Director, Data Analysis - US Card Data

Capital One; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 230,400 - 263,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is hiring a Director of Data Analysis in McLean, VA to lead the US Card analytical team. This role will significantly influence business intelligence through innovations in Big Data tools and strategies.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in data analytics, proven leadership in managing teams, and a track record in driving data initiatives. A Bachelor's degree is required, with preference for advanced degrees and years of progressive experience in the field.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in data analytics required (or 7 years with Master's, or 4 years with PhD).
• 5+ years of Professional Data Analysis experience, including people management.
• Experience with Big Data technologies and data visualization is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the US Card analytical team in adopting new data tools and technologies.
• Drive innovations in data source and tools addressing stakeholder needs.
• Create leading-edge data products to improve US Card portfolio processes.

Skills

Data Analytics

People Management

Big Data Technologies

Data Visualization

Python

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master’s Degree

PhD

Tools

AWS

Spark

Kafka

Flink

Job description

Director, Data Analysis - US Card

As Capital One continues to mature its Business Intelligence and Analytical capabilities, we are seeking a dynamic, high‑performing Director of Data Analytics to lead the adoption of Big Data tools and other developing data technologies, both proprietary and open source. This position will have a significant impact on the business, so we are seeking someone who can take charge, think big, and deliver on their commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the US Card analytical team.
• Driving data source and tool innovations based on stakeholder data needs, including adoption of Big Data technologies and development of a program to train and enhance associate skill‑sets.
• Creating leading‑edge data products that uncover opportunities for improvement in the US Card portfolio and processes.
• Leading governance of our data assets, including development of a governance plan and structure.
• Providing strategic leadership on large cross‑functional horizontal initiatives.
• Reporting on data analysis activities to partner groups, incorporating novel reporting and data visualization techniques.
• Partnering with diverse stakeholders (from Analysts to Executives) to deliver horizontally and vertically.
• Actively championing the usage and adoption of data tools and solutions across the entire US Card Data Analyst community.
• Working in an agile fashion, managing the stakeholder set and capacity for the team.

Key Accountabilities

• Partner with various engineering and enterprise functions in adopting and informing data flow standards across ingestion, transformation, access and publishing.
• Drive data source and tool innovations based on stakeholder data needs, including adoption of cloud native technologies.
• Develop a program to train and enhance associate skill sets and actively champion usage and adoption of data tools and solutions across the entire RDB Data Analyst community.
• Lead the ongoing migration from an on‑premise implementation to a cloud based (AWS) implementation.
• Strategically orient the ability to define roadmaps in an incremental way to support business goals.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus at least 9 years of experience in data analytics, or Master’s Degree plus at least 7 years of experience in data analytics, or PhD plus at least 4 years of experience in data analytics.
• At least 5 years of Professional Data Analysis experience.
• At least 5 years of People Management experience.
• At least 2 years of Big Data technology experience.
• At least 2 years of Data Visualization experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree.
• 10+ years of Professional Data Analysis experience.
• 5+ years of Big Data experience (AWS and Spark).
• 5+ years of cloud native (AWS) data processing experience.
• 5+ years of Process Management experience.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Python.
• 5+ years of Data Governance experience.
• 2+ years of experience with streaming data technologies (Kafka, Flink, Spark streaming).

Benefits

• McLean, VA: $230,400 – $263,000 for Director, Data Analysis.
• Richmond, VA: $209,500 – $239,100 for Director, Data Analysis.

Legal and Equal Opportunity Statement

Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/veteran) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace.