Specialist/ Senior Specialist - Tableau Developer

Role Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Data Analytics Consultant to drive innovative visual analytics solutions and enable data-driven decision-making for Sun Life.

As part of our growing Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Solutions team, you will play a crucial role in accelerating the development of strategic analytics projects to support our business stakeholders.

Main Accountabilities:

• Work directly with data engineers, business data analysts and business Operations teams throughout the entire engagement life cycle including technical analysis, design, development, implementations and consulting efforts.
• Collaborate with data engineers, business analysts, and operations teams throughout the project lifecycle, from technical analysis to implementation.
• Develop interactive dashboards and reports using various BI tools, with a focus on Tableau.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes using Snowflake or other data integration tools.
• Design and implement data models to support business intelligence initiatives.
• Create and optimize SQL queries for data extraction and transformation.
• Provide plans and estimates for reporting initiatives
• Facilitate group meetings of various sizes for solution design, decision making, problem-solving and solution implementation.
• Incorporate data governance and access controls in Tableau
• Provide data-driven insights to support business decision-making.

Education and Experience

• Minimum graduate degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
• Expertise in visual analytics and design principles
• 5+ years of experience in:
• Tableau development experience and designing dashboards / decision enablement tools
• Tableau Desktop and Server platforms
• SQL Programming
• Stakeholder management experience required
• Good to have BFSI background, knowledge of Salesforce, Power BI, Qlik.
• ETL
• Snowflake or other data integration tools
• Developing rich portfolio of design uses cases demonstrating excellent user experience
• Working in an agile development environment including rapid prototyping during sprints

Competencies:

• Proficiency in Tableau Desktop and Server platforms
• End-to-end testing of Tableau dashboards for data accuracy and feature functionality
• Visual design expertise and understanding of dashboard best practices
• Advanced Tableau skills, including complex calculations, LOD expressions, and action filters
• Experience with data blending, sorting, sets, and maps in Tableau
• Proficiency in Tableau Prep for data organization and scheduling
• Understanding of data modeling based on user specifications
• Experience with Snowflake and ETL
• SQL query writing experience
• Experience in optimizing Tableau Server dashboard performance
• Ability to design custom landing pages for enhanced user experience on Tableau Server
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including data storytelling
• Ability to work independently and manage engagements with business partners
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
• A willingness to listen, challenge, communicate, and respect team member's ideas and opinions openly.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and effective in delivering iterative solutions.

Additional Assets

• Tableau desktop and server certification
• Experience with Snowflake, Python
• Experience with Agile or design-driven development of analytics applications
• Experience developing Tableau Extensions using Tableau Extensions API, jQuery Apache Tomcat Webserver, and or PHP
• Exposure of Data Analytics projects including predictive modeling, data mining & statistical analysis