Data & Analytics Development Programme - Business Operations

If you're ambitious, curious and enjoy solving problems with data, our Data and Analytics Development Programme provides a structured route into a rewarding career in banking. You'll develop specialist skills in data analysis, dashboard development and automation, helping our Chief Operating Office understand performance and make informed strategic decisions. Whether you're a graduate ready to make an impact, or a career changer looking for a new challenge, you'll gain hands-on experience, develop future-ready skills, and contribute to projects that deliver banking that is fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.

You'll follow a tailored learning pathway designed to build the skills you'll need for the future of financial services. Through digital learning, interactive workshops, insights from leaders and industry experts, and hands-on experience in your role, you'll have plenty of opportunities to put your learning into practice. You'll also learn alongside colleagues from across Nationwide, helping you build your network and understand more about how our business works.

We'll support your development through structured learning, personalised development and hands-on experience, helping you grow with confidence. As part of the Data and Analytics Development Programme, you'll have the opportunity to build your career in our Business Intelligence Team. Here's what you can expect in an early careers data and analytics role. Data and Analytics In the Business Intelligence Team, you'll help turn data into insight that supports performance and strategic decision-making across our Chief Operating Office.

With a focus on dashboard development and automation, you'll learn how to make information clearer, more accessible and easier to use. In this role, you will:
Help develop dashboards using tools such as Power BI and Excel to present performance information clearly. Support automation and improvements to reporting processes, with opportunities to work with Power Apps and other tools. Help create clear, concise reports for senior leaders, highlighting key trends and insights to support strategic decision-making. Build relationships with colleagues across the function, understand their information needs and communicate insights clearly Your learning will build your understanding of data analysis, visualisation and automation before you put this into practice within your team.

You'll gain hands-on experience supporting real business needs, with guidance from experienced colleagues. Throughout the two years, you'll develop practical experience in analysing data, building dashboards and automating reporting. You'll work with data from a range of different sources, learning how to turn information into clear, useful insights. You'll work with Excel, Power BI, Power Apps, Jira and other tools to support analysis, dashboard development and automation, building your technical skills through practical experience.

No two days are the same. You could help develop a Power BI dashboard, explore patterns in Jira data, improve an Excel report or support the automation of a manual process. You'll work with colleagues across the Chief Operating Office to understand the questions they need to answer and present information in ways that help them make decisions. You'll develop skills in data analysis, visualisation, automation, stakeholder management, communication, problem solving, planning and prioritisation.

You'll also work towards relevant industry-recognised foundational learning. The programme will give you a strong foundation for a career in data and analytics, with opportunities to continue developing your expertise in business intelligence, dashboard development and automation.

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.