Business Intelligence Manager Analytics

Nationwide; Swindon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to private medical insurance

Pension

Annual bonus

Training and development

Salary sacrifice scheme

Life assurance

Wellhub – health and wellness

Up to 2 days of paid volunteering

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking a Business Intelligence Manager in Swindon/London/Bournemouth/Northampton. The role leads a SAS analytics team to turn data into actionable insights that influence product strategies across Retail Products.

Flexible/hybrid working and a 28–35 hour week are part of the arrangement. You will manage a backlogged slate of work, deliver data-driven solutions, and mentor analysts to raise the team’s impact on customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience reading and writing SAS code, with knowledge of analytics techniques to extract insights.
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end delivery in a fast-paced environment and coach junior analysts.
• Strong communication skills to translate data findings into actionable insights for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draw on internal and external data to understand product portfolios and translate insights for stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a SAS analytics team to deliver data-driven solutions that support product strategies.
• Collaborate with product teams to address key business challenges with data insights.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Data storytelling

Tools

SAS

Job description

Swindon, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Northampton, United Kingdom

We are looking for a business intelligence manager who has extensive experience with SAS, has a track record of adding value through analysis and insight and demonstrates a clear consideration for customer outcomes. You will be responsible for managing a backlog of activity alongside a small team of analysts. You will produce data driven insight to solve business problems and develop data solutions that support the strategic objectives of the wider product teams within Retail Products.

Retail Products look after the banking and savings of 16 million members and business customers by offering competitive propositions that meet core needs, reward loyalty, broaden & deepen relationships and ensure the long-term sustainability of the Society. We’re looking to add to our talented and experienced team that support the data and insight needs that underpin much of the decision-making across our current account and savings product ranges.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

The working hours (per week) for this role can be between 28 and 35 hours.

This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract opportunity.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported 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 Swindon, London, Bournemouth or Northamptonoffice. 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 .

Uncompromisingly Customer, whatever our role

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• Access to private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death
• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community, we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

What you’ll be doing

Drawing on both internal and external data sources, you will build a comprehensive understanding of product portfolios and translate complex insights into clear, impactful communications for key stakeholders. Leveraging strong commercial acumen, numerical expertise, and analytical skills, you will develop data‑driven solutions that support product and proposition development while addressing key business challenges. In addition, you will lead, coach, and develop a team of SAS Analysts, fostering their growth and empowering them to become trusted subject matter experts in product data and analytics.

About you

As a minimum you’ll need to have:

• Demonstrable experience reading and writing complex SAS code and knowledge of a range of analytics techniques to get to the optimal outcome and deliver insight
• A strong background in analysis and insight with a high attention to detail and the drive to develop your knowledge and take on new challenges
• Experience leading end-to-end delivery in a fast-paced role working to tight deadlines and developing high quality insight
• Experience leading/coaching less experienced analysts
• The ability to provide highly effective subject matter expertise to both internal and external stakeholders, from interpreting complex data sources to translating complex data findings into meaningful and actionable insights
• The ability to work collaboratively, with good relationship building and influencing skills and the confidence to communicate up to Board level
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to proactively manage your own work and the work of others

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand

Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

Job Info

• Job Identification 3946
• Apply Before 08/28/2026, 10:55 PM
• Locations Nationwide House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN38 1NW, GB 1 Threadneedle Street, London, Greater London, EC2R 8AY, GB Kings Park Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6NW, GB Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6EP, GB