Chief P&C Data & Insights Officer

If you’re passionate about helping people protect what matters most to them, as well as innovating and simplifying processes and operations to provide the best customer value, then Nationwide’s Property and Casualty team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers and partners are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Job Description Summary

The Chief P&C Data & Insights Officer is responsible for unlocking the value of governed data across P&C to drive growth, operational efficiency, and support performance measurement of our broader P&C outcomes. Positioned within the P&C Business Performance Office, the Chief P&C Data & Insights Officer ensures that data and insights are directly embedded in decision-making and business execution.

Responsibilities include ownership of the P&C data portfolio, data prioritization and value realization, group-level data management and governance, liaison with technology and risk functions, and leadership of data culture and talent development.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

P&C Data Portfolio Ownership

• Establish and lead a comprehensive P&C data and insight strategy aligned to business priorities

• Partner with BU Presidents and their value chain leaders to identify opportunities where data can drive performance and advance the P&C organization / BUs in achieving their outcomes

• Own the full lifecycle of data initiatives, ensuring resources are used effectively, outcomes are measurable, and efforts are coordinated across BUs

• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to embed data initiatives into operations

Data Prioritization and Value Realization

• Lead structured efforts to prioritize data and insight use cases that support key KPIs and drive P&C value

• Apply classification frameworks (e.g., Critical Data Elements, Priority Data Elements, Non-Priority Data Elements) along with value-based criteria to focus P&Cs data investments

• Use stakeholder feedback to continuously refine a multi-year P&C data roadmap with data priorities, and ensure value is realized from data efforts

• Advise on third-party data sources and usage, specifically: availability of 3rd party data, opportunities to rationalize sources and quality / fit-for-use of the data within P&C

P&C Group Level Data Management & Governance

• Serve as the Business Delivery Executive (BDE) for Project Hercules, guiding delivery of foundational data capabilities across P&C

• Collaborate with IT to maintain a unified, trusted data platform and partner with IT to ensure foundational enablers (e.g., metadata, lineage, glossary) are aligned to business needs and governance requirements

• Offer input into the strategic direction for data governance, including policies, standards, and operating model (given the shared nature of this with the IT organization today).

• Monitor and report on the health of data across the P&C organization to ensure it is reliable, complete, and actionable.

• Ensure data is structured, standardized, and consumable to support AI/ML enablement across P&C

• Convene a regular cadence of P&C-wide governance forums (e.g., Data Steering Committee, Data Governance Council) to share progress, resolve escalations, and set P&C level priorities

• Partners with IT to ensure business requirements are reflected in the selection and configuration of ETL and data consumption / visualization tools (i.e. Dataiku, Tableau, PowerBI). Defines P&C standards for self-service data consumption and visualization solutions (with technology enablement)

Liaison to Technology and Risk Functions

• Represent P&C in enterprise level governance forums including but not limited to Data Risk Council, Data Ethics Committee, etc.

• Advocate for P&C data requirements with IT to ensure platforms support both business use cases and access needs

• Collaborate with security, compliance, and legal teams to manage privacy, risk, and emerging data-related threats

Data Culture and Talent Development

• Promote a data-driven culture across the P&C organization

• Mentor and grow high-potential talent in data and insight roles

• Leads a P&C data center of excellence to connect and support P&C data and insight associates. This includes establishing best practices, common standards, and a community of practice to drive consistent execution of data capabilities

• Champions data literacy and bringing forth external perspective on evolving data operating models and other data/insight related topics (ex. Generative AI, Tooling, Visualization) to P&C leadership teams as appropriate

May perform other responsibilities as assigned. 

Reporting Relationships: This job reports to: SVP, Business Performance P&C; leads a team of Data and Insights professionals

Typical Skills and Experiences: 

Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, data science, information systems, or a related field required.  Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, Master’s in Data/Analytics, or related discipline) preferred, especially with demonstrated enterprise or cross-functional leadership experience

Licenses/Certifications/Designations: Relevant certifications (e.g., Certified Data Management Professional [CDMP], Certified Analytics Professional, or similar) are a plus but not required

Experience: 10–15 years of progressive leadership experience, including substantial responsibility in data management, business intelligence, governance, planning, or enterprise data strategy. Preferred experience in actuarial / finance / underwriting / claims data disciplines and associated large scale programs. Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior executives in large, matrixed organizations. Proven experience managing teams and coordinating with IT, compliance, and business partners to deliver enterprise data solutions

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align data and insights to organization wide objectives and translate strategy into executable roadmaps

• Data Governance: Deep understanding of data quality, traceability and governance practices at scale

• Stakeholder Alignment & Influence: Proven ability to lead through influence and build strong relationships across business, technology, and risk functions

• Business and Data Acumen:  Strong grasp of operational performance levers, data's role in decision-making, and insurance fundamentals

• Communication & Change Leadership: Ability to communicate complex data concepts clearly and drive business adoption of data practices and tools

• Analytical Problem Solving: Skilled in diagnosing root causes, applying structured thinking, and developing scalable, data-driven solutions

• Values:  Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values.

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 the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions: 

Overtime Eligibility: Not Eligible (Exempt)

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 01/26/2026. 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.

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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 VP, P&C Data and Insights : $225,000.00-$375,000.00The expected starting salary range for VP, P&C Data and Insights : $225,000.00-$375,000.00