Benefits Specialist

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Performance & Reward team within our People Function. Working in Performance & Reward we design and deliver compelling colleague propositions, which help make us a great place to work. Together, our efforts will drive a high performing culture, ensure people want to stay with us and strengthen a strong and exciting employer brand to attract new talent.

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 will spend at least two days per week, or if part time you will 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.

What you’ll be doing:

• On a typical day you will be designing, shaping or implementing any aspect of our benefit propositional framework. This could range from being involved in the deep technical design of a new proposition or enhancing, expanding or improving an existing benefit proposition.
• You will research and take a data led approach – creating business cases through to campaign management and launch.
• You will manage 3rd party relationships and where necessary, seek new opportunities where these support our plans.
• You will own the benefit landscape roadmap and be purposeful around timing and where resources are directed.
• You will confidently demonstrate your research and be able to find compelling methods to influence and engage stakeholders from across the organisation.
• You will be used to working in a fast paced and purpose-driven environment.

About you:

• We are looking for someone with demonstrable evidence of personally leading and delivering benefits in highly competitive markets.
• You will be a benefits SME with experience of designing, implementing, and managing health and risk benefits.
• You will have a credible understanding of the benefit market and understand trends and market direction.
• You will have skill in onboarding suppliers and significant experience in the management of insurance products and benefit providers.
• You thrive on change and the requirement to pivot.

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs.
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think.
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo.
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact.

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you.

The extras you’ll get:

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll 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
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.

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.