Helen Arbuthnot
About Helen Arbuthnot
Helen Arbuthnot serves as the Workplace Transformation Lead at Nationwide Building Society, where she has worked since 2022. With a background in project management and operations, she has held various roles within the organization, including Senior Project Manager and Inclusion & Diversity Delivery Lead.
Work at Nationwide Building Society
Helen Arbuthnot currently serves as the Workplace Transformation Lead at Nationwide Building Society, a position she has held since 2022. Prior to this role, she worked in various capacities within the organization. From 2016 to 2019, she was a Senior Project Manager, focusing on project delivery and stakeholder engagement. In 2020, she took on a secondment as the Inclusion & Diversity Delivery Lead for five months, where she enabled agile and outcome-focused working methods within the team. Following this, she served as Operations Partner for eight months and then as People & Performance Lead - Future Capability from 2021 to 2022. Her contributions have been significant in shaping leadership and inclusion strategies within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Helen Arbuthnot holds a BA (Hons) in Politics and International Studies, graduating with First Class honors from Lancaster University in 2002. She furthered her education with an MA in Diplomacy, achieving Distinction in 2003. In addition to her formal education, she participated in the Remarkable Leadership program by Remarkable Women from 2020 to 2021. Her educational background supports her expertise in workplace transformation, inclusion, and diversity, as well as her ability to drive change within organizations.
Background
Before joining Nationwide Building Society, Helen Arbuthnot worked at PwC for twelve years, where she held roles including Project Manager, Operations Leader, and Senior Consultant. Her responsibilities included developing operational plans and integrating various internal resources. She also worked at Northamptonshire Police as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst for one year. This diverse background has equipped her with a strong foundation in project management, stakeholder engagement, and operational leadership.
Achievements
Helen Arbuthnot has a proven track record of driving change and achieving business outcomes through effective stakeholder engagement and project team motivation. At PwC and Nationwide Building Society, she developed and implemented operational plans that integrated resources across recruitment, HR, finance, and learning and development. She played a key role in shaping the roadmap for leadership, talent, capability, culture, and inclusion within the Resilience & Agility (COO) Community at Nationwide Building Society, demonstrating her commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace.