The OBM team is responsible for delivering a quality, compliant, and inclusive mortgages service. Recognising the talent in these teams is critical for banks to innovate, adapt, and succeed - OBM has led a fundamental shift in how NatWest hires and develops early careers talent across critical functions.
Sparta Global's HTD model presented an opportunity for OBM to engage with a diverse and passionate emerging talent community who would feed into NatWest's permanent workforce capability. Together, the organisations could find, train and nurture OBM's next generation of digital leaders by providing opportunities for those from under-represented communities to progress within a major retail bank.
Before being assigned to NatWest, Spartans completed paid training programmes across
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"We tried something new in One Bank Mortgages and wow, has it worked. Many times we've seen teams bring in early career talent and fall into the trap of constraining their ability to shine. We decided that if we hired great people, who just happened to have shorter CVs than others, then we should find a way to create a space for them to demonstrate what they could do but also to learn and grow," says
Spartans entered NatWest with the potential to succeed, but it was the OBM team who harnessed this - giving the emerging talent recruits opportunities to programme in pairs to bridge knowledge gaps, upskill in areas that interested them, take it in turns to be team Scrum Masters and be vocal about their personal career goals in an inclusive space. All Spartans were able to complete agile learning pathways and continue with self-directed learning.
Gary continues; "Everyone had an opportunity to succeed, to fail, and to learn. Some have discovered a passion for parts of the job they didn't know about, while others have simply been able to do what they always wanted. All have excelled. The result is that our One
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About Sparta Global
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We believe the future of tech talent must be reflective of society today - innovative, creative and inclusive. This is why Sparta Global provides award-winning technology training and career opportunities to passionate people from diverse communities - irrespective of gender, ethnicity, or socio-economic background.
We help emerging talent kickstart a career in technology by delivering funded training programmes in Data, Software Engineering, DevOps, Cyber Security, Test Analysis, Test Engineering, Business Solutions, Finance Risk and Compliance, and more. Across these programmes we equip our "Spartan" consultants with the technical and collaborative skills they need to hit the ground running - powering up their potential to immediately make an impact on digital projects with our clients.
To find out more about Sparta Global, click here. https://www.spartaglobal.com/
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"Spartan" comments:
"The training provided by Sparta Global, before we joined NatWest, ensured we had exposure and a good understanding of the tech stack at NatWest. Developing software within a supportive team culture in NatWest has positively impacted my personal and professional growth. Overall, I look forward to the coming years and working on more exciting projects as a NatWest employee."
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"Sparta Global provided a fantastic opportunity to learn from experienced industry professionals and helped give me both the knowledge and confidence to work within my field as a software engineer."
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