Senior Data Analyst

Banque Nationale du Canada; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness program

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Employee and family assistance program

Preferential banking services

Community initiatives involvement

Virtual sleep clinic

Job summary

Banque Nationale du Canada is seeking a Senior Data Analyst within the Financial crime team in Montreal. The role focuses on turning data into strategic information, supporting partners, and advancing data solutions in a dynamic environment.

You will collaborate with data engineering and IT teams to build platforms, govern data, and deliver insightful analyses. The position offers hybrid work, strong learning programs, and a commitment to inclusion and development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Analytics, BI or related field.
• Over two years of significant experience in data analysis or BI in a complex data environment.
• Proficient SQL and able to analyze complex data sets.
• Python experience for analyzing, profiling or automating data.
• Transform business needs into data requirements and analytical solutions.
• Knowledge of Snowflake and data modelling concepts (Data Vault or dimensional modelling).

Responsibilities

• Understand business partner needs and translate them into data requirements and analytical solutions.
• Analyze sector data, define business rules and document them to support governance.
• Prepare and validate reliable data for reports, dashboards, analyses and initiatives.
• Collaborate with IT and data engineering to develop data platforms and modernisation projects on Snowflake.
• Diagnose data issues, identify causes and coordinate resolutions for continuity.
• Produce value-added analyses and communicate results to partners.

Skills

Data Governance

Data Modeling

Data Visualization

SQL Server

Python

Teamwork

Business Acumen

Snowflake

Data Cleansing

Data Pipeline

Exploratory Data Analysis

Dashboard Creation

Data Vaults

Risk Data

Analytics

Data Validator

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Analytics/BI or related field

Tools

Snowflake

SQL

Job description

Area(s) of interest: Business intelligence and data

Location(s): Montreal

A career as a Senior Data Analyst in the Financial crime team at National Bank means serving as a Data and Analytics Specialist. This position allows you to have a concrete impact on decision-making and the evolution of the sector's analytical capabilities thanks to your expertise in data analysis, business intelligence and information governance. You will play a key role in transforming data into strategic information, supporting business partners in their decisions and contributing to the evolution of data solutions in a constantly changing environment.

• Understand the needs of business partners and translate them into data requirements and adapted analytical solutions.
• Analyze sector data, define business rules and ensure they are documented in order to support rigourous governance.
• Prepare and validate reliable data for reports, dashboards, analyses and strategic initiatives.
• Work with the it and data engineering teams to develop data platforms and contribute to modernisation projects, particularly on snowflake.
• Diagnose data issues, identify their causes and coordinate their resolution to ensure operational continuity.
• Produce value-added analyses, make recommendations based on data and communicate the results to the partners concerned.

Your team

The Vice-President, Technology and Data, more specialists work in an agile, proactive and collaborative manner to seize opportunities, stay on the cutting edge of technology and continuously improve processes.

Within the Financial crime and regulatory projects sector, you will be part of the FinCrim Data Warehouse team and report to the Senior Manager – it Delivery – Data and Analytics. Our team stands out for its expertise in data engineering, its culture of collaboration and its commitment to developing reliable, high-performance and scalable solutions that support the Bank's financial crime activities and regulatory initiatives. Our goal is to offer you maximum flexibility to promote your quality of life. This includes a hybrid work environment and a flexible, adaptable schedule.

The Bank values continuous development and internal mobility. Our personalised training programs, based on on on-the-job learning, help you master your profession and develop new fields of expertise. Tools such as the Data Academy, language training, the Harvard Learning Centre and coaching and mentoring support are available to you at any time.

Prerequisites

• A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Analytics, Business Intelligence or a related field.
• Over two years of significant experience in data analysis, business intelligence or analytics in a complex data environment.
• Proficient SQL and be able to analyse complex data sets.
• Python experience analyzing, profiling or automating data
• Ability to transform business needs into data requirements and analytical solutions
• Knowledge of modern data platforms, such as snowflake, as well as data modelling concepts, such as Data Vault or dimensional modelling.

Languages:

Reason to require this language: you will need to discuss frequently with our service providers or partners who speak a language other than French.

Skills

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Data Governance Data Modeling Data Visualization Microsoft SQL Server Python Teamwork Business Acumen Snowflake Data Cleansing Data pipeline Exploratory Data Analysis Dashboard Creation Data Vaults Risk Data and Analytics Data Validator

In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

• * Health and wellness program, including many options
• * Employee Share Ownership Plan
• * Employee and family assistance program
• * Preferential banking services
• * Involvement in community initiatives
• * Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment

We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

We are an equal opportunity employer.