Senior Analytics Manager (Financial Services)

A well-established UK financial services organisation undergoing a major data transformation, with significant investment in data engineering, governance, and a modern data platform (Microsoft Fabric).

With strong foundations now in place, the focus is on building a central analytics capability to drive insight-led decision making across the business.

This is a greenfield leadership role reporting into the Director of Delivery & Data, with a vision to create an AI-first, insight-driven organisation.

You'll establish and lead an Analytics Centre of Excellence, partnering across key business areas such as performance, risk, and finance.

This is a player-coach role, leading a small team (3-4 analysts/data scientists) while remaining close enough to delivery to ensure analytics drives real business value.

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• Establish the central Analytics CoE
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• Define standards, processes, and priorities
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• Manage and develop a high-performing team
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• Deliver actionable analytics that influences decision-making
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• Translate business problems into analytical solutions
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• Identify opportunities to improve performance and efficiency
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• Work closely with C-Suite and senior leaders
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• Challenge and shape business questions
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• Embed analytics into decision-making
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• Lead development of semantic models and datasets (Gold layer)
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• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams
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• Drive self-service analytics adoption
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• Contribute to AI and advanced analytics initiatives
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• Help drive a shift toward predictive, data-driven decisions
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• Experience leading analytics, insight, or BI teams
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• Background in data transformation or capability building
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• Track record of delivering commercial impact through analytics
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• Strong experience working with senior stakeholders / Exec level
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• Strong grounding in:\n
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  • SQL and data analysis
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  • Data visualisation tools (Power BI or similar)
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• Understanding of:\n
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  • data / semantic modelling concepts
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  • working with data engineering teams
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• Exposure to advanced analytics or AI is beneficial
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• Comfortable in a player-coach role
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• Strong communicator, able to translate data into business value
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• Commercially focused and outcome-driven
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• Curious, proactive, and confident challenging stakeholders
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• Able to be onsite in Nottingham 2 days per week (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)
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• Genuine greenfield opportunity to build a function
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• Modern data platform already in place
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• High visibility with senior leadership
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• Opportunity to influence how analytics is embedded across the business
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• Strong benefits package (bonus, pension, holiday)
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If you're looking to build an analytics function, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver real business impact, this is a standout opportunity within a forward-thinking organisation.