Job Description

Were looking for a driven individual to work as a Product Manager, reporting to the Senior Product Manager.Welcome to the Savings team! We are a passionate group of just over 25 (and growing) experts on a mission to make our savings products work for our customers. We have a real sense of purpose to improve the lives and financial wellbeing of savers.We are looking for a Product Manager who wants to build a career in a fantastic part of the team responsible for driving and supporting strategic change for our saving customers. Our key aim is to remove operational risk from the Society and drive simplicity for our staff and savers to set us up for success in the future.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 either our Swindon, Bournemouth, Northampton or London office. Whilst these locations are where we are primarily looking to fill the role, if youre 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 .If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.What youll be doing

• You will be using your knowledge of product, policies and processes to build proposals that balance the need of our customers and commercial ambitions.
• Own key relationships across the Society - finding consensus and influencing stakeholders to move ideas forward at pace.
• Develop quality written proposals that facilitate formal decision making and broaden the understanding of key issues.
• Using your abilities to review and interpret data and insight to identify emerging risks and monitor customer outcomes.
• Supporting end to end delivery of complex proposals and propositions.
• Work closely with teams including Communications, Digital, Operations, Retail Compliance and Legal and to investigate incidents, issues and complaints and put it right when things go wrong.

About youAs a minimum, we are looking for someone with the following:

• Has product management experience in Financial Services, demonstrating an understanding of customer, commercial and operational impacts as well as risk management.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to identify challenges and develop solutions through use of data and insight, commercial awareness, and analytical skills.
• Possess strong influencing skills and collaborative behaviours.
• Excellent communication, both verbally and in writing, being able to present information to senior executives.

Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.

• Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. Its also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
• Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
• Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.

We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like youre sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, its a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.The extras youll getThere are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension if you put in 7% of your salary, well top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

What makes us differentNationwide is the worlds largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UKs population. Weve got the scale to compete with the big banks, but were not a bank.As a building society, were owned by our members thats our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us. It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose Banking but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself. Youll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. Youll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK. We want everyone in the UK to know that they dont have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead.What to do nextIf this role is for you, please click the xe2x80x98Apply Now button. Youll 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.#LI-Post

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