Senior Business Intelligence Consultant | Join our Talent Community

Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty.

Merkle’s expertise has earned recognition as a “Leader” by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit.

We are looking for Senior Business Intelligence Consultants to join our Talent Community.

Please apply to this ad if you would like to be considered for our Business Intelligence Talent Community, and to be kept in the loop on future job openings in our team.

We have hybrid offices in Zurich, St. Gallen, Geneva and Lausanne.

Job Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic Business Intelligence Consultant to join our team of Data Heroes. Your role will involve helping clients extract insights from data, analyze, and visualize their business to enable smarter decisions and improved products & services delivery. The primary focus will be on understanding business goals/KPIs, data ingestion, analysis, and visualization using cloud-based reporting tools.

You will collaborate with other data roles (architects, scientists, engineers) on large international projects for major global brands. We are looking for a versatile self-starter eager to support data-driven businesses and a great team player with a positive, startup-minded attitude.

Responsibilities include:

1. Participating in initial workshops with client stakeholders to validate goals, inputs, and deliverables.
2. Gathering initial requirements, designing logical models, and defining functional & technical specifications.
3. Performing data analysis of business requirements, understanding source data, and mapping to target data models.
4. Creating reports to visualize insights/KPIs on dashboards using BI tools like PowerBI or Tableau.
5. Collaborating with data engineers to productionize data pipelines and automate report generation and distribution.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with:

• At least 5 years of experience in a similar BI role, preferably in telco, finance, or digital marketing services.
• Experience with BI tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, Keboola.
• Solid knowledge of data warehousing concepts (ETL, data modeling, data marts) and SQL.
• Experience with SQL databases like Oracle or MS SQL Server.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with a data-oriented mindset.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like MS Azure, AWS, Snowflake.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Hadoop, HBase.
• Understanding of big data processing technologies like Hadoop, Spark.
• Knowledge of data workflow management and ETL tools like Informatica, Pentaho, Azure Data Factory, Airflow, NiFi, StreamSets, Glue.
• Business expertise in Digital Marketing, Marketing Automation, CRM, or e-commerce is advantageous.
• Fluency in French or German is a plus.

Additional Information

Why work with us?

• Work with diverse clients worldwide, offering a variety of projects and technologies.
• Be part of a startup-minded branch with a strong, stable Swiss headquarters.
• Make a significant impact on our clients.

We promote a flexible work environment with home office options within Switzerland, flexible hours, and a vibrant office culture with social and educational activities.

Benefits include:

• 40-hour work week & overtime compensation
• Flexible home office management
• Additional days off (wellness, volunteer days)
• Modern, ergonomic office spaces
• Opportunities for further education and development
• Various discounts for lunch options

We value diversity and welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.