Risk & Governance Industrial Placement - Risk

Description This; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Nationwide offers a Risk & Governance Industrial Placement designed to give ambitious students hands-on experience in banking governance and risk management. The 12‑month programme combines practical work with professional development, induction, and a collaborative project across the Risk function.

You’ll work in one of Nationwide’s specialist teams from Swindon or Glasgow, benefiting from hybrid working, office collaboration, and supportive learning pathways focused on analysis, problem

Qualifications

• Ambitious and curious candidates who enjoy solving problems.
• Interest in governance, risk and decision-making within a large organisation.
• Willingness to learn and grow through structured development.

Responsibilities

• Support Risk & Governance teams with day-to-day activities.
• Contribute to regulatory and governance projects.
• Develop skills in analysis, stakeholder engagement and business improvement.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Business improvement

Emerging technologies

AI awareness

Education

Pursuing Undergraduate degree

Job description

• Swindon, United Kingdom
• Glasgow, United Kingdom

Good things this way

If you're ambitious, curious and enjoy solving problems, our Risk & Governance Industrial Placement provides an exciting opportunity to gain hands‑on experience while exploring a future career in banking. This placement offers an opportunity to develop practical skills while contributing to meaningful business outcomes.

The experience is designed to help you build confidence, apply your learning and gain valuable insight into how effective governance and decision‑making support a large organisation. Along the way, you'll broaden your network, work with experienced professionals and discover where your interests might take you after university.

Looking for a rewarding career in banking? Good things this way.

Where you’ll be working

You'll join one of our specialist risk and governance teams within the Risk function, helping ensure Nationwide operates safely, responsibly and effectively for its customers and members.

Whether you're supporting regulatory compliance, helping protect the organisation from economic crime, or providing oversight of operational risks, you'll gain hands‑on experience of how large organisations manage risk, strengthen governance and make informed decisions.

Working alongside experienced professionals, you'll contribute to meaningful work while developing valuable skills in analysis, problem solving, stakeholder management, business improvement and emerging technologies, including AI.

Location

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, based at our Swindon or Glasgow offices.

Uncompromisingly Customer, whatever our role

The extras you’ll get

High performing and purpose-driven colleagues deserve a rewarding career and competitive benefits to match. We offer you:

• Structured learning, personalised development and hands‑on experience to help you build future‑ready skills and progress your career in banking
• 25 days holiday each year, which increases over time to 30. Plus, you can 'buy' up to 10 extra days
• The opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on your performance
• Private medical insurance to help you access additional healthcare when you need it
• Wellhub access to a range of free and paid fitness and wellbeing options, plus free on‑site gyms at selected locations
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Up to 14 paid hours each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you
• Life assurance to provide additional peace of mind for you and the people who matter to you

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.

What you'll be doing on the Risk & Governance Industrial Placement

Our Risk & Governance Industrial Placement is a 12-month programme designed to combine practical experience, professional development and real workplace learning. This isn't a placement spent watching from the sidelines. From day one, you'll contribute to meaningful work while receiving the support needed to learn and grow.

Your placement begins with induction, development support and structured learning designed to help you settle in, build confidence and understand the role you'll be performing. Alongside this, you'll join a 10-month collaborative project with other Industrial Placement students from across Nationwide. Throughout the placement, you'll gain hands‑on experience while following a personalised learning pathway tailored to your role. Workshops, simulations and on‑the‑job learning will help you continue developing your skills and confidence.

As an Industrial Placement student in Risk, you'll spend your placement in one of three specialist areas: Compliance and Regulatory Affairs, Economic Crime, or Operational Risk Oversight. Whichever team you join, you'll gain hands‑on experience, develop a strong understanding of risk and governance, and contribute to work that helps protect both our customers, members and our business.

Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

This team helps Nationwide navigate a complex and evolving regulatory landscape. They