Senior Data Intelligence Lead - Innovation & BI

Capital One; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Principal Data Analyst in McLean, VA to lead data analytics efforts across Innovation, BI, and Data Management. The role emphasizes building scalable data solutions, translating business needs into dashboards, and ensuring data quality and governance.

Hybrid work includes three days in-office weekly. Ideal candidates hold a quantitative degree with 3–5+ years of analytics experience and strong Python, R, Spark, SQL skills, plus AWS knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field plus at least 5 years analytics experience, or Master’s with 3+ years.
• At least 3 years experience with a scripting language.
• At least 3 years experience using a BI visualization tool.
• At least 3 years experience querying and analyzing data languages/platforms.

Responsibilities

• Mine data sources and build well-managed data solutions and capabilities.
• Translate business needs into metrics, dashboards, and insights.
• Drive data quality, metadata, lineage, and governance.
• Collaborate with Tech teams on security and data access governance.
• Develop and monitor tools for data quality reporting.

Skills

Python

R

Spark

SQL

AWS services

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative field

Master’s Degree in STEM

Tools

BI Visualization Tool

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Principal Data Analyst in McLean, VA to lead data analytics efforts across Innovation, BI, and Data Management. The role emphasizes building scalable data solutions, translating business needs into dashboards, and ensuring data quality and governance.

Hybrid work includes three days in-office weekly. Ideal candidates hold a quantitative degree with 3–5+ years of analytics experience and strong Python, R, Spark, SQL skills, plus AWS knowledge.