Senior Tableau & Data Visualization Lead

University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

ECO Pass

Job summary

University of Colorado Boulder’s Office of Information Technology seeks a Senior Data Visualization Specialist to lead Tableau administration and enterprise BI standards. You will create dashboards, reports, and data products, collaborate across D&A, and mentor staff while advancing accessible analytics campus-wide.

This hybrid role requires strong communication, data manipulation skills, and the ability to translate complex concepts for non-technical audiences. On-site monthly in Boulder, CO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in information science, user experience, computerscience, data science, psychology, social sciences, or related field.
• 3 years of experience using Tableau for data visualization and analytics.
• Proficiency in Tableau Administration (licensing, permissions, security, site management, audits, usage monitoring, performance optimization) or similar tool.
• Developing research questions and methodologies, curating datasets, conducting analyses, and building data tools and products.
• Using reproducible data analytics workflows.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, R, and/or SAS for data queries, data manipulation, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and promote enterprise standards and shared expectations for data visualization and BI products to ensure consistency, usability, and trust in analytic outputs across D&A teams.
• Collaborate with supervisory and technical leads to provide consultation and enablement on data visualization strategy, dashboard design, Tableau development standards, and BI guidelines.
• Serve as the D&A Tableau Administrator, governance and site management across Boulder campus, including licensing, permissions, security, audits, usage monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Lead governance and lifecycle management for dashboards, reports, and certified data sources.
• Promote adoption of visualization and reporting standards through training, documentation, peer review, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Tableau

Data Visualization

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Tableau Administration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information science, data science, or related field

Tools

Tableau Server/Cloud

Job description

University of Colorado Boulder’s Office of Information Technology seeks a Senior Data Visualization Specialist to lead Tableau administration and enterprise BI standards. You will create dashboards, reports, and data products, collaborate across D&A, and mentor staff while advancing accessible analytics campus-wide.

This hybrid role requires strong communication, data manipulation skills, and the ability to translate complex concepts for non-technical audiences. On-site monthly in Boulder, CO.