Principal Business Analyst

Job title:

Principal Business Analyst

Company

Nationwide

Job description

We’re currently looking for a Principal Business Analyst to work with us in Central Functions. Central Functions is responsible for the delivery of change for our Finance, People, Chief Operating Office and Credit Risk Functions.As Principal Business Analyst, you’ll be leading the Business Analysis team and delivery across Central Functions and will be a member of the Senior Leadership team. You will also manage line reporting for Business Analysts in the broader Data Functions and Technology Delivery function of which Central Functions is a part of. You will report into the Central Functions CIO and work closely with CF Value Stream Programme Managers, Chief Product Owners and Lead Architects.This role is responsible for supporting the CIO, Chief Product Owners and Programme Managers with the shaping and prioritisation of their outcomes and delivery objectives. This role is accountable for the Business Analysis Approach and leadership of the business analysis activities, dealing with content rich problems and bringing the problem space to life and provide options to resolve.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 our 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 .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 you’ll be doingAs Principal Business Analyst, you’ll be working closely and collaboratively with senior leaders across Central Functions but also interacting with other teams across Nationwide.You’ll be using your own initiative in this role and required to work with a pro-active mindset and an aim to identify, escalate and resolve issues/ risks.With relevant experience under your belt, you’ll be using your business analysis and solution design knowledge to identify solutions to achieve the best outcome, influencing business resolutions with confidence and innovation to achieve the best results.This role is accountable for:Working collaboratively with the CIO Leadership team to ensure that the end-to-end solutions within the Change team align to the Society strategy.Representing CIO areas interests through effective influencing and collaboration with key stakeholders across other change teams and supports services in shaping engagements and defining approaches/methods.Making Business Analysis led recommendations to the CIO leadership team and delivery teams, using internal and external knowledge providing challenge and innovative thinking aligned to the Business Enterprise outcomes.Leading the team of Business Analysts within Central Functions using a range of ‘good practice’ techniques to translate business content into deliverables, defining the requirements and traceability approach, identifying benefits of change and evaluating trade-offs to achieve change team outcomes.Ensuring effective shape and sizing of Business Analysis activities to ensure delivery of outcomes at pace and value.Actively contributing to the continuous improvement and transformation of evolving Business Analysis processes, tools and techniques.Line Management and coaching of our BAs leading Value Streams in Central Functions and Data Functions and TechnologyLeadership of the CF/DFTD BA Community to maintain high levels of knowledge, collaboration, development and motivation experienced by our BAs.Accountable for the design and delivery of Business Analysis Assurance across the Business Analysis team, ensuring that the designed and delivered solution is consistent throughout the solution lifecycle and managed through appropriate governance processes.About youWe ask that you have:

• Exceptional leadership, influencing, communication, line management and organisational skill.
• Proven experience of uplifting capability in Business Analysis teams
• Proven experience of functional leadership leading a team’s ranging from 15 – 100 FTE, across multiple small or large scale/complex change initiatives across multiple sites
• Sound knowledge and understanding of various project delivery methodologies, structures and working practices.
• Proven experience in roadmap shaping and development, applying expert analysis skills to shape and hold the change team vision linking into the overall organisational strategy.
• Excellent insight, analytical and problem-solving skills with extensive experience of defining requirements and determining solution propositions with the ability to analyse and problem-solve to determine solutions.
• Conceptual thinking capability with the ability to translate strategic outcomes into designs
• Excellent knowledge of facilitation, information gathering and organisational change management.

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.

We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like you’re sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, it’s a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.The extras you’ll getThere 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
• 30 days holiday, pro rata
• Individual Healthcare Cover

What makes us differentNationwide 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 nextIf 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.We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.#LI-POST

Expected salary

Location

Swindon

Job date

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:06:56 GMT

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