Data & Functions Technology Delivery exists to provide a broad range of data products to colleagues across the Society. We require a Lead Business Intelligence Specialist to develop and deliver insights and stories that support proposition development and problem resolution, as part of that team. You will be part of a community of analytical practitioners whose collective role is to enhance value through data and helping colleagues across the Society to unlock value by utilising your expert capability and skills. From a task perspective, you will be working in one of our Analytics teams, focussing on delivering shared outcomes that you have helped prioritise in collaboration with the business areas you help to support. You will be expected to provide coaching and mentoring to colleagues across the wider team to help grow collective capability in your core area of expertise. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, at either our London or Swindon offices. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. What you’ll be doing From a task perspective, you will be working in one of our Analytics teams, focussing on delivering shared outcomes that have been prioritised, bringing your analysis outputs as part of a multi-skilled team. You’ll be able to identify opportunities to deliver ‘more’, where you may be working alongside others or on individual assignments and take ownership for ensuring things are done correctly. This could mean you apply your skills to supporting proposition development, unlocking insights to support Channel developments, or supporting resolution of Member operational incidents with auditable well controlled data. As a Lead BI Specialist, you will be expected to provide coaching and mentoring to colleagues and invest time in growing collective capability in the Society through your core area of expertise. About you We’re looking for candidates that have experience within an analysis or data driven environment. As a minimum requirement you’ll: Have demonstratable experience in data analysis, transforming and interpreting complex data into easily consumable requirements or stories. Ability to provide highly effective subject matter expertise to both internal and external stakeholders, translating technical detail into clear and concise messaging. Experience of delivering end to end insight projects from initial scoping and prioritisation to creating and presenting easily consumable and actionable insights. Be proactive, self sufficient and innovative with the ability to task manage a small number of analysts to deliver shared outcomes. Comfortable working with minimal supervision and within tight deadlines, managing your own time effectively to meet objectives. Have excellent communication skills and be good at building relationships across all levels Can demonstrate programming experience using SAS, Teradata AND SQL to achieve the desired outcome Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these. Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It’s also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand. Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members. Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome. The extras you’ll get There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including: A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16% Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year Life assurance worth 8x your salary A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness. Access to an annual performance related bonus Access to training to help you develop and progress your career 25 days holiday pro rata What makes us different Nationwide is the world’s largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK’s population. We’ve got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we’re not a bank. As a building society, we’re owned by our members – that’s our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us. It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose – Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society. When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself. You’ll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. You’ll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK. We want everyone in the UK to know that they don’t have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead. What to do next If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.