coordinated view of risk and control. Identifies opportunities to leverage or rely on existing risk work while avoiding duplication.

• Coordinates with Business Assurance and other IA leaders to ensure advisory work informs future assurance coverage, risk assessments and audit planning.

• Ensures that key themes and learnings from advisory work are captured and shared across IA.

• Utilizes data analytics, process intelligence, benchmarking and scenario analysis to support advisory recommendations.

• Partners with Digital Auditing Insights to bring advanced analytics and visualization into advisory engagements.

• Leads a highly skilled team of advisory professionals, setting expectations for client service, innovation and continuous learning.

• Contributes to IA-wide methodologies, training and communities of practice focused on advisory services.

• Leads and develops a team of technology auditors with diverse backgrounds providing guidance, mentorship, and performance management. Fosters a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability within the Internal Audit function.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: VP, Internal Audit. Leads a team of three direct reports and 9 indirect reports. Oversees centralized management of the PRO rotation program.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Bachelor' degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, Risk Management, or related field; advanced degree (e.g., MBA or relevant master's) preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Professional certifications such as CIA, CPA, CISA, CFE, PMP, or similar strongly preferred.

Experience: Typically, 10 or more years of progressive experience in internal or external audit, consulting, strategy, operations, finance or risk management, with a track record of advisory work in complex environments, ideally within insurance or financial services.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proven expertise in audit methodology, governance frameworks, risk management, and regulatory compliance, including alignment with IIA Standards. Strong understanding of insurance and/or financial services operations. Excellent skills at stakeholder management, influence and collaboration, with ability to partner across business leadership, requiring strong communication, storytelling and presentation skills. Demonstrated AI and analytical capability, using data analytics, process intelligence, and scenario analysis to deliver practical recommendations. Proven leadership capabilities.

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 Human Resource Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (exempt)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

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.

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.

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 Director, Internal Audit - Business Advisory : $136,000.00-$256,000.00The expected starting salary range for Sr Director, Internal Audit - Business Advisory : $136,000.00 - $228,000.00