Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, NottinghamshireStrategy Analyst Intern
Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
- 50,000 (per annum) plus a £1,000 joining bonus and other benefitsLocation: Nottingham onlyStart date: 29th June 2026 for 10 weeks (dates are fixed)Eligibility: Open to any penultimate year university students (This includes undergraduates, masters and PhD students)Sponsorship: We are open to those currently on student visas, as long as you can work unrestricted for the duration of the internshipClosing date: 31st January 2026 (subject to close early)As we recruit on a rolling basis, we recommend applying as soon as you canTen weeks to discover what our business is about.
And we're here to make a positive difference – to our customers, our colleagues and community. On this ten-week programme, you’ll be based within one of our core Strategy teams and from Day 1 you’ll take a bird’s eye view of our organisation whilst owning a real life business project. As a Strategy Analyst Intern you could be:Finding innovative ways to attract new customers and ensure our products meet their needs. Providing support and tools to help our customers manage their finances and protect them from fraud. Creating marketing strategies that get the right messages across in the right places.Striking the right balance in the lending we do and the risk to the business.Key to all this work is insightful data analysis and critical judgement skills.
You will be trained and developed on coding and analytical tools
- You will help identify new ways to improve every aspect of what we do and put forward your suggestions on how we can achieve this by the end of your internship.
Great training and support from the team around you will be provided to ensure you have all the tools required for success!One of the happy consequences of making finance easier for our customers is that Capital One is an inspiring place to launch your career.
And this internship isn’t just about honing your technical skills.
What you’ll needWe don’t mind what degree background or grades you have, but we want to see:Your ability to identify solutions or opportunities using data and sound reasoning.A strong aptitude for maths, and that you can apply problem solving and creative thinking to come up with suitable recommendations.After your initial application, if you meet the eligibility criteria you will be sent out online testing to complete, which assess the core skills required for the role.Step 2: Next up, you will be invited to complete a one way video interviewStep 3: You’ll get to (virtually) meet with one of our Strategy Analysts to complete a case study interviewStep 4: The in person assessment day, which consists of a group activity, case study and individual interview.
A great chance for you to have a look around our office and see the working environment!Outstanding learning and career development through our Capital One Develop UK training programmes (and appropriate external providers)Core benefits including a pension scheme, bonus, generous holidays, private medical insurance.
Flexible benefits including season-ticket loans and cycle to work schemeOpen-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to support and inspire you, including a fully serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and games roomsPlenty of volunteering opportunities to give back to the community through our community impact and investment programmesRegular social events run by our GradComm team, as well as an annual company-wide summer festival and christmas partyWhere and how you'll workThis is a 10 week fixed term position based at 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.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 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.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 alliesOutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associatesMind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for allWomen in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in techEmpowHER
- network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industryEnabled
- dedicated group for disability and neurodiversity, to improve the working life of all associatesGreenTeam
- Passionate about sustainability, on a mission to help Capital One UK improve its environmental impactsCapital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities.
Who We AreAt Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company.
Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking.
We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit.
We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results.
Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.