Data Visualization Analyst

Department: Professional Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Portland, ME, USA

Description

Why Work Here?At Arkatechture, we have a simple shared mission: to build a sustainable organization built upon three pillars:  Do something meaningful, With a great team, Earning what you deserve.
We started in 2012 with a passion for data, business, and getting things done. We are a team of data lovers and technical experts who use our skills to help businesses big and small harness, utilize, and optimize their data. As New England’s Data Resource, we are a small company constantly evolving to keep up with changing landscapes in the data world. 
We are proud of the community and culture that we’ve created at Arkatechture, and we have no intention of slowing down. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes: 

• A flexible work-from-home policy (work 100% remote!)
• Open-concept office in Portland, ME with an easy-going dress code, and fresh pots and pops all day (that’s coffee and popcorn!)
• Training & certificate reimbursement
• A competitive benefits package that includes medical, disability, life insurance and optional dental/vision
• 401K Retirement planning with company matching
• Generous paid time off and eleven paid holidays
• Employee recognition through milestone awards including annual PTO increases, as well as a 4 day work-week at 3 years of service!

All employees share our core values: put the team first, practice humility, take pride in everything we do, stay curious, care for our community & environment, take work seriously; ourselves not so much.
The PositionWe are looking for a passionate, hard working person to be our next great Data Visualization Analyst.   This person will help drive our clients’ business decisions by creating dynamic and powerful data visualizations. The employee will work directly with customers who range from small independent companies to large financial institutions.

How to ApplyPlease send a cover letter and resume with your application. You must submit both documents to be considered for the position. Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Arkatechture we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and create interactive visualizations that can be used by non-technical users up to the executive level
• Break the Excel mentality and build trust through intuitive and accurate reporting
• Work both individually and on teams to deliver across multiple clients
• Document business requirements and translate into technical specifications
• Understand business process and advocate for opportunities for improvement
• Extract and prepare data for analysis across multiple platforms (Database Connections, Excel, Flat Files, etc)
• Deliver Tableau Desktop and/or PowerBI trainings to clients
• Contribute to our research and development efforts
• Communicate results clearly to all stakeholders, facilitators and partners
• Additional responsibilities as assigned

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 2-5 years experience in Business Intelligence/Analytics
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2+ years using both PowerBI and Tableau data visualization tools
  • PowerBI – PL-300 Certification or higher, experience with DAX formulas
  • Tableau – Certified Desktop Specialist or higher, experience with LODs
• Driven self-starter with a positive attitude
• SQL knowledge and an understanding of data models
  • Ability to perform queries to explore data and validate dashboard results
• Comfortable communicating with both technical and non-technical collaborators
• Demonstrated critical and analytical thinking and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to scope requirements and translate to BI deliverables 
• Proven ability to juggle competing priorities
• Passion to make value out of data & learn
• Agile work style