Lead Data Analyst

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Lead Data Analyst

Are you a proven data leader with the vision, judgement, and technical depth to shape high‑impact analytical strategy? This could be the perfect role for you.

Data Analysis is at the core of our UK business, delivering critical insights that influence strategic direction and drive information‑led decision‑making. In this role, you will play a defining part in steering analytical excellence, leading complex and high‑risk initiatives, and setting the agenda for some of the most strategically important areas of the business.

Drawing on advanced technical expertise and sound decision‑making, you will design, build, and govern robust data solutions—elevating analytical capability across the organisation and ensuring complex business data is transformed into clear, actionable intelligence.

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• Data Extraction & Manipulation – Leading the delivery of highly complex, business‑critical data work with autonomy, ensuring accuracy, resilience, and scalability.
  
• Collaboration & Solution Development – Partnering with senior stakeholders and cross‑functional teams to shape, influence, and deliver advanced data solutions, tools, and self‑service frameworks that enable smarter decision‑making.
  
• Insight Generation – Proactively identifying opportunities across diverse data sources to generate strategic insights that influence business direction and unlock measurable value.
  
• Exploring Emerging Technologies – Rapidly assessing, adopting, and championing new technologies to enhance analytical capability and accelerate delivery across varied initiatives.
  
• Subject Matter Expertise – Acting as a recognised expert in key data domains, providing authoritative guidance, making informed decisions, and representing the value of data across the wider business.
  
• Additional Contributions – Leading on complex customer‑impacting issues, advising on data and process risk, supporting high‑priority customer updates, and overseeing the production of large‑scale data sets for critical business needs.
  
• Leadership & Team Culture – Supporting the wellbeing, cohesion, and performance of the team, driving positive cultural change, and ensuring smooth, consistent delivery through mentorship, guidance, and technical leadership.
  

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• Expertise in Data Analytics – Significant experience in senior data roles with a strong technical and analytical foundation. Advanced proficiency in coding, data transformation, systems understanding, and end‑to‑end solution design.
  
• Technical Excellence – Expert SQL capability required, with strong proficiency in at least one additional programming language (e.g. Python, R). Ability to independently deliver the most complex and high‑risk technical work.
  
• Strategic Thinking & Stakeholder Engagement – Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, communicate complex insights with clarity, and shape strategic decisions through data.
  
• Problem‑Solving & Analytical Rigor – A decisive, structured thinker able to solve technical and non‑technical problems quickly using experience, lateral thinking, and sound judgement.
  
• Numerical & Trend Analysis – Strong numerical capability with the ability to identify, interpret, and communicate trends that drive business outcomes.
  
• Initiative, Ownership & Leadership – Demonstrated ability to lead technical work, manage competing priorities, drive delivery at pace, and promote data best practices across the organisation.
  
• Risk Awareness & Adaptability – Experience identifying and managing data and process risk, with resilience and adaptability in fast‑changing business environments.
  

This is a permanent position and can be based in our Nottingham office.

We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.

We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

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• Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation.
  
• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers).
  
• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season‑ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave.
  
• Open‑plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head‑office has a fully‑serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café.
  

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

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• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies.
  
• OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates.
  
• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all.
  
• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech.
  
• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry.
  

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

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