Senior Data Visualization Engineer

Job description

Show the world what you can do. We’re looking for an inspired, motivated and experienced Sr. Data Visualization Engineer to join our team. The Data Visualization Engineer makes data sets that are extremely complicated and nuanced accessible to nontechnical stakeholders. As a Data Visualization Engineer, you are not satisfied with dumbing down ideas (you might even be somewhat sickened by it!)– instead, you strive for elegance when designing visual solutions so that various stakeholders actually enjoy engaging with the data. You strive for simplicity without loss of meaning or fidelity. We believe that, by democratizing access to key information beyond those with coding backgrounds, that we can make the information that much more useful and vastly improve the diversity and quality of insights; you enable this through your knowledge of our client’s business and a keen eye for design…all grounded in the experience of end users. We believe that flat organizational structures make better breeding grounds for ideas; as a more senior member of an account team, you will contribute thoughts like everyone else, but your proposals will be backed up by experience on previous projects. You have plenty of practical experience and will take on the “harder” tasks. We are seeking a person to be an integral part of a small Business Intelligence team that supports marketing analytics customers. The ideal person’s strengths would lean more towards front-end dashboard design and construction as opposed to backend database and ETL pipeline development. The ideal candidate will have good communication skills, be a team player, and have the skill sets needed to connect to and wrangle data as required to build dashboards in PowerBi and Tableau, with an emphasis on Tableau . In this role you will Develop Reporting Deliverables using Tableau and PowerBI Support, Maintain, and Enhance Existing Reporting Deliverables Ability to meet and understand business analyst team requests/requirements Work collaboratively with team members to serve end users Document Requirements Design visual solutions that allow various types of end users to engage with advertising data in meaningful ways A passion for storytelling through data design and visualization Have an aggressive curiosity for learning the factors that affect our various client’s business results Ability to focus-in on client needs and distinguish critical asks from nice-to-haves Bring reports to life across various mediums, including live dashboards, slides, etc Identify opportunities for the collection of valuable information and configure tags to track it and advocate for their implementation to team members and clients Maintain and update relevant documentation Help Enforce data integrity across various organizations Streamline data ingestion processes for ease of analysis and reporting Identify opportunities to enhance existing statistical analysis or activate personalization capabilities and advocate for their implementation internally or implement them yourself Maintain a well-organized approach to a variety of projects and ensure on-time delivery Attend meetings over videoconference during the day, potentially scheduled at short notice Keep in touch with the rest of the team through email and slack throughout the day Meticulous attention to technical and visual details Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with others. Participating in data modeling & visualization exercises The ability to successfully communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale, among both colleagues and clients. The ability to work with team members across various departments and geographic locations What are we looking for? Besides a great attitude, You should have: Advanced English Proficiency (B2 reading, writing, and conversation) 3+ Years of Relevant Technical Experience 3+ years of experience building dashboards Strong Technology Skills with ability to work across a range of software programs. Intermediate to Expert Level Tableau and Power BI Proficient with wrangling data using connectivity and manipulation software tools. Able to write calculations, conditional logic, and use advanced functionality in Tableau Self-sufficient in terms of researching solutions online to get around sticking points Aptitude / Experience with Tableau Server and PowerBI Service User Administration 2+ years experience with presenting data visually 2+ years experience designing information architecture/data taxonomiesurata taxonomie s It’s a plus if you have: Background in User Experience or Similar Design field Well versed in user experience design concepts, or information design, either through course-work or professional experience Competencies to be successful in this role Communication skills: Clear and accurate written and verbal communication skills. Communicates with tact and consideration. Since testers have to interact with business stakeholders, analysts, developers, administrators and teams, which are sometimes remotely located it is vital to be able to establish effective communication and to be a team player. Be curious and eager to learn: Has the ability of learning while working, finds appropriate solutions and apply them immediately in the testing process to improve the effectiveness and control over it. Natural curiosity helps to think out of the box to find problem areas. Technical skills: Is well acquainted with latest technology trends. Coding knowledge will help to automate tests and build tools. Creative and critical mind: Creative attitude will reduce the time needed to source the underlying causes of bugs. Additionally, this kind of creativity requires knowledge, intuition and involvement throughout the process to not only understand the problem itself but also the potential impact that it may have on the rest of the software. Is able to think from customer’s perspective, considers how software can be misused and all sorts of possible issues that can be faced. Time management and prioritizing skills: Understands what needs to be done now and what can be delayed. Prioritizing enables to work smarter and improve efficiently.