Analytics Lead

Closing date for applications: 19/07/2026

Location Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job typePermanent | Contract typeFull Time

Remote / On-site Hybrid

You’ll spend some of your time at home, working with your team digitally. You’ll also regularly work at your office or hub to collaborate with your colleagues.

Senior Manager

This is a general indication and doesn’t always reflect day-to-day responsibilities. Check the job description for full details.

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Job description

This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Join us an Analytics Lead

In this crucial role, you’ll define and deliver the data and analytics strategy that powers how we detect, prevent, and respond to fraud and financial crime at scale

Working across the Hub and wider bank, we’ll look to you to play a key role in shaping how we use data to become faster, smarter, and more effective in combating economic crime

This is an opportunity to lead a critical function within the Economic Crime Hub, turning data into intelligent decisions that protect our customers and the bank

What you'll do

As an Analytics Lead, you'll set the strategic direction for data and analytics within the Economic Crime Hub, maximising the value of our data assets to drive real-world outcomes. You'll lead the end-to-end analytics lifecycle, from problem definition through to production decisioning and measurable impact, while leading a high-performing, multidisciplinary team to deliver decision-grade analytics and build a modern, scalable capability across data, analytics, and AI. You'll also drive measurable reductions in fraud and financial crime risk through data-led decisioning and innovation.

Working closely with strategy, technology, and operations teams, you'll translate strategic priorities into scalable solutions embedded within business processes. You'll drive high-quality analytics delivery, maintain strong governance and regulatory compliance, demonstrate customer, financial, and risk outcomes through clear performance metrics, and continuously strengthen the Hub's analytics capability through leading practices and external insights.

In addition, you’ll be:

Defining and executing the Data, Analytics & Assurance (DAA) strategy aligned to Economic Crime Hub priorities

Driving measurable impact, reducing fraud and financial crime risk through data-led decisioning

Leading and developing a high-performing team across analytics, insight, and decision science

Building modern analytics capabilities, leveraging data, AI, and automation to scale decisioning

Accountable for delivering decision-grade analytics from concept to live deployment

Acting as a senior advisor to stakeholders, shaping how data is used to improve customer and business outcomes

Leading innovation in how data and analytics are used across the Hub, including AI-led decisioning

The skills you'll need

We're looking for someone with deep technical and domain expertis in Fraud and Financial Crime, combined with strong leadership and delivery capability. You'll have to bring strong leadership experience in data and analytics, ideally within financial services, fraud, or financial crime environments, as well as a proven ability to deliver large-scale, business-critical analytics programmes with measurable outcomes.

To succeed in this role, you must also be able to translate strategy into execution, aligning analytics delivery with business priorities, and demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior and executive levels.

In addition, you’ll need:

Experience leading teams to build and deploy production-grade analytics and decisioning solutions

A track record of building and developing high-performing teams

Experience embedding analytics into business processes, operating models, and decision frameworks

A deep understanding of data management, governance, and regulatory requirements

High levels of drive, ownership, and resilience, with the ability to operate at pace in a complex environment

Your benefits breakdown

Here’s a quick look at what your pay package and annual leave could look like if you get accepted for the role. We have a wide range of benefits to support you in your working life and beyond.

Tap each segment for details.

Your pay package

100% Base pay This is your base pay package that you take home every month.

+10% Pension funding This is monthly funding paid towards your pension.

up to +10% Benefit funding This is monthly funding paid towards a range of benefits you can choose from.

Your leave allowance

30 days Annual leave You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase up to 5 additional days off.

3 days Volunteering Take time off to support the causes you’re passionate about.

3 days Training Take time to build the skills you need to grow your career.

Total rewards package