Vice President of Engineering, Investment Data & Analytics

Harbourvest Partners (U.K.) Limited; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 245,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Total rewards package

Job summary

HarbourVest Partners seeks a Vice President of Investment Data and Analytics to design, build, and operate modern cloud data platforms at scale, including batch and near real-time processing. You will mentor senior engineers and lead a high-performing team delivering data and analytics platforms end-to-end in production.

You will work with investors and quantitative researchers, shaping architecture, data modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data quality, while aligning with investment workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Master of Science in Computer Science preferred.
• 10+ years of data engineering and software delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Data engineering — build systems around financial datasets with modern data stacks.
• Infrastructure/platform engineering — create reliable systems for investment workflows.
• Data quality — standardize investment data sets for consumption.
• Team building — mentor and scale a high-performing engineering and product organization.
• Problem solving — apply technology to unresolved industry problems.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

SQL

Python

Snowflake

DBT

Dagster

Airflow

Azure data tooling

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

M.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Snowflake

DBT

Dagster

Airflow

Azure

Job description

Job Description Summary For over forty years, HarbourVest has been home to a committed team of professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit and a desire to deliver impactful solutions to our clients and investing partners. As our global firm grows, we continue to add individuals who seek a collaborative, open-door culture that values diversity and innovative thinking. In our collegial environment that’s marked by low turnover and high energy, you’ll be inspired to grow and thrive. Here, you will be encouraged to build on your strengths and acquire new skills and experiences. We are committed to fostering an environment of inclusion that promotes mutual respect among all employees. Understanding and valuing these differences optimizes the potential of both the individual and the firm. HarbourVest is an equal opportunity employer. This position will be a hybrid work arrangement. You will receive 18 remote workdays per quarter to use at your discretion, subject to manager approval. For example, you may choose to work in the office 4 days per week and take one remote day weekly (typically 13 weeks per quarter), leaving 5 additional remote days to be used as needed.

About Investment Data and Analytics Our organization’s mission is to build technology that lets the firm systematize and scale its understanding of private markets and management of our funds. Our team works side-by-side with investors and quantitative researchers to innovate technology-driven investment processes; solve broad industry problems ranging from AI driven digitization of unstructured data to systematic monitoring of private equity portfolios. The Vice President role will combine deep hands-on technical expertise with the ability to mentor senior engineering talent to deliver complex, high-impact investment data and analytics systems into production. This position requires active technical engagement in architecture, design decisions, and critical problem-solving, while building an operating model that delivers consistently at scale.

What you will do:

• Data engineering — work with financial/economic datasets and build systems around them using modern data stacks.
• Infrastructure/platform engineering — build reliable systems supporting investment workflows.
• Data Quality — standardize and maintain investment data sets ready for consumption.
• Team Building — Build, lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering and product organization with strong ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Problem solving — take unsolved industry business/investment problems and figure out how technology can solve it.

What you bring:

• Deep experience designing, building, and operating modern, cloud data platforms at scale, including batch and near real-time data processing.
• Strong proficiency with SQL, Python, Snowflake or equivalent cloud warehouses, DBT, pipeline orchestration tools such as Dagster or Airflow, and Azure data tooling.
• Expertise in data modeling, ETL/ELT frameworks, data quality, testing, observability, performance tuning, and cost optimization.
• Proven track record leading data engineering teams, mentoring senior engineers, and delivering data/analytics-centric platforms end-to-end in production.

Education Preferred

• Bachelor of Science (B.S) or equivalent in Computer Science
• Master of Science (M.S) or equivalent in Computer Science

Experience

• 10+ Years of Data Engineering and software delivery experience preferred
• 5+ Years of Technical Project Leadership experience, partnering directly with product, application, and operations teams

Base Salary Range

$245,000.00 - $275,000.00

This USD base salary range represents only one component of total compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with local requirements. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, which is determined based on individual and overall firm performance. In addition to salary and bonus, total compensation may include eligibility for long-term reward programs and a comprehensive total rewards package that may include retirement, health, insurance, paid time off, and wellness programs. Our total rewards offerings are influenced by several business factors, and eligibility for certain components will vary by position and geography. Please note the posted ranges do not apply outside the U.S. and should not be converted to other currencies as a proxy for compensation in other countries.

HarbourVest is an independent, global private markets firm with over 43 years of experience and more than $146 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2025. Our interwoven platform provides clients access to global primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets and infrastructure, and private credit. Our strengths extend across strategies, enabled by our team of more than 1,270 employees, including more than 230 investment professionals across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Across our private markets platform, our team has committed more than $64 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $66 billion in secondary purchases, and invested over $49 billion in direct operating companies. We partner strategically and plan our offerings innovatively to provide our clients with access, insight, and global opportunities.