Director - Business Insights and Analytics - Community Finance

Company: Discover Financial Services
Location: Schiller Park
Posted on: March 13, 2026

Job Description:

As a Business Director at Capital One, you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to major companychallenges.You’llteam with world-class professionals to develop and test strategies that ultimatelyimpact the bottom line. And you will do it all in a collaborative environment that values your insight,encourages you to take on new responsibility, promotes continuouslearning, and rewards innovation. About the Team: Global External Affairs (“GEA”) works with many external and internal stakeholders to envision and create a world of greater socioeconomic opportunity through advocating for an inclusive society, building thriving communities, and creating financial tools that enrich lives. Our teams include Communications, Community Impact and Investment, Community Finance, CRA Strategy and Program Management, the Government and Political Affairs Group, Regulatory Relations, and Strategy and Engagement. Through our teams, we have unparalleled access to a diverse group of motivated change makers similarly focused on the ingredients for a more perfect future. The Community Finance (“CF”) team within GEA originates debt and equity to support affordable housing development. Community Finance provides debt financing, and invests in low income housing credits through proprietary and multi fund equity fund structures. The team is on a journey to reimagine the way it operates through a more strategic approach to its core work and advocacy efforts, next-generation analytical and reporting capabilities, and innovative initiatives that leverage Capital One’s scale and influence. As part of Community Finance, the Business Insights & Analytics team will drive innovation, reporting, analytics and turn complex operational data into a clear strategic roadmap to aid in making faster, more confident decisions that drive growth. The Opportunity: The Director of Business Insights & Analytics will lead a team of 4-5 associates in bridging the gap between raw business data and operational execution. This includes empowering CF with deep operational visibility and data-driven foresight, ensuring our business decisions are grounded in evidence and our resources are deployed for maximum impact. You are not just a reporter of data; you are a driver of change. Throughout your work, curiosity will be key and rigorous analysis will be the basis of much credibility. This role is for someone who asks questions, eagerly listens, explores the periphery, and lives for the process of generating new ideas. Alongside your eagerness to take on new challenges, you know that solving complex problems often requires the courage to leave no assumption unchecked, no viable idea unexplored, and comfort with the power of data to illuminate both root cause and potential resolution. General Responsibilities: - Strategic leadership: Lead a centralized business & portfolio analytics function for all of CF that conducts regular monitoring, reporting, and analyses of business performance; including ad-hoc requests. - Credit Risk: Drive step-change improvements in credit performance by connecting drivers of future credit trends to historical behavior and testing hypotheses using rigorous monitoring and analysis - Execution: Manage and sequence delivery of business intent, build business requirements and execute against the business strategy. This will include overseeing the horizontal leadership of Syndicator relationships (management of Upper tier funds, including agreement negotiation and adherence, coordination of syndicator survey, syndicator guide, communication, capital calls, benefit schedule coordination) - Partnership: Work closely with colleagues across Capital One including: IT, Finance, Operations, Originations, Underwriting, Portfolio Management, GEA and others to drive improvement in quality, volume, service, and profitability - Strategic; analytic orientation: A proven track record of decision making and problem solving based on analytics. Conceptual thinking skills must be complemented by a strong quantitative orientation to innovate and find efficiencies in the application of data and technology to support business opportunities - Strong business judgment, leadership and integrity: They should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to business - Solid people leadership experience: Ability to build and leverage the capabilities of a high-performing team, as well as business partners across the enterprise. They should foster innovation, drive critical decisions, hold business partners accountable, and be able to consistently deliver results - Strong executive communication skills: Impeccable written and oral communication credentials, coupled with strategic influencing skills and the ability to drive agreement through intellect, interpersonal and negotiation skills - Clear results orientation: display an intense focus on achieving both short and long term goals. They should be able to drive and execute an agenda in an uncertain and fluid environment. Oversee multiple projects and programs concurrently. - Successful track record of thriving in a fast paced, entrepreneurial and dynamic environment. Previous consulting experience is a plus. BasicQualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in any quantitative field (Business, Math, Economics, Finance, Statistics, Science, Engineering) At least 7 years of experience in analysis Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree 2 years of experience in financial services 1 year of experience in consulting 3 years of experience in people management Capital One will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. Chicago, IL: $209,500 - $239,100 for Business Director McLean, VA: $230,400 - $263,000 for Business Director Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter. This role is also eligible to earn performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI). Incentives could be discretionary or non discretionary depending on the plan. Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. No agencies please. Capital One is an equal opportunity employer (EOE, including disability/vet) committed to non-discrimination in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com . All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations. For technical support or questions about Capital Ones recruiting process, please send an email to Careers@capitalone.com Capital One does not provide, endorse nor guarantee and is not liable for third-party products, services, educational tools or other information available through this site. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

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