Senior Branch Manager

Overview

You’ll be responsible for one of our largest branches in a key location. If you’ve already proved your worth in a high-profile retail role, motivating people, improving performance and delivering a fantastic customer service – this is your opportunity to show what you can do.

We need a Senior Branch Manager for our branch in York, North Yorkshire.

This role is permanent & full time, 35 hours per week, Monday to Saturday.

If this role is advertised as part time the salary will be pro rata.

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:

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

Are you a Virgin Money colleague? Take a look at the Cross-Company Careers Guidance on VMx where you'll find information on how we manage cross-entity hires.

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 to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

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

The hiring manager for this role is Tom Wright and the main recruitment contact is Jill Hewitt.

What you’ll be doing

Working in a customer-led culture where all members are provided with the products and services that they need, you’ll make sure all regulatory & operational risk requirements are adhered to. Through effective leadership and guidance, you’ll supervise, coach and develop branch staff to deliver their objectives, embedding a culture of continuous improvement in how to deliver the best customer service.

Acting as a role model for our vision and values you’ll share best practice on good customer outcomes both within your branch team as well as within your district / region, always looking to deepen relationships with members and build trust.

About you

As a minimum requirement you’ll be passionate about providing customers with an excellent customer service and be able to succeed in meeting challenging service benchmarks, making sure all operational and regulatory risks are effectively managed.

You’ll be an inspiring people manager with the proven ability to bring out the best in a team through extensive management experience. You will be focused on performance management, utilizing your coaching and development skills to add increased value to Nationwide and our members.

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