Nationwide is at a transformative stage, planning for the future following the recent landmark acquisition of Virgin Money, while continuing to differentiate in the market through our unique position as the worlds largest building society.As a Senior Strategist, you will be responsible for bringing together insights and strategy expertise, to set direction for the Society and business areas, creating clear and actionable plans to be tracked and delivered.This role is within Strategy Development in the Strategy, Performance & Sustainability Function. We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.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, based at either our London or Swindon office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.What youll be doingYoull be responsible for helping to set Society-wide strategic direction and creating clear and actionable plans for others in the Society to deliver.Youll be leading work to create and develop sub-strategies that set out clear direction and actions to be taken for others across a range of different contexts. This will entail the development of high-quality strategic plans through the application of recognised, professional and robust strategic analysis development tools / frameworks.Youll own the definition and communication of strategic plans, including the creation of strategy documents and financial information.Through this, youll be supporting Nationwides senior leaders in their development and thinking on strategic topics through the creation of insights, perspectives and recommendations.Youll be creating strong, collaborative, and effective working relationships with colleagues from across the Society to bring specialist knowledge, resource and leadership to strategy development projects.Youll also be owning the ongoing development of external market, industry, strategy and sector knowledge both individually and broadly across the strategy community seeking to ensure that Nationwide strategies are informed with the latest thinking and perspectivesAbout youAs a minimum requirement, well need you to have:Extensive strategic development expertise and experience with practical experiences of using recognised development frameworks and approaches.Experience of working in a strategy consultancy practice.Experience of working in a financial services environment.Excellent communication skills with the ability to advise, challenge & influence at a senior level within the business.Superior experience navigating large and complex organisations, including gaining access to key senior stakeholders and successfully managing relationships.Self-drive and commitment striving for excellence.Outstanding written skills including the ability to write insightful and engaging content that encompasses clear, compelling communications.Strong financial analytical skills with the ability to draw useful insights and recommendations.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. Its 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.We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like youre sending an application into a black hole.We review each application individually. So, its a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.The extras youll getThere are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:A personal pension if you put in 7% of your salary, well top up by a further 16%Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a yearLife assurance worth 8x your salaryA great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice schemeWellhub Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellnessAccess to an annual performance related bonusAccess to training to help you develop and progress your career30 days holiday, pro rataIndividual healthcare coverWhat makes us differentNationwide is the worlds largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UKs population. Weve got the scale to compete with the big banks, but were not a bank.As a building society, were owned by our members thats 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. Youll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. Youll 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 dont have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead.What to do nextIf this role is for you, please click the Apply Now button. Youll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.
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Senior Strategist