Surbhi Badhwar

Job:

Intelligent Automation Lead

Company:

Nationwide Building Society

I lead technology teams who deliver automation of business processes. My teams use the latest low code technologies to deliver at pace. I am also responsible for people management, mentoring and upskilling my teams of developers, analysts and designers.

I am...

Leader

Authentic

Thoughtful

The skills I use most in my job...

Leadership

Intelligent Automation technology

Business analysis

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

The most interesting thing I've worked on in my career so far...

I have delivered numerous automation and digital transformation projects for banks. My most interesting role was leading the intelligent Automation centre of excellence team at a bank. The team used multiple technologies to automate 15 processes with a year saving millions for the organisation

What inspired me into digital and tech...

From a very young age, I was interested in science. As a natural progression, I studied engineering and my first job was in technology. What I love about tech and digital is the opportunity to solve problems on a daily basis.

My educational background is...

I'm an electronic and communication engineer with an executive leadership programme from Said business school, Oxford university

What advice I'd give to girls thinking about a career in digital and tech...

It is a great career to be in. You get to solve diverse problems on a daily basis. It's a lovely experience to see the solutions you deliver, having real business & customer impact. You also get to work on the latest tools and technologies.