Lead Insight Analyst

Hydrogen Group; Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Chester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in finance is seeking a Lead Insight Analyst to drive analytical projects in lending. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders, designing data products, and providing insights to improve business decisions. The ideal candidate will have experience in insight analytics within financial services, particularly with consumer lending products. Strong analytical skills using SAS and SQL are crucial. This position is hybrid, requiring onsite work twice a week in locations including Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, or Chester.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Insight Analytics or Risk Analytics role within Financial Services.
• Direct exposure to consumer lending products (e.g. loans, credit cards, mortgages).
• Strong understanding of credit risk, profitability and customer behaviour.
• Advanced analytical skills using SAS and SQL.
• Experience working with large, complex data sets.
• Proven ability to take an analytics project from problem definition through to business recommendation.
• Knowledge of FCA regulation and working in a regulated lending environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate complex business needs into actionable analytics.
• Lead end-to-end analytical projects across secured and unsecured lending.
• Design, build and maintain robust data products including tables and views.
• Develop, deploy and maintain predictive and forecasting models.
• Deliver insight across consumer behaviour and marketing effectiveness.
• Support regulatory programmes ensuring high standards of data accuracy.
• Collaborate with global analytics teams to develop shared data products.
• Clearly communicate conclusions, risks and recommendations.

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

VBA

Job description

Lead Insight Analyst – Wealth & Personal Banking

Location: Hybrid | Onsite 2x per week in Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield or Chester

We are working with our Wealth & Personal Banking client whosupports millions of customers across the UK, from everyday banking through to lending, savings, investments and wealth management.

Our client’s UK Analytics & CRM Centre of Excellence uses data, insight and machine learning to drive smarter decisions, improve customer outcomes, and deliver sustainable growth. They are now looking for a Lead Insight Analyst to join this high-performing function and play a key role in shaping insight across their Lending portfolio.

What you’ll be doing

• Partnering with senior stakeholders to translate complex business needs into actionable analytics, insight and data products
• Leading end-to-end analytical projects across secured and unsecured lending, including acquisition, targeting, pricing, balance growth, spend growth and regulatory initiatives
• Designing, building and maintaining robust data products including tables, views, segments and associated metadata
• Developing, deploying and maintaining predictive and forecasting models to support business decision‑making
• Delivering insight across consumer behaviour, segmentation, marketing effectiveness and pricing strategy
• Supporting regulatory programmes and ensuring high standards of data accuracy, integrity and governance
• Collaborating with global analytics teams to develop shared data products and standards
• Clearly communicating conclusions, risks and recommendations to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Essential experience (you must have)

• Experience in an Insight Analytics or Risk Analytics role within Financial Services
• Direct exposure to consumer lending products (e.g. loans, credit cards, mortgages or similar)
• Strong understanding of credit risk, profitability and customer behaviour
• Advanced analytical skills using SAS and SQL (Python or VBA also beneficial)
• Experience working with large, complex data sets
• Proven ability to take an analytics project from problem definition through to business recommendation
• Knowledge of FCA regulation and working in a regulated lending environment