Lead Data Analyst in Loughborough

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, NottinghamshireLead Data Analyst

Our Mission

We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list. Hear from our team about what it’s like working at Capital One UK.

About the role

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.

What You’ll Do

On any given day, you’ll operate across strategic problem‑solving, technical leadership, innovation, and data governance. Your responsibilities will include:

• Data Extraction & Manipulation – Leading the delivery of highly complex, business‑critical data work with total 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 & Innovation – Proactively identifying opportunities across diverse data sources to generate strategic insights, whilst rapidly assessing, adopting, and championing emerging technologies to enhance analytical capability.

• Subject Matter Expertise & Representation – Acting as a recognised expert in key data domains, providing authoritative guidance, making informed decisions, and representing the strategic value of data across the wider business.

• Leadership & Team Culture – Supporting the wellbeing, cohesion, and performance of the team, driving positive cultural change, and ensuring smooth, consistent delivery through mentorship and technical guidance.

The skills and experience you need

• Expertise in Data Analytics – Significant experience in senior data roles with a strong technical and analytical foundation, including advanced proficiency in coding, data transformation, and end‑to‑end solution design.

• Technical Excellence – Expert SQL capability and relational database knowledge are required, with strong proficiency in at least one additional programming language (e.g. Python, R) to independently deliver high‑risk technical work.

• Strategic Thinking & Problem‑Solving – A decisive, structured thinker able to solve complex technical and non‑technical challenges quickly, leveraging lateral thinking to influence senior stakeholders and shape business direction.

• Initiative, Ownership & Leadership – Demonstrated experience as a technical leader within a data team, with a proven ability to manage competing priorities, drive delivery at pace, and promote data best practices.

• Risk Awareness & Adaptability – Proven experience in identifying and managing data and process risk, coupled with resilience and adaptability in fast‑changing business environments.

Where and how you'll work

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. 

What’s in it for you

We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications.

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:

• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes

• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.

• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.

• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

A full list of our benefits is available here.

What you should know about how we recruit

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. 

We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture—one that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas—and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work. We call this our Culture of Belonging, and it rests at the heart of our business.

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.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact ukrecruitment@capitalone.com  All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.

Who We Are
At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.
Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.