Job Description

We're navigating significant and ambitious change at Nationwide, the world's largest building society. It's an exciting time as we evolve to a future that sees us accelerate delivery of value to our Members and engage our colleagues around new ways of working.
Following a strategic review, we are currently strengthening and enhancing our Economic Crime Risk & Compliance operating model within the overall risk management structure. We're looking for someone to join the Economic Crime Risk & Compliance team to support the enhancement of key functions. We are bolstering the Economic Crime Intelligence team to help drive a deep understanding of economic crime risks throughout the Society.
The Economic Crime Risk & Compliance team is a key part of Nationwide's second line of defence. Based in the Risk Community, we are responsible for ensuring the Society delivers its strategy in a safe and controlled way, appropriately balancing risk and reward.
As an Economic Crime Intelligence Manager, you'll be a go-to person for all things relating to economic crime intelligence in Economic Crime Risk & Compliance at Nationwide. You will oversee Nationwide's economic crime threat assessment process and our involvement in intelligence development opportunities through internal and external engagement activities. You'll also lead the Intelligence team in delivering a proactive, intelligence led approach to identify current and emerging threats and risks.
The successful candidate will be required to pass Enhanced Security Clearance (eSC) to support continued engagement with the National Crime Agency.
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 be located at our nearest regional hub. There will be a requirement to regularly attend our London office, approximately 3-4 times per month, often for successive days within a week. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. 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 you'll be doing
Economic Crime Risk & Compliance at Nationwide is an evolving environment which requires the support of a versatile Intelligence Manager. In developing and running a proactive intelligence-led approach, you'll identify current and emerging trends to support the proactive management of Nationwide's exposure to risks and threats.
You'll work closely with the leadership team and Subject Matter Experts to run the Society's threat assessment process and ensure its ongoing efficiency.
You will support ongoing engagement with Law Enforcement and industry bodies including specific projects, requiring close collaboration with internal teams.
Management activities are anticipated and you will ensure that appropriate management information is collated, findings are reported accurately and that intelligence activity is governed appropriately. Together with the team, you'll help raise awareness of economic crime across the Society.
About you
As minimum you'll need to have or be:

• Strong economic crime knowledge - experience of working within economic crime across fraud, AML, sanctions and anti-corruption
• Intelligence experience within the economic crime field - experience of applying intelligence to identify specific risks that require reporting both internally and externally (e.g. Suspicious Activity Reporting)
• Strong external engagement experience - experience of engaging with Law Enforcement and industry bodies on economic crime threats
• Analytical skills - for identifying data mining opportunities and assessing findings
• Credibility and leadership - strong relationship building skills and able to build effective, productive relationships and teams
• Communication - good presentation, written and visual communication skills with the ability to tailor content for different audiences

The successful applicant will be required to pass a Counter-Terrorism Check (CTC) and Enhanced Security Clearance (eSC) to support the continued engagement with the National Crime Agency.
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.
The extras you'll get
There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• 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
• 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

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.
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