Senior Analytics Manager (Financial Services)

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Nottingham / £70000 - £90000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

£70000 - £90000

Location

LOCATION

Nottingham

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

The Company

A well-established UK financial services organisation undergoing a major data transformation, with significant investment in data engineering, governance, and a modern data platform (Microsoft Fabric).
With strong foundations now in place, the focus is on building a central analytics capability to drive insight-led decision making across the business.

The Opportunity

This is a greenfield leadership role reporting into the Director of Delivery & Data, with a vision to create an AI-first, insight-driven organisation.
You'll establish and lead an Analytics Centre of Excellence, partnering across key business areas such as performance, risk, and finance.
This is a player-coach role, leading a small team (3-4 analysts/data scientists) while remaining close enough to delivery to ensure analytics drives real business value.

Key Responsibilities

Build & Lead Analytics Capability

  • Establish the central Analytics CoE
  • Define standards, processes, and priorities
  • Manage and develop a high-performing team

Drive Commercial Value Through Insight

  • Deliver actionable analytics that influences decision-making
  • Translate business problems into analytical solutions
  • Identify opportunities to improve performance and efficiency

Partner with Senior Stakeholders

  • Work closely with C-Suite and senior leaders
  • Challenge and shape business questions
  • Embed analytics into decision-making

Own the Analytics Layer

  • Lead development of semantic models and datasets (Gold layer)
  • Collaborate with Data Engineering teams
  • Drive self-service analytics adoption

Support Advanced Analytics

  • Contribute to AI and advanced analytics initiatives
  • Help drive a shift toward predictive, data-driven decisions

What We're Looking For

Experience

  • Experience leading analytics, insight, or BI teams
  • Background in data transformation or capability building
  • Track record of delivering commercial impact through analytics
  • Strong experience working with senior stakeholders / Exec level

Technical & Analytical Skills

  • Strong grounding in:
    • SQL and data analysis
    • Data visualisation tools (Power BI or similar)
  • Understanding of:
    • data / semantic modelling concepts
    • working with data engineering teams
  • Exposure to advanced analytics or AI is beneficial

Leadership & Approach

  • Comfortable in a player-coach role
  • Strong communicator, able to translate data into business value
  • Commercially focused and outcome-driven
  • Curious, proactive, and confident challenging stakeholders

Logistics

  • Able to be onsite in Nottingham 2 days per week (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)

Why Join?

  • Genuine greenfield opportunity to build a function
  • Modern data platform already in place
  • High visibility with senior leadership
  • Opportunity to influence how analytics is embedded across the business
  • Strong benefits package (bonus, pension, holiday)

Apply Now

If you're looking to build an analytics function, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver real business impact, this is a standout opportunity within a forward-thinking organisation.

CONTACT

Kelsey Norris

Recruitment Consultant

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