We are extremely proud to partner with Women in Data! Nationwide is building a truly inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and for our Society to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.
We need a diverse range of backgrounds, skills, and experiences to help us continue to serve our customers in the best way and offer the services and products that are most relevant to them. When people can reach their potential at work, it makes a happier, more fulfilling workplace, and increases innovation, drives better decision-making and boosts performance.
Data is integral to our business operations. The emerging capabilities across machine learning and artificial intelligence offer a hugely exciting opportunity to transform customer service and experience. Customers will benefit from enhanced personalised experiences, faster service, and improved data security, instilling greater trust. Whereas colleagues will have better access to high quality information and insights through data-driven decision-making tools, including Generative AI solutions. Robust data management is crucial and underpins the ability to deliver customer value and safely utilise these advanced capabilities.
Nationwide is the world’s largest building Society and the UK’s first full-service mutual banking provider, with over 25,000 colleagues driven by a purpose and set to support 24 million customers.
A good way to bank
Unlike the banks we are owned by our members, not shareholders. That’s anyone who banks, saves or has a mortgage with us. Which means we can always focus on what’s best for them. It’s our fundamental difference and what makes us a good way to bank.
Banking but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.
Hi there! My name is Sian McHenry, and I head up Enterprise Data Governance at Nationwide Building Society. Our function provides the framework, standards and enabling tooling to embed data management best practice enterprise wide.
I joined the Society in 2022 from Lloyds Banking Group where I helped to establish and run the Chief Data & Analytics Office. Over my career I have worked across the Financial Services sector including globally facing data and analytics roles at JP Morgan Chase & Standard and Poor’s.
I am a self-confessed data geek and am hugely passionate about using Data Management best practice to drive Business enablement & simplification. Outside of the office I am a full-time working mum of two amazing primary school aged children, which keeps me extremely busy!
Irene.mcauley@nationwide.co.uk
I joined Nationwide as a permanent employee in 2022 after working as a contractor for Base 3 Systems Ltd for a year beforehand. I learned all things SAS at Base 3, and have applied and broadened those skills at Nationwide, while having the opportunity to explore other tools such as Teradata and Power BI. My day-to-day involves me providing reporting and analysis for the teams that support the Society’s most vulnerable customers, which is something I’m very passionate about.
Since becoming a member of Women in Data®, I have been endlessly inspired by the women in this community, and I am super excited to be bringing some of that magic to Nationwide. I am a lover of all things data and look forward to sharing in those interests with like-minded people!
charlotte.puddy@nationwide.co.uk
About me
I’ve always loved problem-solving and puzzles, so a career in data may have seemed inevitable – however, after graduating with a BSc in mathematics I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. After a brief stint working behind a bar in a pub, I stumbled into a data career (long story!) which led to me joining Nationwide in September 2022.
I joined Nationwide as a Senior MI Analyst, before moving into my current role of Business Intelligence Consultant working within Retail Business Services. Working for a company as large as Nationwide meant I am constantly exposed to a lot of new people and systems, allowing me to always be learning, and getting me excited about future possibilities. I love being able to produce insight and add value using data, and seeing the stories that it can tell.
I joined the Women in Data® community whilst at a previous company as I didn’t have a local support network and was struggling to navigate a male dominated area. Hearing so many women sharing their stories really inspired me to not give up and encouraged me to find somewhere I could thrive.
