Job Title: Senior Data Designer / BI Engineer
Location: NYC (Hybrid working)
Duration: Contract to hire
US citizens and Green Card Holders and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor H1b candidates at this time
Summary
- This
is Data Designer with a Power BI lens. This is hybrid role between being
technical and analytical.
- Preferred skills are with Combination of BI, visual data, data scientist. Good at visual storytelling, craft business intelligence systems. Be on creative side.
Job Description
Senior Data Designer / BI Engineer
- Your role is to
collaborate with multidisciplinary individuals and support the project
lead on BI data strategy and implementation project.
- You will be responsible
for gathering requirements from stakeholders, analyzing data (often via
SQL, Excel, or BI tools like Tableau/Power BI), identifying the critical
data and quality gaps required for the effective decision support and
translating insights into reports, designing, and building dynamic data
visualization in a form of a dashboard.
Responsibilities:
- Work
closely with product strategists, data engineers, data architects, and
other design disciplines to understand data requirements and design
accurate and impactful data reporting systems.
- Analyze
and document existing BI data system processes to identify opportunities
for improvement.
- Translate
vague business goals into clear analytical requirements and success
criteria
- Craft
data stories that highlight trends, anomalies, and actionable insights
- Build
interactive dashboards and standardized reports using BI platforms (e.g.,
Tableau, Power BI, Custom using Streamlit/Flask)
- Apply
best practices in layout, color theory, and chart selection to maximize
readability and insight
- Identify
and improve slow-running queries, dashboard load times, and data refresh
processes
- Propose
data standards and best practices.
- Stay
current with emerging BI tools, visualization techniques, and data-design
patterns
Qualifications:
Analytical skills
- Ability
to quickly learn new industry or business domains and translate business
strategy into analytics priorities
- Expert
at breaking down ambiguous business questions into structured analytical
approaches with attention to detail
- Skilled
at weaving complex data findings into clear, impactful narratives for
C-suite and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable
presenting to executive audiences and facilitating data-driven decision
workshops
- Ability
to analyze complex data sets and translate findings into actionable
insights.
- Deep
understanding of data governance frameworks (data cataloguing, lineage,
access controls)
- Excellent
verbal/written communication skills, with the ability to succinctly
articulate your work and its intent to your team and your client
- A
unique point of view. You are trusted to question approaches, processes,
and strategy to serve your team better.
Technical skills
- Proven
experience (5+ years) in data engineering, data analysis, or a similar
role.
- Expert
in both Tableau and Power BI (at least 3+ years of experience)
- Able
to create custom visuals (Stremlit, JavaScript/TypeScript + D3.js or
R/Shiny) when off-the-shelf doesn’t suffice
- Proficient
in Python for data cleansing and statistical analysis
- Experience
with data warehousing and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes.
(desired)
- Working
knowledge of data services on cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure /GCP).
(desired)
