Senior data analyst - insider risk

Help protect Nationwide by turning complex colleague, security and risk data into earlier insight on insider risk.

As a Senior Data Analyst in the Insider Risk team, you’ll set the direction and deliver how we connect data from across Security, Fraud, People, Legal, Technology, Physical Security and to identify emerging risk patterns and support better decisions.

You’ll use tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI or equivalent technologies to transform fragmented information into clear, actionable intelligence — helping Nationwide detect, prevent and respond to workforce-related risk.

Working with specialists across Nationwide and Virgin Money, you’ll support investigations, strengthen controls, shape monitoring capability and influence how we manage insider risk across a changing organisation.

If you’re analytical, curious and confident turning complex data into practical risk insight, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact in protecting one of the UK’s largest financial institutions.

This is a 12-month secondment opportunity.

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 role, you'll be based at your nearest regional office or hub. We value time spent together to connect with colleagues for collaboration so there will be a regular requirement to attend our London, Swindon or Glasgow site approximately month. If you are based at an office location, you'll be expected to meet our hybrid working requirement of at least two days a week, or 40% of your working time if part-time, in the office. If you’re based at our Glasgow office, this will apply from 1 April 2027 and ahead of that there will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Data Analyst within the Insider Risk function, you will take ownership of stitching together data from multiple sources including people data, access management, privileged access, technology logs, security events, investigations, fraud intelligence, physical security, case management and governance information.

You'll transform complex datasets into actionable intelligence, identifying emerging risks, trends and opportunities to improve our control environment.

You will also help shape the future of Insider Risk by contributing to strategy, governance, monitoring, automation and reporting capabilities, ensuring the organisation remains resilient to insider risks.

You'll work closely with stakeholders across the organisation, providing consultancy and specialist expertise to strengthen controls, inform risk decisions and improve organisational resilience.

About you

We're looking for someone with strong technical expertise, exceptional analytical capability and a passion for understanding the relationship between people, technology and risk.

For this role, you will have:

• Integrity and honesty, this is a highly trusted and sensitive role, you will need to conduct yourself accordingly
• Vision, this is a new role you must have the ability to see how we can achieve our strategic objective through iterative deliveries
• Extensive experience using analytical and data technologies such as SQL, Python, Power BI, SAS or equivalent tooling
• Proven experience bringing together large and complex datasets from multiple domains to generate meaningful risk intelligence and actionable insight
• Experience identifying behavioural, technical and organisational risk indicators through data analysis and intelligence gathering
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and challenging where necessary to ensure Nationwide remains within risk appetite
• A logical, risk-based approach to problem-solving and the confidence to make recommendations in situations where information may be incomplete or ambiguous
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical findings into clear business outcomes for senior audiences

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.

QUALIFICATIONS

The extras you’ll get

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

• 25 days holiday, pro rata
• 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 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.

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Disability Confident

We’re not just guided by data, we’re driven by the real experiences of our people. We’re a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader, the highest level.

That’s why we’re constantly evolving our policies and practices to make sure everyone feels genuinely supported, valued, and empowered to champion inclusion. Whatever your needs, we’re here to support you. If you need any additional support throughout your application journey, email our team at Recruitment Support.

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Please note that should you be successful in securing this role, the job title on our internal systems will be Security and Resilience Principal Consultant.