Senior BI Lead - Data-Driven Analytics & Strategy (Hybrid)

Nationwide; Glasgow, Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday pro rata

Private medical insurance

Pension – competitive

Annual performance bonus

Training and development

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking aSenior BI Consultant to lead analytics capability development and drive data-led decisioning across the Society. You’ll manage a BI/data engineering team, bridge data teams with business functions, and translate stakeholder needs into impactful data initiatives.

You’ll support flexible and hybrid working across UK offices, with a focus on delivering measurable business value and advancing analytics capabilities using cloud-based tools.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience reading and writing complex SQL or SAS code in Databricks.
• Excellent communication translating data findings to non-technical audiences.
• Experience in reconciliation and forensic analysis; outputs are documented and auditable.
• Proven experience mentoring analysts and leading teams.
• Hands-on work with cloud-based data platforms, including Azure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a small team of BI analysts and data engineers, fostering innovation and continuous learning.
• Translate complex business challenges into analytical solutions and clearly communicate insights to non-technical audiences.
• Act as trusted advisor on data strategy and insight generation, ensuring measurable business outcomes.
• Champion cloud-based analytics to deliver group-wide outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
• Gather, document, and refine requirements with stakeholders to ensure aligned delivery.

Skills

SQL/SAS

Databricks

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Azure

Cloud analytics

Tools

Azure

Job description

Nationwide is seeking aSenior BI Consultant to lead analytics capability development and drive data-led decisioning across the Society. You’ll manage a BI/data engineering team, bridge data teams with business functions, and translate stakeholder needs into impactful data initiatives.

You’ll support flexible and hybrid working across UK offices, with a focus on delivering measurable business value and advancing analytics capabilities using cloud-based tools.