Data Analytics Manager

Campion Pickworth; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Campion Pickworth partners with a leading financial advisory firm to recruit for a senior Data Analytics role in banking and capital markets. The role focuses on leading teams, managing complex analytics projects, and delivering data and modelling initiatives across the audit lifecycle.

You will work with senior stakeholders to shape how analytics is applied, combining technical capability with deep financial services knowledge in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in mathematics, statistics, CS, finance or related field.
• Experience leading teams and managing multiple projects with senior stakeholders.
• Strong technical capability in Excel and SQL; experience with Python/PySpark is a plus.
• Knowledge of banking & capital markets and regulatory frameworks is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead data analytics and modelling initiatives across audit lifecycle.
• Deliver complex analytics projects, ensuring quality, timelines and client relations.
• Mentor junior team members and manage multiple workstreams.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

SQL

Python/PySpark

Tableau/Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

Campion Pickworth is partnering with a leading financial advisory firm to recruit for a role within the Data Analytics space, within its banking and capital markets practice. This role presents a strong opportunity for someone looking to apply deep technical and modelling expertise while working closely with stakeholders across a fast-paced, high-performing team.

About the role:

This is a role for someone who enjoys leading teams, managing complex projects, and solving real-world financial services challenges in a fast-paced environment. You’ll sit at the intersection of analytics, audit, and regulatory change – leading the delivery of data and modelling initiatives, shaping how analytics is applied across the audit lifecycle, and working closely with senior stakeholders to drive impactful outcomes.

• Experience working within an analytics or modelling environment in financial services, ideally within professional services or a large financial institution.
• Proven experience leading multiple teams and projects, managing competing deadlines and senior stakeholders.
• Strong project and engagement management skills, with accountability for delivery, quality, timelines and client relationships.
• Experience managing, mentoring and developing junior team members, with a track record of building high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of banking and capital markets, with knowledge of one or more financial asset classes such as derivatives, loans or mortgages.
• Strong technical capability, including advanced Excel and SQL, plus experience with at least one of Python/PySpark, VBA, Tableau or Power BI.
• Excellent attention to detail, including experience reviewing code, analytical outputs and documentation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with clients and senior stakeholders.
• A quantitative degree or equivalent background in a relevant discipline such as mathematics, statistics, computer science, finance, engineering or a related field.
• Professional qualification or progress towards one, such as CQF, FRM, CFA, ACA or CIMA.
• Understanding of the financial services regulatory environment and data quality frameworks such as BCBS 239.
• Experience developing or working with cashflow models.
• Experience working across audit, assurance, analytics or regulatory change environments.