Associate Specialist, Data Analytics

The Northern Trust Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Northern Trust Company in Bengaluru seeks an experienced data analytics professional to design, develop, and operationalize enterprise BI and data science solutions within NTAM analytics initiatives. You will collaborate with architects, data engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver robust reports, semantic models, and ML-enabled insights, while ensuring governance and performance.

You will work independently as a senior technical contributor, owning requirements end-to-end and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on BI and analytics experience in enterprise or consulting environments.
• Strong banking/financial services domain experience (risk, finance, operations, client reporting).
• Expert-level SQL skills with complex joins, CTEs, window functions, and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in Python for analytics/ML and AI use cases.
• Strong Power BI skills (DAX, Power Query, semantic modeling, visualization).
• Experience with Direct Query sources (Snowflake, Azure SQL, Synapse).
• Knowledge of Power BI Service artifacts (datasets, dataflows, gateways, RLS, deployment pipelines).
• Understanding security models in banking (RBAC, least privilege, auditability).
• Ability to lead technically and own end-to-end solutions.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience supporting self-service BI and governed analytics patterns.
• Familiarity with prompt/context engineering (PBI Copilot)

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Power BI reports, dashboards, and executive scorecards.
• Lead semantic model design (tabular) and optimize DAX measures.
• Write and optimize advanced SQL queries across enterprise stores.
• Apply AI/ML techniques to generate insights and forecasts.
• Implement Direct Query and hybrid models focusing on performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with architects, data engineers, analysts, and business users to gather requirements.
• Apply data engineering and AI/ML knowledge for use cases like forecasting and anomaly detection.
• Support Power BI service operations, including workspace management and RLS.
• Promote BI engineering standards and documentation for offshore delivery.
• Troubleshoot data, model, and report issues and mentor junior BI developers.
• Stay current with Power BI and Fabric innovations and suggest improvements.

Skills

BI/Analytics

SQL

Python

Power BI

Stakeholder communication

Independent lead

Tools

Snowflake

Azure SQL

Synapse Analytics

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI Service

Job description

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world's most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions.

Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide.

With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

We are seeking an experienced data analytics resource to support NTAM's key analytics initiatives with a strong focus on delivering robust, scalable, and user-centric Business Intelligence and data science solutions . This role will work closely with architects, data engineers, and business stakeholders to design and develop enterprise grade reports, dashboards, semantic models, and predictive models. This resource will also perform advanced SQL based data preparation and optimization , while applying data engineering and AI/ML techniques to enhance insights.

The role is primarily BI engineering focused, with data engineering and applied ML/AI responsibilities , and is designed for a senior individual contributor who can operate independently, own requirements end to end and provide technical leadership within a global delivery model.

This role is ideal for a hands-on resource who is strong in semantic modeling, performance optimization, and stakeholder engagement , and can adapt quickly across complex, multidomain analytics initiatives in the banking and financial services space. Prior Asset Management experience and a working knowledge of financial data will also be critical.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop Power BI reports, dashboards, and executive scorecards aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the design, build, and optimization of semantic models (tabular) using best practice data modeling and efficient DAX measures.
• Write, debug, and tune advanced SQL queries across platforms such as Snowflake, Azure SQL, or other enterprise data stores.
• Help drive AI driven insights generation and advanced analytics using Machine Learning techniques
• Implement and optimize Direct Query and hybrid models , focusing on performance, query folding, and scalability.
• Collaborate with solution architects, data engineers, analysts, and business users to gather requirements and deliver end to end analytics solutions.
• Apply working knowledge of data engineering and AI/ML (Python/R or similar) for targeted use cases such as forecasting, anomaly detection, and segmentation.
• Support Power BI service operations , including workspace management, publishing artifacts, refresh strategies, and Row Level Security (RLS) implementation.
• Define and promote BI engineering standards, performance best practices, and documentation for consistent offshore delivery.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex data, model, and report level issues.
• Provide guidance, knowledge transfer, and informal mentoring to junior BI developers as needed.
• Stay current with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and analytics platform advancements and recommend improvements.

Required Skills:

• For internal applications 24 months as Consultant
• 10+ years of hands-on experience delivering BI and analytics solutions in enterprise or consulting environments.
• Strong banking or financial services domain experience (risk, finance, operations, client reporting, etc.).
• Expertlevel SQL skills - advanced joins, CTEs, window functions, aggregations, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on knowledge of Python for analytics / ML and AI use cases.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Power BI , including DAX, Power Query (M), semantic modeling, and visualization best practices.
• Experience with Direct Query sources such as Snowflake, Azure SQL, or Synapse Analytics.
• Solid understanding of Power BI Service artifacts (datasets, dataflows, gateways, RLS, deployment pipelines).
• Understanding of security models relevant to banking: RBAC concepts, least privilege, auditability, and sensitive data handling.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric concepts and modern analytics architectures.
• Ability to work independently as a technical lead , solve ambiguous problems, and own solutions end-to-end.
• Strong communication skills - ability to engage effectively with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Experience supporting self-service BI models and governed analytics patterns.
• Knowledge of prompt and context engineering (preferably in PBI copilot).

Working with Us

As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the org