Tableau Developer - Contractor

Horizontal Digital; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital consultancy in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Tableau Developer to create high-performance dashboards that drive decision-making. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Tableau and be adept at translating complex business requirements into visually distinct and technically sound solutions. The role demands collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure that the dashboards simplify complexity and support strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Strong Tableau Platform expertise including dashboard architecture and design.
• Skilled in gathering and translating complex requirements into build specifications.
• Proficient in SQL and data modeling fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Gather and shape requirements through structured engagements.
• Develop high-performance Tableau dashboards with complex functionalities.
• Partner with Data Analysts and Designers to define performance and UI.

Skills

Tableau Platform Expertise

Requirements & Brief Translation

Data Proficiency

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Design-Engineering Mindset

Job description

At Horizontal Digital, we hold ourselves to one key belief: You’re only as good as your worst customer experience. This mantra is what drives our digital consultancy to think beyond the easy answers and instead create websites, apps, portals, and other experiences that solve customer needs for Fortune 500 companies in intuitive and empathetic ways. And we make this lofty standard a reality by fusing strategy, data, design, and technology together to arrive at solutions that set the bar higher for everyone. We use these values to fuel superior results: Lock arms We forge relationships that make our impact 1,000x stronger. This means working across departments and engaging both our clients and our communities to deliver the greatest good. Show hustle We’re not ones to sit on our hands and wait. Instead, we anticipate opportunities, collectively roll up our sleeves, and find ways to execute the exceptional. Embrace change From new technologies to workplace philosophies, we welcome the unexpected and constantly anticipate what’s next. Elevate empathy We listen before we take action. This means understanding a variety of perspectives and holding ourselves to a higher standard of accountability. Never settle We motivate each other to push past the easy answers and collectively arrive at bigger, more inspiring ideas.

But enough about us. Let’s talk about you. We’re looking for a Tableau Developer with strong Tableau Platform expertise and experience delivering high-quality enterprise data products. This role will bring to life interactive, bespoke dashboards that support critical decision‑making while embracing advanced customization and design excellence. You’ll work with analysts, strategists, and designers to translate complex business needs into technically performant and visually distinctive Tableau experiences—often within broader service design and digital transformation engagements.

Core Responsibilities

• Gather and shape requirements through structured engagements: workshops, stakeholder interviews, journey and service‑blueprint inputs, and transformation programs.
• Develop high-performance Tableau dashboards using LODs, LOD awareness, calculated fields, parameters, APIs, embedding, data‑source optimization, extensions, interactive controls, and custom theming.
• Translate complex, ambiguous briefs into clear build specifications, advising on chart types, interactivity, design parameters, and technical feasibility.
• Partner directly with Data Analysts and Data Visualization Designers to define dashboard logic, performance constraints, build parameters, and UI execution.
• Work across Product Owners, Strategists, CX Leads, and technical teams to align on vision, scope, and delivery priorities.
• Manage multiple stakeholders and expectations, building consensus and shipping work in fast‑moving enterprise environments.
• Support data product delivery within CMS/CX ecosystems by enabling dashboard embedding, personalization hooks, and platform integrations.

Collaboration Model

• Data Analyst → data models, structure, datasets, governance.
• Data Visualization Designer → dashboard layout, visual storytelling, components.
• Strategist/Product Owner → brief shaping, vision alignment, prioritization.

Required Skills

• Tableau Platform Expertise: Dashboard and data‑source architecture, LOD expressions, parameters, APIs, embedding, extensions, interactive controls, custom design and theming.
• Requirements & Brief Translation: Skilled in gathering requirements, structuring complex briefs, and defining actionable build parameters.
• Data Proficiency: Strong SQL, data modeling fundamentals, enterprise data systems integration.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Experience with cross‑functional collaboration, senior stakeholder alignment, and navigating competing priorities.
• Design‑Engineering Mindset: Ability to work with designers to advise on dashboard build logic, interaction constraints, and UI execution.

Nice‑to‑Have

• Delivery experience in enterprise transformation, service design discovery, or CX modernization programs.
• Familiarity with Salesforce and/or Sitecore ecosystems for embedding or composable CX use cases.

Role Impact

• Deliver dashboards that simplify complexity, guide strategic decisions, and feel uniquely crafted rather than templated.
• Act as the bridge between client briefs, data logic, and design intent, ensuring technical feasibility without diluting visual ambition.