[Hiring] OIPA Configuration Senior Analyst @Nationwide

Role Description

As an OIPA Configuration Sr. Analyst, you’ll convert business and product requirements into system behavior using OIPA. You’ll build configurations, test features, and partner across Actuarial, IT, and Product to support both product launches and ongoing administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure rules, calculations, and system logic within OIPA (80–90% of the role).
• Build test tools and validate product calculations.
• Analyze data and system behavior to identify improvements or defects.
• Assist in projection/valuation processes and financial/actuarial reporting workflows.
• Contribute ideas to improve performance, architecture, and operational processes.

Who Will Thrive

• Someone tech-focused, innovative, and independently motivated.
• A creative problem solver who enjoys untangling complexity and thinking strategically.
• Someone excited to learn OIPA (experience is a plus, not a requirement).
• A learner with ambition to move into higher complexity configuration, actuarial tech, IT architecture, or product strategy roles.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Math, Actuarial Science, or related field.
• 3–4+ years in systems, ETL, data, or config-heavy roles (insurance preferred but not required).
• Familiarity with XML, SQL, VBA/Excel, or similar tools.
• Actuarial exams welcome, but this role does not align with active exam study programs.

Requirements

• Education: Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, CIS or similar background requiring modeling, programming or quantitative analysis.
• License/Certification/Designation: May have passed an actuarial exam, LOMA or other industry exams.
• Experience: No finance or actuarial experience needed. Typical candidate may have internship, associate teaching or tutoring experience.
• Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products (including VBA within Access and Excel), programming languages, and likely actuarial models.
• Basic level of perspective, customer focus, dealing with ambiguity, drive for results, business perspective and analysis.
• Proficient level of problem solving, learning on the fly, and making the best use of system capabilities.

Benefits

• 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.