Commercial Analytics Manager - BPL

8120 Barclaycard UK; Northampton; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclaycard Payments is seeking a Commercial Analytics Manager within the Data & Analytics team. You will shape commercial strategy by blending data-driven insights with strong commercial acumen to drive growth, profitability and customer outcomes.

You’ll lead a team of analysts, develop modelling techniques and partner with product, finance, sales and analytics to keep the business competitive. Leverage customer behaviour analysis, transaction trends and market dynamics to deliver actionable

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant analytical field (Statistics/Math/Economics/Data Science).
• Experience with large unstructured data and data analysis techniques.
• Ability to influence decision-making through clear, data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of data analysts and scientists.
• Design data-driven insights and models to support commercial decisions.
• Engage stakeholders across Product, Finance, Sales and Analytics.
• Ensure governance and robust documentation of analytics methodologies.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

SQL

Python

Cloud tooling

Data visualization

Education

Statistics/Math/Economics/Data Science degree

Tools

SQL

Python

Cloud platforms

Job description

Job Description Purpose of the role

To extract meaningful insights from complex data sets, developing robust decision models, and presenting actionable recommendations to stakeholders across the departments.

Accountabilities

Identification and extraction of relevant data from various internal and external sources. Performing sensitivity analysis and scenario planning. Monitoring and evaluation of the performance of existing models. Development and implementation of data quality control procedures. Building and validation of quantitative models to support decision‑making across different business areas.

Vice President Expectations

Vice President Expectations To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalIf managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.. If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.. OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.. Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment. Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda. Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.

As a Commercial Analytics Manager within the Data & Analytics team

As a Commercial Analytics Manager within the Data & Analytics team, you’ll play a key role in shaping Barclaycard Payments’ commercial strategy. You’ll design and combine effective data-driven insight and models with strong commercial acumen to support decision‑making that drives growth, profitability, customer acquisition, retention, and overall business performance. Working closely with stakeholders across Product, Finance, Sales, Commercial, and Analytics teams, you’ll help develop and refine strategies that ensure the business remains competitive in a dynamic payments market. You’ll be responsible for the creation, development, and maintenance of commercial performance models and reporting frameworks, using deep analysis of customer behaviour, transaction trends, sales performance, market dynamics, and competitor activity to generate actionable insights. You’ll shape and lead a team of analysts, experimenting with the latest modelling techniques and cloud capabilities, developing agent based and automated performance reviews of key commercial initiatives, campaigns, and growth programmes, monitoring outcomes and identifying opportunities for optimisation. With strong stakeholder engagement skills, you’ll also oversee governance activities relating to commercial reporting, analytics methodologies, and performance measurement, ensuring outputs are robust, well‑controlled, and clearly documented. Barclays’ payments acceptance business provides critical infrastructure to the UK economy, processing billions of pounds of payments annually for both small businesses and domestic and international corporate clients. In April 2025, we announced a long‑term partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to grow and transform the payments acceptance business by broadening the range of services offered, enhancing the experience for both existing and prospective clients. Leveraging extensive client relationships and deep experience of UK payments, we will create an environment of continuous innovation - activated by Brookfield’s global private equity expertise in payments, technology, operational transformation and corporate carve‑outs - to ensure the business is strategically positioned for long‑term growth. Barclays will invest approximately £400m in the new business, the majority of which will be incurred during the first three years. Performance‑linked incentives will drive greater alignment between the partners, underpinning the long‑term commitment to the transformation. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time, continuing to use the Barclaycard Payments (BPL) brand and acting as the sole payments acceptance services provider to Barclays’ clients for a minimum of ten years.

For more information on our partnership with Brookfield, please visit Barclays.com.

To be successful as a Commercial Analytics Manager, you must have the following essential skills:

Degree in a relevant analytical discipline, such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Data Science, Computer Science or a related field Experience working with large and complex unstructured data, including proficiency in tools such as SQL, Python, and Cloud tooling to support data analysis and modelling Experience developing data visualisations and delivering commercial insights, with the ability to influence decision‑making through clear, data‑driven recommendations and stakeholder engagement Lead and develop a high performing team of data analysts and scientists Some other highly valued skills may include: Experience using data and analytics to assess commercial performance, measure the effectiveness of key business initiatives, and provide actionable insights to drive growth and profitability. Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and communicate insights clearly and concisely across technical and non-technical audiences’ You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

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