Insights & Visualization Engineer (Ops) - South Africa at Puma Energy

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Data Analysis & Visualization:

• Design, develop, and maintain dashboards and reports using Tableau to provide actionable insights for Retail teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and translate them into effective visual solutions.
• Utilize Databricks for data processing, transformation, and analysis to support visualization efforts.
• Continuously enhance and optimize existing reports and dashboards to improve clarity, efficiency, and user experience.

Data Integration & Management:

• Work closely with data engineers to ensure data is accurately extracted, transformed, and loaded (ETL) into visualization platforms.
• Integrate and manage data from multiple sources, ensuring data quality and consistency across reports and dashboards.
• Develop and implement best practices for data visualization and reporting standards.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Partner with Retail teams to understand their operational needs and provide data-driven insights that support their objectives.
• Present complex data insights in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison between Retail & Operation, IT, and other departments to ensure alignment on data strategies and solutions.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

• Stay updated on the latest trends and best practices in data visualization and Retail digitization.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual reporting processes and improve data accessibility across the organization.
• Contribute to the development of data governance policies and procedures to ensure data integrity and security.

Other Responsibilities:

• Prepare documents, meeting materials and correspondence
• Oversee the provision of application access, maintaining appropriate security and accessibility for users.
• Prepare release documents for the Change Advisory Board (CAB) and conduct performance testing to ensure new releases meet quality and performance standards. 
• Background in data warehouse design to design the best dashboarding solution
• Deep understanding of Tableau architecture and the capacity to align server performance with evolving business requirements

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a BI developer or similar role
• Sound knowledge of various BI tools like Tableau, Qlikview, Power BI etc.
• Efficient communication and Analytical skills
• Strong hands-on knowledge on SQL
• Maintain the end-to-end vision of the data flow and develop efficient BI data models
• Understanding of end-to-end data warehouse solution implementation from extraction to visualization
• Proven abilities to take initiative and be innovative
• Analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude

Professional Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Retail, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in data visualization, business intelligence, or a related role, with a focus on Retail operations.
• Experience working in Retail or with Retail data is highly desirable.