Harnham
Senior Analytics Manager (Financial Services)
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The Company
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.
The Opportunity
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.
Key Responsibilities
Build & Lead Analytics Capability
- Establish the central Analytics CoE
- Define standards, processes, and priorities
- Manage and develop a high-performing team
Drive Commercial Value Through Insight
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- Deliver actionable analytics that influences decision-making
- Translate business problems into analytical solutions
- Identify opportunities to improve performance and efficiency
Partner with Senior Stakeholders
- Work closely with C-Suite and senior leaders
- Challenge and shape business questions
- Embed analytics into decision-making
Own the Analytics Layer
- Lead development of semantic models and datasets (Gold layer)
- Collaborate with Data Engineering teams
- Drive self-service analytics adoption
Support Advanced Analytics
- Contribute to AI and advanced analytics initiatives
- Help drive a shift toward predictive, data-driven decisions
What We're Looking For
Experience
- Experience leading analytics, insight, or BI teams
- Background in data transformation or capability building
- Track record of delivering commercial impact through analytics
- Strong experience working with senior stakeholders / Exec level
Technical & Analytical Skills
- Strong grounding in:
- SQL and data analysis
- Data visualisation tools (Power BI or similar)
- Understanding of:
- data / semantic modelling concepts
- working with data engineering teams
- Exposure to advanced analytics or AI is beneficial
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Leadership & Approach
- Comfortable in a player-coach role
- Strong communicator, able to translate data into business value
- Commercially focused and outcome-driven
- Curious, proactive, and confident challenging stakeholders
Logistics
- Able to be onsite in Nottingham 2 days per week (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)
Why Join?
- Genuine greenfield opportunity to build a function
- Modern data platform already in place
- High visibility with senior leadership
- Opportunity to influence how analytics is embedded across the business
- 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.
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