✦ Luna Orbit — Data & Analytics

Data Analysis Manager

at Discover Financial Services

📍 Richmond, VA Unknown Posted April 17, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 6 years (data analytics) and 4 years (programming)
Education bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field (or master's in the same fields in lieu of bachelor's)
Category Data & Analytics

Lead a team of junior analysts to drive current and future strategy using advanced data analytics. Build and validate models, mine large datasets for insights, and implement process and reporting improvements to enhance product and customer outcomes.

  • Lead a team of junior analysts and mentor them while elevating careers
  • Build and use models to test and validate data
  • Mine and extract insights from large and complex databases
  • Identify and implement process, data, and reporting improvements
  • Consult on design/implementation of new production and data storage systems

Focuses on analytics and programming tied to building and validating models, extracting and analyzing data at massive scale (millions to billions of records), and consulting on production and data storage systems. Also includes evaluating processes and tests and designing strategic tests for products and marketing initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a senior data analytics professional with 6+ years performing data analytics and 4+ years of programming experience. They have led teams of junior analysts, built and validated analytical models, and improved processes and reporting using insights from large-scale databases.

6 years of experience in performing data analyticsrequires 4 years of experience performing programmingmust pass company assessmentbachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in StatisticsEconomicsOperations ResearchAnalyticsMathematicsComputer ScienceEngineeringor a related quantitative field (or master's with 4 years experience in lieu of bachelor's)
Not specified
data analyticsbuilding and using modelsdata validationprogrammingprocess improvementsdata reporting improvementsmining dataextract and analyze datastrategic testslarge and complex databases
data analyticsbuilding and using modelsdata validationprogrammingmodels to test and validate datamining dataprocess improvementsdata reporting improvementsanalysis to evaluate processes and testsextract and analyze datalarge and complex databasesdatabases containing millions to billions of recordsstrategic tests of productsinitiatives and marketing materialsdata storage systems design and implementationcustomer experience analyticscollaboration across business units
lead a team of junior analystsmentoringelevating careerscollaborate across business unitscommunicateproblem-solvingfast-pacedentrepreneurial environmentcross-functional collaborationorganizational improvement focus
Industry Banking
Job Function Drive analytics strategy by leading data modeling, programming, and large-scale data analysis to improve products and customer experience
Role Subtype Data Analyst
Visa Sponsorship No
Data Analysis Managerdata analyticsbuilding and using modelsdata validationprogrammingprocess improvementsdata reporting improvementsextract and analyze datalarge and complex databasesmillions to billions of recordsstrategic testsproduct offeringsdata storage systemstelecommuting permittedmust live within commuting distancementoringlead a teamteam of junior analystsmust pass company assessment

Bachelor's degree (or master's in lieu) in a quantitative field, 6 years of experience in performing data analytics, 4 years of experience performing programming, Must pass company assessment, Must live within commuting distance of Richmond, Virginia office

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