Senior Data Analyst

Who we are:

Brookfield Renewable is one of the core businesses under Brookfield Corporation (“Brookfield”), one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers. Brookfield Renewable is one of the world’s largest owners, operators, and developers of renewable power, with $102 billion of power assets under management. Our portfolio of hydropower, wind, utility-scale solar, distributed generation, and storage assets extends across North America, South America, Europe, India, and China, totaling almost 33,000 megawatts of capacity, and over 7,000 generating facilities globally.

Note: Work location for this role can be in Gatineau or New York, based on where you are legally able to work full-time.

Come join us:

At Brookfield Renewable, we attract and retain high-performing individuals who are interested in making an impact, driving meaningful change and being part of a fast-paced and collaborative environment. Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture. Together, we contribute to the success of one of the fastest growing and largest publicly traded, pure play renewable power platforms in the world while supporting decarbonization and greater energy sustainability to facilitate the global transition to a net-zero.

Why you’ll want to join our team:

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, bonus structure, a health benefits program, and defined contribution pension plan.
• Our spaces are open, dynamic, and collaborative, giving you access to different businesses and teams. For your wellbeing, our building is equipped with a modern gym, bike storage, and healthy snacks and drinks.
• We cultivate a culture where we invest in your growth and development.

About the role:

Reporting to the Director, Data and Analytics, the Senior Data Analyst will join a team of high performing and collaborative professionals, working closely together on the development and execution of Brookfield Renewable’s growth strategies in North America.

A Senior Data Analyst is responsible for analyzing data and providing insights to support the near and long-term strategy for the Trading and Risk groups. They work closely with traders, analysts, and VPs to identify and execute technology-focused business transformation and process improvement initiatives. They use advanced statistical analysis, data mining, and predictive modeling techniques to solve high-priority business problems and draw data-driven insights. They will also support ongoing projects related to ML-based wholesale price forecasting models, hydropower optimization tools, and an internally managed risk management reporting database.

Additional responsibilities for a Senior Data Analyst include designing and configuring reporting and analysis using Business Intelligence and Visual Analytics platforms. They also design and implement data analysis systems and processes to support business decision-making, collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for data-driven improvements, communicating complex data analysis and insights to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and concise manner, staying up-to-date with the latest data analysis tools and techniques, and continuously improving the data analysis capabilities of the organization, and ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across all data sources. As part of their collaboration with the business and cross-functional teams, the Senior Data Analyst will also be responsible for identifying and configuring new data pipelines to improve data collection and analysis.

What you'll be doing:

• Analyze data and provide insights to support Brookfield’s proprietary data warehousing and analytics platform (built on AWS Databricks).
• Coordinate with the support teams, internal stakeholders and external vendors to maintain and improve performance and user experience of the Information Delivery Data platform used by Commercial, Trading and Risk teams to support reporting, fundamental analysis, and development of tools.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings and build business cases for solutions for groups within the Senior Data Analyst’s purview.
• Work closely with the Data Analytics team and relevant IT teams to support the long term platform strategy and identify enhancements.
• Collaborate with external partners and engineering teams to execute the development of new tools and ensure a support strategy will be established after execution.
• Work with the Data Analytics team and stakeholders to define business requirements and outcomes and ensure the Information Delivery Data platform and supporting IT infrastructure can support current and future digital transformation initiatives.

What knowledge and experience we are looking for:

• Exceptional problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work in a conscientious, consistent and thorough manner.
• Strong focus on the customer and delivering to business outcomes.
• Understanding of Energy trading and Risk management tools (ETRM).
• Proven ability in using statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and explanatory modeling to identify trends.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced work environment, deadlines and new challenges.
• To be results driven and tenacious.
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills.
• Able to work effectively in ambiguous or changing situations.
• Knowledge of business analysis, quality assurance, and workflow tools and/or practices.
• Advanced understanding of data management and visualization practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Demonstrated ability to keep up with emerging technologies and a passion for continuous learning.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in a Data Analytics or Data Science capacity, working in an Energy Trading Entity or equivalent.
• Experience in electricity physical or financial markets is an asset.
• Experience in Python, SQL, ETL processes, and familiarity with data processing frameworks such as Spark.
• Ability to setup/maintain some basic/advanced data pipelines using batch processing or real-time processing.
• Experience with Data Viz tools (Tableau, Power BI).
• Experience with AWS tools and products (S3, EventBridge, etc.).
• Exposure to ML and AI use cases and projects.
• Exposure to Databricks.
• Exposure and understanding of data serialization formats like JSON, Parquet, and Avro.
• Familiarity with SDLC, including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and change management.
• Experience or certification in Lean Six Sigma, Agile, or PMP is a plus.

Diversity and inclusion:

Brookfield Renewable embraces and promotes the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including women, Indigenous peoples and other persons of all races, ethnic origins, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions. We also provide accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request. If contacted to proceed to the recruitment process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

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