Tableau Developer

Michael Kors•East Rutherford, NJ

About The Position

The Tableau Developer is a key member of the Data & Analytics team reporting to Director of BI. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining interactive dashboards and reports using Tableau to support business decision-making. This role partners business stakeholders, data engineers, and analysts to translate complex data into intuitive visual insights while ensuring performance, data accuracy, and best visualization practices. The role will follow Tableau best practices for visualization design, naming conventions, and documentation while also maintaining version control and promoting content across environments (Dev / Test / Prod) On Tableau Cloud.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field.
5+ years of Tableau development experience.
Solid understanding of SQL for data querying and validation.
Experience working with relational databases and data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, SQL Server, Oracle).
Strong knowledge of calculated fields, LOD expressions, table calculations, and parameters.
Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
Ability to interpret data and explain insights clearly to non-technical audiences.
Understanding data modeling concepts (facts, dimensions, star schema).
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Strong problem-solving and time management skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Tableau Cloud administration.
Knowledge of ETL tools like Talend or AWS Glue.
Experience with Python or R for advanced analytics.
Familiarity with Agile / Scrum methodologies.
Tableau certification (Desktop Specialist, Certified Data Analyst, etc.).

Responsibilities

Design and develop interactive Tableau dashboards and reports that clearly communicate key business metrics and trends.
Translate business requirements into effective data visualizations using best practices in visual analytics.
Optimize dashboards for performance, scalability, and usability.
Connect Tableau to multiple data sources (e.g., SQL databases, data warehouses, cloud platforms, Excel, APIs).
Create and maintain data models, joins, calculations, parameters, and filters.
Perform data validation and reconciliation to ensure accuracy and consistency.
Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and understand reporting needs.
Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to support strategic and operational decisions.
Conduct user training and enablement sessions when needed.
Monitor dashboard usage and performance.
Troubleshoot data issues, refresh failures, and user access problems.
Enhance and maintain existing dashboards as business needs evolve.