Lead Data Steward in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Data sits at the very heart of everything we do at Capital One, and establishing a robust data foundation is a key enabler for our strategic initiatives across both the Enterprise and the UK division. With a multitude of systems capturing, storing, and processing data, our goal is to drive operations and analytics that help our customers and associates succeed.

As we scale up our AI solutions, ensuring a thorough understanding of the data the UK business creates and uses is more crucial than ever. This role is essential for maintaining a well-managed business, giving decision-makers absolute confidence that their data is available and of the highest quality. We are seeking an energetic individual to bridge the gap between data and the wider business, delivering well-governed, impactful data that drives real value for our stakeholders.

• Act as the focal point for data governance and stewardship within the UK business, ensuring data is managed through its entire lifecycle and treated as a true corporate asset.

• Manage day-to-day data activities on behalf of Accountable Executives and Senior Leaders who act as the designated ‘Data Owners’.

• Drive actionable improvements to data quality and enrichment, focusing on the most critical data first and tracking the tangible ‘value-add’ with data consumers.
• Maintain complete metadata, data descriptions, and lineage while ensuring data is correctly classified, protected, and compliant with GDPR and internal security protocols.

• Engage with stakeholders to agree on common data definitions, whilst proactively flagging data risks or control issues to relevant risk and governance committees.

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to influence across teams and drive cultural change.

• Ability to translate complex data concepts into plain language, summarising information effectively and tailoring communications for diverse audiences.

A natural analytical mindset with the ability to resolve complex data issues, identify trends, and take ownership of problem resolution.

• Ability to focus on high-value data tasks, piecing together data management practices to enable key strategic initiatives, including AI solutions.
• Strong active listening skills to deeply understand stakeholder requirements and naturalise a data-centric culture across the division.

• Familiarity with recognised industry data management frameworks such as DAMA or DCAM.

• Understanding of data governance principles, business glossaries, and how data flows via logical and physical data models.

• Experience evaluating data maturity and providing recommendations to align current capabilities with long-term strategic goals.

• Particularly within Snowflake database environments.

• A general understanding of cloud resources, specifically AWS architectures.

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office. We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.

Our offices are designed to inspire and support you. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on-site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft. Our London office boasts a rooftop running track and coffee bar.

In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:

• Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes.

• Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure.

• Access premium care through our private medical insurance.

• We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

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 value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. Our associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes to associates.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.