Talent Consultant

Description This; England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Annual performance-related bonus

Training and development

Life assurance

Wellbeing resources

Volunteer days

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking a Talent Consultant to shape how we identify, develop and move talent. You will support talent reviews, succession planning and internal mobility with data-driven insights, collaborating across People and the wider business to improve processes.

You will contribute to career development initiatives and work with the Executive Resourcing team on senior attraction and hiring activity, while embracing flexible and hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Strong HR understanding and practical delivery skills.
• Experience with talent reviews and succession planning.
• Ability to analyze talent data and generate insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery and continuous improvement of inclusive talent management activity.
• Coordinate talent reviews, succession planning and career development interventions.
• Use talent data and insight to identify themes and inform decisions.
• Support Executive Resourcing in senior attraction and hiring activities.

Skills

HR data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Talent management

Succession planning

Internal mobility

Job description

We have an opportunity to join our Talent Management team as Talent Consultant. This role will play a key role in shaping how we identify, develop and move talent across Nationwide. You’ll help deliver inclusive, data-led talent activity that strengthens succession pipelines, supports internal mobility and enables colleagues to grow their careers in line with the needs of the organisation.

The Talent Management team sits as part of Talent Management & Inclusion in the People Function. We’re responsible for providing inclusive talent management for all career stages enabling those at entry level, right through to those at a senior leadership level, the opportunity to reach their potential. We’re helping the organisation to build a future-ready workforce by creating the processes, insight and interventions that support talent identification, succession planning, career development and inclusive internal mobility.

As a Talent Consultant, you’ll support the delivery of talent and succession management activity. You’ll combine strong HR understanding, stakeholder engagement, data analysis and practical delivery skills to help shape and improve talent processes, deliver career development interventions that create value for colleagues and support the Executive Resourcing team in senior attraction and hiring activity.

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.

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 hybrid working here .

Whilst these locations are where we are primarily looking to fill the role, if you’re an internal applicant based in a different location we would welcome your application and if successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this could work for this specific role. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here .

Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change, as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process.
If you’re a colleague on long-term absence (for example, on parental leave) or a temporary worker, please use your personal email address to submit an application.

Uncompromisingly Customer, whatever our role

The extras you’ll get

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

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.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll support the delivery and continuous improvement of inclusive talent management activity, helping to coordinate priorities, milestones, actions, dependencies and risks. This will include contributing to talent reviews, succession planning and targeted interventions that strengthen diverse internal talent pipelines.

You’ll also use talent data and insight to identify themes, inform decisions and improve processes, while helping to design and deliver career development propositions that support colleague growth and internal mobility. Working collaboratively with colleagues across People and the wider business, you’ll support effective delivery, identify issues early and elevate where decisions or trade-offs are needed.

You’ll also work closely with the Executive Resourcing team, supporting senior attraction and hiring activity by helping to coordinate key recruitment processes, prepare high-quality materials and ensure stakeholders have the information they need to support effective decision-making.

About you

We’re looking for someone with a strong grounding in HR; you’ll be comfortable working with people data, at pace whilst managing multiple priorities and engaging stakeholders with clear, practical communication.

Experience working in HR, People or Talent, with an understanding of talent management, succession planning and internal mobility, and how these processes help build diverse talent pipelines and strengthen organisational capability

Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, dependencies and stakeholder inputs

Confidence using data and insight to identify themes, highlight issues and support evidence-based recommendations

Clear and professional communication skills, with the ability to engage colleagues and stakeholders in a confident, structured way

Strong attention to detail, with the ability to produce accurate, well-structured outputs and quality check information

A proactive, collaborative approach, with curiosity to research, learn and bring fresh thinking to talent processes and initiatives demonstrating continuous improvement

Ability to adapt quickly to new systems, processes, tools and ways of working

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.

The hiring manager for this role is Rachael Williamson, and the main recruitment contact is Kris Mason.

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

Job Info

• Job Identification 4510
• Apply Before 09/04/2026, 10:55 PM
• Locations Nationwide House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN38 1NW, GB