Consultant Jobs in Columbus, OH

If you’re passionate about becoming a Nationwide associate and believe you have the potential to be something great, let’s talk. 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.

The Sr. Consultant, Analytic Solutions – Human Resources will serve as a trusted analytics advisor for the Inclusive Culture and Culture groups, delivering prescriptive, decision-ready insights that enable leaders to make informed business decisions with confidence. Leverage strong business acumen, disciplined execution, responsible AI, and research to proactively identify opportunities, risks, and trends that drive measurable business outcomes.

Own the end-to-end analytics relationship with stakeholders, translating complex data into actionable recommendations and influencing leadership decisions through impactful storytelling and consultation. Drive operational excellence through agile delivery practices, proactive risk management, and continuous improvement of analytics products and processes.

Champion the use of agentic AI and automation to enhance efficiency, accelerate insight generation, and reduce manual effort while maintaining human accountability for interpretation and decision-making. Ensure strong governance, metric integrity, and reporting effectiveness by consolidating low-value reporting, improving clarity of insights, and maintaining ownership of key analytics assets.

Success is measured by the ability to influence business outcomes, deliver high-value analytics solutions, build trusted partnerships, improve operational efficiency through automation, and provide clear, actionable insights that support strategic decision-making.

Databricks experience preferred. This is a SuccessFlex work schedule.

Job Description Summary

Are you energized by the opportunity to work with a passionate team that drives meaningful impact on company culture, talent development, and organizational success? Our team plays a vital role in shaping the employee experience and influencing business outcomes.

As a Senior Consultant, Analytic Solutions – Human Resources, you will deliver high-impact insights across areas such as talent, culture, learning, and performance. You’ll gather and structure complex data, apply advanced analytics, and uncover trends that inform strategic decisions. If you're a creative, customer-focused problem solver who excels at turning data into compelling stories, we’d love to learn more about you.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of analytic solutions that support enterprise-wide HR strategies and initiatives.

• Act as a strategic advisor and subject matter expert to HR leaders, business partners, and stakeholders, providing insights that drive informed decision-making and measurable business outcomes.

• Apply advanced statistical methods and data modeling techniques to uncover patterns, correlations, and predictive insights.

• Ensure data quality by validating the accuracy, reliability, and relevance of datasets used in analysis and modeling.

• Identify business needs related to talent, culture, learning, and performance, and formulate hypotheses to guide data exploration and solution development.

• Create clear, compelling data visualizations and narratives tailored to the audience, effectively communicating insights and recommendations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including People Analytics and other business units, on enterprise-wide HR analytics projects.

• Align analytic solutions with strategic business objectives, delivering insights that support planning, prioritization, and decision-making.

• Provide thought leadership on emerging trends, tools, and methodologies in HR analytics, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making.

• Educate and influence stakeholders on best practices in data analysis, visualization, and the application of advanced analytics in HR.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Associate Vice President or Vice President. This is an individual contributor role

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate or graduate degree in industrial/organizational psychology, mathematics, statistics, data analytics, business administration, human resources or related areas.

Experience: Typically, 10 or more years of related work experience in data extraction, synthesizing, validating, analyzing, or modeling using multiple databases. Experience with advanced mathematical modeling techniques, including predictive, using a variety of data sources and providing practical solutions

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Advanced knowledge of quantitative theories and techniques and role in business context and business applications. Thorough knowledge of relevant statistical, mathematical, or computational techniques. Human resources knowledge strongly desired. Confirmed knowledge of project management concepts and techniques required. Solid knowledge of qualitative techniques and behavioral research. Skilled in core statistical applications such as understanding probability, application and analysis of data, hypothesizing, and testing. Able to evaluate sources of variation and identify influential factors/features. Demonstrated ability to consult and advise around complex situations and business needs. Working knowledge of key statistical software and general programming applications. Ability to translate analytic findings into impactful communications and relevant visualizations. Proven experience in structuring, solving and communicating sophisticated business problems. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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: Exempt - Not Eligible

Working Conditions:

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.

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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The national salary range for Sr Consultant, Analytic Solutions - Human Resources : $138,000.00-$243,000.00

The expected starting salary range for Sr Consultant, Analytic Solutions - Human Resources : $138,000.00 - $206,000.00