Data Analyst Associate - 2026

Overview

Data Analyst Associate - 2026

Key Role Details

• Full-time new hires for this role will start as a cohort in a rotational program either February 2026 or August 2026. 

• This role is a full-time associate position within a two-year rotational program, designed as a career accelerator to foster the next generation of leading talent. 

• Rotations occur at the one-year mark and allow for hands-on experience in two distinct roles.  

• Associates who participate in this program may choose to remain in their final role placement upon completion of the program or explore other opportunities at Capital One. 

• Participation in the program requires that you are located in the continental United States with in-person attendance at your assigned location, in accordance with Capital One’s hybrid working model.

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization, or offer any immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).

Basic Qualifications

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a Bachelor’s degree or higher with an expectation that you will complete your most recent full-time degree program before the start date of your cohort, either in February 2026 or August 2026 

Data Analyst Associate - 2026

In our 30 years as a founder-led public company, Capital One has grown from a small, credit card start-up that pioneered the use of predictive modeling into one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic financial technology companies. At Capital One, we believe our success is fueled by data-driven insights, deep customer understanding, and innovative business strategy.  We’ve helped transform cities and communities by attracting incredibly talented associates with the audacity to think they can change the world and the humility to understand they need a whole lot of help to make it happen. 

If you’re interested in Capital One and a development program that enables you to build a strong foundation by focusing on deep analytical challenges and business strategy, then the Analyst Development Program is a great place to begin your career journey.

As part of the Analyst Development Program, you’ll have access to:

• Hands-on experiences in two distinct roles in first two years

• Consistent, meaningful interactions with senior leadership

• Experiential training weeks focused on leadership development, strategic problem-solving exercises, and networking activities with your class

As a Data Analyst, you will apply your strategic and analytical skills to major company challenges. This role will enable you to build skills that impact the bottom line through a data-driven approach to problem-solving. You will perform as a data pioneer to drive recommendations and implement solutions. You will do this by collaborating with colleagues across business, product, tech, sales, operations, design, data science, engineering, and finance in an environment that values your unique insights, encourages you to take on new responsibilities, promotes continuous learning, and rewards innovation. Through our best-in-class analytical practices, you’ll help us quickly identify, build, and test our way to success. 

Data Analyst associates have an exciting opportunity to:

• Harness cloud-based tools and platforms to explore structured and unstructured data

• Use data mining techniques to identify fraud rings

• Test the effectiveness of our marketing channels

• Use modeling and analytics to understand how business decisions impact our bottom line.

• Build the data foundation for Capital One’s digital agenda

• Seamlessly integrate data from multiple sources and platforms to generate customer insight

• Explore new data sources to enhance models and build solutions that empower analytics

• Research web activities to drive enhancements to customer engagement sites

In this role, you’ll learn to be:

• Curious & Analytical - You will ask why, explore, and bring your unique perspective to the table. You’ll grow comfortable with ambiguity, fueled by a hunger to learn and constantly seeking out new challenges. 

• Technology-Driven - You stay on the edge of what’s new and exciting in analytic platforms and how to build solutions. Whether it’s a passion for SQL or open source languages, you will find the right tool to build rock-solid analytics.

• Action-Oriented & Committed - You will be encouraged to act, try new things, and sometimes fail. Roadblocks won’t set you back, because you’ll stay focused on your goals. This job will teach you to get organized, juggle multiple deliverables, and prioritize your work while always utilizing data analysis, technology, and human centered design to understand how the solutions you are creating affect your customer. 

• Up for a Challenge & Hardworking - Big, undefined, complex problems will be exciting for you. You identify initial insights and continue forward to craft a well-rounded solution.

• Passionate & Customer-Focused - You will empathize with those around you and care about their success, as you bring people together around what’s possible. You will join passionate and talented people across the company to meet customers where they are and positively impact their lives.  

• Communicative & Inclusive - You will practice communicating complex ideas clearly for your audience and keep everyone in the loop as you encounter setbacks or have huge wins.

• Collaborative & Team-Oriented - We thrive in a collaborative team environment. As part of our crew, you will learn to energetically rally diverse groups in pursuit of a common goal. 

• Innovative & Entrepreneurial - You will develop your entrepreneurial spirit and get excited about creating new businesses and reinventing current ones. Your aptitude for and interest in building tech solutions will stand out. 

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.

McLean, VA: $109,000 - $109,000 for Data Analyst

Richmond, VA: $99,000 - $99,000 for Data Analyst

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 theCapital 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.

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