Senior Data Analyst, Technology, Data & Digital Transformation

Northleaf Capital Partners; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 138,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

A global private markets investment firm is seeking a Senior Data Analyst focused on enhancing technology analytics through Power BI insights. This role demands strong expertise in data quality, SQL, and effective communication. Candidates should have a relevant Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in data analysis, particularly in financial services. The expected compensation ranges from $100,000 to $125,000 per year, with flexible working arrangements including remote options.

Benefits

Employer-funded benefits plan

Attractive retirement offering

Fitness and wellness reimbursement

Charitable donation matching

Tuition assistance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data analysis or Business Intelligence roles within financial services.
• Able to translate non-technical requirements into analytical designs.
• Preferred: experience leading internal upskilling.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain data quality efforts by tracing ETL data pipelines.
• Deliver intuitive Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Power BI skills (DAX, Power Query, data modeling)

SQL for data exploration and validation

Data validation and quality assurance

Exceptional communication skills

Time management and organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Finance, Computer Science

Tools

Azure Data Lake/Synapse/Fabric

Python for data wrangling

Job description

About Northleaf Capital Partners

Northleaf is a global private markets investment firm focused on mid-market companies and assets. With US$30 billion in capital commitments raised to date, Northleaf has an established, long-term track record as an investor in private equity, private credit and infrastructure globally.

Northleaf’s 280+ person team, located in Toronto, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York, Seoul and Tokyo, is focused exclusively on sourcing, evaluating and managing private markets investments. Northleaf manages closed and open-end funds across a range of global private markets strategies and a series of separately managed accounts with customized investment strategies tailored to meet the specific needs of leading institutional investors and family offices. As part of its ambitious growth strategy, Northleaf is also developing specific private markets products and investment solutions for insurance and wealth management clients.

Position: Senior Data Analyst, Technology, Data & Digital Transformation

This posting is for a new role.

The data enablement and visualization role enhances analytics in the technology organization through Power BI insights, robust data models, and effective data storytelling.

Responsibilities

The role will be responsible for:

• Support and maintain data quality efforts by tracing ETL data pipelines, primarily through SQL queries.
• Translating non-technical requirements into analytical designs developers can build and support.
• Defining and implementing data validation and reconciliation frameworks for project data.
• Identifying data quality gaps and embedding validation checks in their processes.
• Developing and maintaining the performance calculation engine for IRR, benchmarks, quartiles, and related computations.
• Establishing pragmatic standards documentation, and reporting, including reusable templates/assets to accelerate delivery.
• Delivering intuitive Power BI dashboards and reports that clarify complex metrics and support planning, prioritization, and performance tracking.
• Enabling analytics by translating business requirements into actionable analytical designs and ensuring metrics are aligned across Data Engineering and BI platforms.
• Support and enforce data governance by applying validation and cleansing procedures to maintain accurate, consistent, and compliant data.
• Communicating findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Finance, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years in data analysis or Business Intelligence roles within financial services.
• Advanced Power BI skills (DAX, Power Query, data modeling, dashboard design).
• Strong grounding in data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance.
• Competent SQL for data exploration and validation.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; adept at liaising with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task: skilled at working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and managing multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills: ability to prioritize and manage tasks to completion within required timeframes.
• Preferred: familiarity with Azure Data Lake/Synapse/Fabric; experience leading internal upskilling; understanding of financial or operational performance metrics.
• Nice to have: Private capital domain knowledge, experience with data-quality tooling, Python for data wrangling.

Compensation

The expected compensation range for this position is $100,000 - $125,000 per year.

Location

Toronto, Canada.

What Sets Us Apart

At Northleaf Capital Partners, you’ll be joining a leading global private markets investment firm with a differentiated platform across mid-market private equity, private credit, and infrastructure. Our integrated approach and long-term perspective have made us a partner of choice to a global base of institutional investors – and that begins with our exceptional team of professionals.

At our core, our culture is built on the foundation of trust, openness, respect, integrity, and professionalism. These values guide every interaction with our investors, our partners, and one another. We are focused on building long-term relationships and creating a collaborative, professional environment where everyone feels supported and valued.

We foster a collegial and non-hierarchical workplace where ideas are valued, decision-making is grounded in data, and individuals are empowered to contribute meaningfully. Our success depends on an engaged and inclusive workforce, and we invest in fostering that culture. We celebrate the diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of our team members and are committed to ensuring a workplace built on inclusion and shared success.

We celebrate achievements, encourage teamwork, and work hard to cultivate a sense of community to achieve strong results. Our competitive total rewards package features an employer-funded benefits plan, an attractive retirement offering, which includes a group retirement plan and the ability to invest in Northleaf funds on a no fee/no carry basis, and a range of valuable perks such as fitness and wellness reimbursement, charitable donation matching, and tuition assistance. We also support flexible working arrangements, with up to two remote days per week and the option for fully remote for up to two weeks per year.

Contact

Interested candidates are asked to apply on Northleaf Careers. Only those selected to be interviewed will be contacted.

Applications will be reviewed using Northleaf’s recruitment standards to ensure a fair and consistent experience. Our recruitment team will personally review your resume and application, supported by AI technology to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly throughout the process.

Northleaf Capital Partners is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible candidate experience. Should you require accommodations during the selection process, please do not hesitate to let us know and suitable arrangements will be made.