Strategy Analyst Intern

Salary: £50,000 (per annum) plus a £1,000 joining bonus and other benefits

Location: Nottingham only

Start 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 internship

Closing date: 31st January 2026 (subject to close early)

As we recruit on a rolling basis, we recommend applying as soon as you can

Ten weeks to discover what our business is about. 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.

Our Strategy teams are fundamental in how we drive the business forward, but most importantly, how we solve problems and work with our customers. 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 - enabling you to really dig deep into the datasets.

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. There's plenty of scope for personal development too. You'll be assigned a manager, mentor and buddy to support and advise you along the way.

What you’ll need

We 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.

• How you use your judgement within decision making.

• You have strong written and verbal communication skills.

• You aren’t afraid to share your ideas and you thrive in a collaborative environment.

• You have a curiosity to learn and take ownership of your development.

• Whilst also being focused on growth and development – yours and ours.

The Recruitment Process

Step 1: Apply! We don’t screen CV’s so there’s no need to tailor your CV or attach a cover letter. 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 interview

Step 3: You’ll get to (virtually) meet with one of our Strategy Analysts to complete a case study interview

Step 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!

What’s in it for you?

• 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…