Principal Data Analyst - Business Cards & Payments - Field Strategy

Capital One; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 119,400 - 136,200; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is looking for a Principal Data Analyst to drive innovation and ensure data solutions support business strategies. You will leverage your analytical and technical skills to develop effective data management solutions, work with various data sources, and uphold principles of data quality and governance.

Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a quantitative field, at least 5 years of analytics experience, and strong skills in Python, R, SQL, and AWS. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience performing data analytics.
• 3+ years experience with one scripting language.
• 3+ years working with business intelligence tools.

Responsibilities

• Innovate using digital technologies for data mining.
• Partner with businesses for insights and data visualization.
• Manage data quality and security mechanisms.

Skills

Data analysis

Python

R

SQL

AWS

Business Intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field

Master’s degree in a related discipline

Tools

Data visualization tools

Data warehouses

Agile methodologies

Job description

Principal Data Analyst – Business Cards & Payments – Field Strategy

At Capital One, data is at the center of everything we do.

As a Principal Data Analyst, you will leverage analytic and technical skills to innovate, build, and maintain well‑managed data solutions to tackle business problems.

Responsibilities

• Innovation
  • Use open source/digital technologies to mine complex, voluminous, and varied data sources and platforms.
  • Build well‑managed data solutions, tools, and capabilities to enable self‑service frameworks for data consumers.
  • Demonstrate ability to explore and quickly grasp new technologies to progress varied initiatives.
• Business Intelligence
  • Partner with the business to provide consultancy and translate business needs into design and development of tools, techniques, metrics, and dashboards for insights and data visualization.
  • Drive analysis that provides meaningful insights on business strategies.
• Data Management
  • Drive an understanding and adherence to the principles of data quality management including metadata, lineage, and business definitions.
  • Work collaboratively with appropriate tech teams to manage security mechanisms and data access governance.
  • Build and execute tools to monitor and report on data quality.

Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Degree specialized in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics discipline.
• Scripting experience in Python, R, Spark, and SQL.
• Strong desire and experience with data in various forms (data warehouses/SQL, unstructured data).
• Experience utilizing and developing within AWS services.

Basic Qualifications

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field) plus at least 5 years of experience performing data analytics.
• At least 3 years of experience working with at least one scripting language.
• At least 3 years of experience utilizing a business intelligence visualization tool.
• At least 3 years of experience in querying, analyzing, and working with data languages and platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics discipline.
• At least 4 years of experience coding in Python, R, Spark, or SQL.
• At least 4 years of experience working within process management and improvement methodologies – Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, etc.
• At least 2 years of experience utilizing and developing within AWS services.
• At least 2 years of experience delivering Data Governance and Data Quality Management concepts and practices within the financial services industry.

Salary

• McLean, VA: $131,300 - $149,800 for Principal Data Analyst.
• Richmond, VA: $119,400 - $136,200 for Principal Data Analyst.

Benefits

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well‑being.

Equal Opportunity & Additional Information

Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non‑discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Capital One promotes a drug‑free workplace.

Capital One will consider sponsoring a qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.