Consultant – Tableau (BI & Data Visualization)

We'll trust you to:

• Lead end-to-end design and development of complex, interactive Tableau dashboards and visual analytics solutions. 

• Own client/stakeholder relationships for BI engagements — gather requirements, propose solution approaches, and manage delivery timelines. 

• Mentor and guide a team of Tableau developers/analysts, setting technical standards and best practices. 

• Design efficient data models, calculated fields, LOD expressions, and parameters to support scalable reporting. 

• Write and optimize complex SQL queries against enterprise data warehouses to support dashboard performance. 

• Own Tableau Server/Cloud administration tasks — site management, permissions, extract refresh scheduling, and performance tuning. 

• Conduct dashboard and code reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to visualization best practices. 

• Partner with data engineering teams to strengthen upstream data pipelines feeding Tableau. 

• Present insights and recommendations directly to business/client leadership. 

• Stay current on new Tableau features, visualization trends, and BI methodologies; evangelize adoption within the team. 

You'll need to have:

Education 

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

Experience 

• 7+ years in Business Intelligence / Data Visualization, with 5+ years hands-on in Tableau. 

• Proven experience leading Tableau projects/teams in a consulting or client-facing environment. 

• Strong SQL skills — complex joins, window functions, query performance tuning. 

• Experience with enterprise data warehouses and dimensional modelling. 

• Prior experience as a client-facing consultant (proposal support, stakeholder workshops, solution architecture discussions) is important for this level. 

Technical Skills 

• Expert-level Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server/Cloud administration. 

• Advanced LOD expressions, table calculations, parameters, actions, and dashboard performance optimization. 

• Strong SQL and relational database knowledge. 

• Data warehousing concepts, ETL/data integration exposure. 

• Cloud platform familiarity (Azure/AWS/GCP) is a plus. 

Soft Skills 

• Strong client-facing communication and consulting presence. 

• Leadership and mentoring ability. 

• Ability to manage multiple engagements/deliverables simultaneously. 

• Strong data storytelling skills. 

Preferred Skills 

• Tableau Certification (Desktop Specialist / Certified Data Analyst). 

• Pharma/Life Sciences or other regulated-industry analytics experience. 

• Exposure to Python/R for advanced analytics. 

• Experience with BI governance frameworks and Tableau deployment best practices. 

Key Competencies 

• Leadership and client-facing consulting presence. 

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving. 

• Strong data storytelling and visualization capabilities. 

• Proactive in identifying opportunities for business improvement. 

• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality analytics solutions.