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Job Description Summary
Do you enjoy bringing clarity and consistency to complex benefits governance work? In this role, you can help the committees that oversee Nationwide’s benefit plans make well-documented decisions that support associates and retirees. If you thrive in an environment where your work strengthens prudent plan administration, we’d like to hear from you!
As a Senior Consultant, you'll lead governance and compliance support activities for the Benefits Investments Committee (BIC), the Benefits Administrative Committee (BAC), the Administrative Committee (AC), and the Program Administrative Committee (PAC), along with related benefit-plan and selected wellbeing compliance work. Working closely with these committees, in-house legal counsel, and the benefits planning team, you'll serve as the Secretary for these committees and maintain the governance framework, committee processes, documentation standards, and compliance operating cadence that help the committees administer our benefit plans prudently, consistently, and in alignment with legal and regulatory expectations.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Serves as Secretary and leads governance and operational support for the Benefits Investments Committee (BIC), Benefits Administrative Committee (BAC), Administrative Committee (AC), and Program Administrative Committee (PAC). Prepares meeting agendas and materials, drafts and maintains minutes and governance documentation, and tracks action items through to completion. Committee-specific responsibilities include:
BIC — fee-review coordination, target date fund administration support, and participant investment communication summaries and updates.
BAC — health and welfare plan appeals support, decision-letter drafting and execution, and annual reporting support.
AC — qualified retirement plan administration and interpretation matters, recordkeeper oversight (fees, performance, etc.), and claims and appeals support.
PAC — coordination of non-ERISA program and policy decision reviews, and decision-letter drafting and execution.
Coordinates committee work across Legal, HR, Finance, NW Asset Management (NWAM), vendors, and other support teams to promote consistent governance standards, documentation discipline, and timely issue escalation.
Serves as the liaison and single point of accountability for recurring reviews, third-party coordination, dependencies, and status visibility across the committees, while preserving each committee's distinct responsibilities.
Maintains an annual governance and compliance calendar for benefit plans and selected wellbeing programs, identifying recurring reviews, reporting obligations, required notices, document refresh cycles, and recommended fiduciary best practices.
Oversees governance records and control documentation, including charters, delegations, committee materials, issue logs, and evidence of completed reviews, to support audit readiness and consistent process execution; ensures fiduciary committee documentation remains current and compliant, working closely with Legal. Coordinates decisions, dependencies, and open matters so responsibilities and status remain visible between meetings.
Partners with Legal and other internal stakeholders to assess the operational impact of legislative, regulatory, litigation, and policy developments and coordinates needed process, documentation, and committee updates
Assists with coordination, review, and timely submission of annual and recurring ERISA filings in partnership with Benefits Accounting, Legal, auditors, and external administrators.
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