Matthew Groves
About Matthew Groves
Matthew Groves is a Product Owner at Nationwide Building Society, where he has worked since 2019 in Swindon, England. He has held various roles within the organization, including Business Designer, Team Lead, and Solutions Architect, and has extensive experience in business analysis and operational design.
Work at Nationwide Building Society
Matthew Groves has held multiple roles at Nationwide Building Society since 2011. He currently serves as a Product Owner, a position he has held since 2019. In addition to this role, he works as a Business Designer and has been involved in the Team Lead position for the Nationwide Solution Life-cycle Center of Expertise since 2014. His previous roles at Nationwide include Senior Methods and Tools Architect and Solutions Architect. He has contributed to various projects, including the Representative Test Environment value stream and the Card Data Protection Programme.
Education and Expertise
Matthew Groves studied at Birmingham City University from 1986 to 1988. He later attended The Open University, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies and Systems Complexity from 2005 to 2007. His educational background supports his extensive expertise in business analysis, systems development, and architecture within financial services.
Background
Before joining Nationwide Building Society, Matthew Groves worked at Zurich Financial Services as a Business Analyst from 1998 to 2003 and at Marlborough Stirling Financial Services for one year. His career in the financial sector spans over two decades, with a focus on business analysis and solutions architecture.
Achievements
Matthew Groves has led significant initiatives at Nationwide Building Society, including the development of Demand and Capacity modelling solutions for the server estate and the implementation of PCI-DSS compliance within the Card Data Protection Programme. He has managed projects with budgets reaching up to £5 million and has been involved in operational design and analysis with scopes up to £10 million.