AVP, Staff Administration: Strategy & Execution Lead

National Black MBA Association; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Financial is seeking an AVP, Staff Administration to serve as a strategic partner to the Office of the CEO, translating priorities into coordinated plans and measurable progress. You will bring leaders and experts together, shape operating rhythms, and provide analysis to advance enterprise objectives.

This role offers exposure across the organization and requires deep experience in strategy, operations, and leadership, with a focus on ensuring alignment with Nationwide's priorities.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of experience in business management, strategy, operations, financial analysis, project or program management, communications, and leadership.
• At least five years of management or leadership experience.
• Experience supporting senior executives, coordinating enterprise or cross-business initiatives, and working across business and staff operations preferred.
• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic staff administration partner to OCEO leaders, translating priorities into coordinated plans, decisions, and execution.
• Coordinate executive operating rhythms, including leadership meetings, annual and cyclical planning activities, agendas, materials, action tracking, and follow-through.
• Lead enterprise and cross-business initiatives; establish plans, milestones, governance, decision points, and progress reporting.
• Lead the development of the business-unit strategy, partnering with leaders to define priorities, objectives, measures, and execution plans.
• Oversee financial management, project and resource budgeting, forecasting, and planning for assigned portfolios or functional areas.
• Prepare executive-level reporting and analysis; synthesize information, identify trends and risks, and provide clear recommendations to support decisions.
• Build alignment across business and staff units and serve as a primary liaison with enterprise partners, communications, human resources, finance, technology, and other subject matter experts.
• Coordinate responses to associate, leader, external, or enterprise inquiries by engaging the appropriate partners and facilitating timely, well-informed recommendations.
• Monitor strategic commitments, decisions, and dependencies; surface barriers and help resolve issues so initiatives remain aligned with longer-term direction.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Skills

Ten+ years experience

Executive leadership

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Undergraduate studies in business or related field

Job description

Nationwide Financial is seeking an AVP, Staff Administration to serve as a strategic partner to the Office of the CEO, translating priorities into coordinated plans and measurable progress. You will bring leaders and experts together, shape operating rhythms, and provide analysis to advance enterprise objectives.

This role offers exposure across the organization and requires deep experience in strategy, operations, and leadership, with a focus on ensuring alignment with Nationwide's priorities.