Forecasting Lead - Hybrid Ops & Team Leadership

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Bonus

Holiday entitlement

Private medical insurance

Season-ticket loans

Cycle to work

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Capital One in Nottingham is seeking a Forecasting Lead - Principal Associate to manage a small, high-impact team delivering operational forecasts and budget outlooks. You will drive medium- and long-term demand planning, partnering with Finance to align volumes with business strategy.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, Excel-based modeling, and proactive stakeholder management in a hybrid Nottingham office setting.

Qualifications

• Experience forecasting in operational environments with deadlines.
• Coaching and managing a small team to maintain engagement and service quality.
• Strong stakeholder management to coordinate multiple groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team to cover production of all forecasts across operations.
• Produce medium and long-term customer demand forecasts for key processes.
• Oversee creation of back-office operation forecasts and budgets with Finance.
• Provide planning data, models and insights to support decisions.
• Maintain collaborative stakeholder relationships and act as trusted partner.
• Improve forecast quality by reviewing tools, assumptions and processes.
• Communicate capacity plan outputs clearly for decision-makers.
• Ensure efficient use of resources in line with planning periods.

Skills

Forecasting

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Excel Modeling

Tools

Excel

Job description

Capital One in Nottingham is seeking a Forecasting Lead - Principal Associate to manage a small, high-impact team delivering operational forecasts and budget outlooks. You will drive medium- and long-term demand planning, partnering with Finance to align volumes with business strategy.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, Excel-based modeling, and proactive stakeholder management in a hybrid Nottingham office setting.