Strategy Analyst Graduate Programme

Developing the strategy behind our success. That's one good thing.

At Capital One, we're on a mission: to change credit – one good thing at a time. You might think of us as a credit card company. But the truth is, we're just as much a technology business. And we're here to make a positive difference – to our customers, our colleagues and community.

One of the happy consequences of making finance easier for our customers is that Capital One is an inspiring place to launch your career. Join us, and you can expect early responsibility as you take on meaningful work in collaborative teams. We’ve got a great track record of hiring graduates and enabling them to reach their full potential.  Just look at our CEO, Lucy Hagues. She started as a graduate and now leads the UK business. And that’s just one of many success stories.

We are committed to creating teams that are representative of our customers and the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone, and would particularly love to hear from you if you identify with an under-represented group in our industry, such as women, the LGBTQ+ community and ethnic minority candidates.

Strategy Analysts at Capital One

Our Strategy teams are fundamental in how we drive the business forward, but most importantly, how we work with our customers. We do this by using insightful data analysis and critical judgement skills to solve problems.

Because we have multiple teams within Strategy that are responsible for exciting aspects of the business, rotations are a core part of the role. This in return, allows you to develop your skills and knowledge across a range of projects and business areas, supporting you in becoming a well rounded Strategy Analyst. Alongside this, you will receive great training and support from the team around you, ensuring you have all the tools required to succeed in the role!

The rotations will be within our core Strategy teams and the work could range from  developing  the right products that meet our customers needs, to finding innovative ways to attracting new customers,  providing support and tools to help our customers manage their finances or protecting them from fraud. Alongside this, you will also be trained and developed on some coding and analytical tools - enabling you to really dig deep into the datasets.

Being a graduate at Capital One isn’t just about your technical skills. There's huge scope for personal development too. Whether you see yourself as a future leader, a subject matter expert or something in between, you'll have a manager, mentor and buddy to support you, as you carve a career path that's perfect for you.

What you’ll need

We don’t mind what degree background you have, but we want to see your ability to identify solutions or opportunities using data and sound reasoning. 

You will have a strong aptitude for maths, and can apply problem solving and creative thinking to come up with suitable recommendations.

You aren’t afraid to share your ideas and are regularly proactive and a self-starter.

You’ll have strong written and verbal communication skills and above all, someone who thrives in a collaborative environment which means working well with others, whilst also being focused on growth and development – yours and ours.

The Recruitment Process

To ensure a flexible and accessible process, every stage will be conducted virtually. You'll also have a dedicated recruiter to support you throughout and answer any questions you might have.

• Step 1: After your initial application, if you meet the eligibility criteria you will be sent out online testing to complete, which consists of a situational and strengths, and a numerical and verbal reasoning assessment.
• Step 2: Next up, you will be invited to complete a one way video interview. 
• Step 3: You’ll get to (virtually) meet with one of our Strategy Analysts to complete a case study interview.
• Step 4: The assessment day, which consists of a group activity, case study and individual interview, and if successful we’ll offer you a place on the programme!

What’s in it for you?    

• Exciting (and diverse) opportunities for career development
• Outstanding learning and development through our Capital One Develop UK training programmes (and appropriate external providers)
• Core benefits including a pension scheme, bonus, generous holidays and private medical insurance
• Flexible benefits including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave
• Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to support and inspire you, including a fully serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and games rooms
• Plenty of volunteering opportunities to give back to the community through our corporate social responsibility programmes
• Regular social events ran by our GradComm team, as well as an annual company-wide summer festival
• You can even help to shape how our early careers programmes look for future graduates by joining one of our working groups or becoming a buddy/mentor yourself
• You can even help to shape how our early careers programmes look for future graduates by joining one of our working groups or becoming a buddy/mentor yourself

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position and based in our Nottingham office.

We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home. We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we’re open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right (and the smart) thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies
• OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates
• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all
• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech
• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry
• Enabled - dedicated group for disability and neurodiversity, to improve the working life of all associates
• GreenTeam - Passionate about sustainability, on a mission to help Capital One UK improve its environmental impacts