[Hiring] Consultant, Process Management - Annuities @Nationwide

Role Description

Are you passionate about bringing people together and delivering impactful and meaningful events? If so, we want to know more about you!

As a Consultant, you’ll plan high impact events for the Nationwide Financial teams. This includes:

• End to end meeting management, event strategy and delivery for Due Diligence meetings, Leader Summits, partner/firm meetings, Lunch and Learns in the field, and Road Shows.
• Collaborating with our corporate events team on events where appropriate to ensure seamless delivery and execution.
• Providing guidance and/or direct leadership to lower-level event planners.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for every aspect of event preparations, such as selecting venues and menus, handling logistics and presenters/speakers, sending out invites and conducting pre- and post-event evaluations and reporting on outcomes.
• Sets strategy and overall plan for all events that will occur throughout the year for the respective area/team.
• Manages meeting experience for senior level management team that includes completion of the executive summary, pre-event prep call and meeting logistics.
• Cultivates relationships with key partners to understand their business goals and objectives.
• Leverages data and participant feedback to propose and identify ways to improve future events.
• Develops and identifies best practices to ensure events can be easily replicated and deliver the most impact in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Serves as the primary contact with vendors, presenters, and stakeholders during the event planning process.
• Develops and controls timelines, including regularly reassessing risks, throughout project life.
• Drives a Return on Investment including the collection and analysis of event data to determine event success.
• Leads complex project teams to ensure the successful operation of all event details and components.
• Develops and ensures event budgets are met and maintained.
• Partners and negotiates with vendors to establish and foster relationships.
• Vets, selects and ensures outside speakers are prepared to attend events.
• Collaborates with the Corporate events team on large scale events.
• May provide direct leadership or indirect leadership to lower-level event planners within team.
• Follows compliance guidelines by understanding limitations on gifting, travel, meals and other items as it pertains to NF meetings and events.
• May manage and drive department recognition programs to ensure effectiveness and accuracy.
• May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, event planning or related field.
• 7 or more years of corporate event planning or related experience preferred.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of event planning process and procedures.
• Extremely well-organized and possess a sound knowledge of vendor management.
• Proven ability to multitask and manage several competing priorities.
• Exceptional ability to consult with the business and deliver results.
• Proven ability to manage a budget and properly allocate.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail skills.
• Proven ability to negotiate favorable terms with vendors and speakers.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead others.
• Ability to be flexible and agile to innovatively address issues under stress.
• Able to analyze and make decisions based on sound practices and budgetary considerations.

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance.
• 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.