Data & Operations Analytics Lead — Private Companies

Baillie Gifford; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Baillie Gifford is seeking a Senior Data and Operations Analyst for the Private Companies team in Edinburgh. You will strengthen the investment process by delivering high‑quality data, analytics and reporting across the lifecycle, using Power BI as a central tool and transforming data into clear insights for decision‑makers.

The role combines data management, analysis and process improvement to support deal flow, portfolio monitoring and fund administration across multiple vehicles.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a data analyst or BI analyst.
• Experience with private equity or private markets data is preferred.
• Power BI dashboard development and management reporting essential.
• Ability to translate business questions into actionable analysis.
• Experience reconciling multiple data sources and data quality issues.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and improve Power BI dashboards covering portfolio performance, valuations, investment activity and deal flow.
• Develop and maintain data models and reporting for Private Companies datasets.
• Oversee data accuracy across systems and third‑party sources.
• Support effective data requests from internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to automate and streamline reporting processes.
• Collaborate with technology and enterprise data teams to evolve data platforms.

Skills

Power BI

Data analysis

SQL

Data reconciliation

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Snowflake

iLevel

Deal management system

Job description

Baillie Gifford is seeking a Senior Data and Operations Analyst for the Private Companies team in Edinburgh. You will strengthen the investment process by delivering high‑quality data, analytics and reporting across the lifecycle, using Power BI as a central tool and transforming data into clear insights for decision‑makers.

The role combines data management, analysis and process improvement to support deal flow, portfolio monitoring and fund administration across multiple vehicles.