IT Tableau Business Analyst

ADL•New York, NY

2d•$110,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Tableau Business Analyst plays a central role in delivering the organization’s “4R” data strategy — delivering the Right Information, to the Right People, at the Right Time, to support the Right Decisions. This role focuses on transforming Databricks data assets into high-quality analytical products (dashboards, scorecards, reports, AI-enabled insights, and visualizations) using Tableau. The ideal candidate combines expert-level Tableau development capabilities with strong business engagement skills and solid working knowledge of SQL. Familiarity with Python for data engineering and data manipulation within Databricks is considered a plus. This role is vital to advancing our Data & Analytics Strategy implementation program, improving data literacy, championing self-service analytics, and ensuring trustworthy data is consistently delivered across the organization.

Requirements

Proven ability to collaborate with business stakeholders and translate their needs into high-quality analytical products.
Strong SQL skills for data exploration, data validation, joins, aggregations, and troubleshooting.
Experience connecting Tableau to Databricks (or similar platforms like Snowflake, Redshift, Synapse).
Strong analytical and discovery skills, with the ability to profile data, identify anomalies, and ensure accuracy.
Excellent communication, documentation, and storytelling skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize in a dynamic environment.
Understanding of data warehouse concepts, MDM, and data quality frameworks.
Familiarity with Agile/SCRUM methodologies and working in sprint-based environments.
Experience with Data & Analytics SDLC best practices.
Proven knowledge of UX design and data visualization best practices.
Familiar with the main concepts and practices of Data Governance.
The ideal candidate has expert-level Tableau development capabilities and 5+ years of hands-on experience building Tableau dashboards, scorecards, and other Tableau-based analytical solutions and can demonstrate strong business engagement skills and solid working knowledge of SQL.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
Formal Business Analysis training, such as: IIBA-aligned coursework based on the BABOK Guide Business Analyst certification programs Requirements gathering, process analysis, or product ownership courses

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Python for data manipulation or automation within Databricks is a plus.
Exposure to data ingestion from Salesforce CRM, Google Analytics, Accounting & Finance systems (Sage Intacct preferred), or similar operational data sources is a plus.
Professional certifications (preferred): IIBA ECBA, CCBA, or CBAP Tableau Desktop Specialist /Tableau Data Analyst Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals or related cloud data certifications Agile/SCRUM certification (PSPO, CSPO, CSM)

Responsibilities

Business Requirements and Data Gathering: Partner with business stakeholders across all functional areas to identify analytical needs, KPIs, and desired outcomes.
Conduct discovery workshops, interviews, and data-walkthroughs to capture business requirements and translate them into functional dashboards and analytical products.
Participate in designing KPIs, metrics, and scorecards aligned with enterprise data definitions and the unified data framework.
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring clarity, alignment, and business value Tableau Analytics Design & Development
Serve as a Tableau subject matter expert, leveraging the full spectrum of capabilities: Data modeling and data preparation in Tableau Advanced calculations, table calcs, LOD expressions Dashboard UX/UI design and data storytelling Drill-down, parameterization, mapping, extensions, and Tableau AI features
Design, develop, and iterate on dashboards, scorecards, mobile analytics apps, and compelling visualizations.
Optimize reports for performance, usability, and adoption, ensuring solutions align with enterprise BI standards.
Deploy and support reports on multiple consumption platforms including mobile devices
Publish and maintain dashboards on Tableau Cloud/Server, following governance, certification, and lifecycle workflows.
Data Access, Integration & Data Quality Connect Tableau to Databricks and other cloud data sources to build analytical datasets and extracts.
Write SQL queries for data exploration, validation, profiling, and transformation.
Apply data-cleansing and validation logic in alignment with the approved Unified Data Framework, data quality rules, and governance practices.
Collaborate with external data engineers/partners to improve pipelines, document data lineage, and ensure the Right Data is consistently available for analysis.
Analytics Platform Support, Governance & Best Practices Support the execution of the Data & Analytics Strategy implementation roadmap in partnership with the Director IT, Data & Analytics.
Contribute to documentation including data dictionaries, functional specs, business definitions, and dashboard usage guides.
Ensure BI products adhere to SDLC and testing processes (UAT, regression, performance).
Support self-service enablement efforts, stakeholder training, and dashboard adoption.
Follow ITIL-aligned processes for incident response, enhancements, and root cause analysis.