Slalom Flex (Project-Based) - Data Analyst

Slalom Build; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom, a leading data and analytics consultancy, seeks an experienced data reporter to design, build, and optimize analytics datasets in Databricks, using SQL and dbt to power executive and operational Tableau reporting.

You will partner with business and client stakeholders to define reporting requirements, ensure data models are Tableau-ready, and support ingestion of Excel-based sources into Databricks for downstream transformation and reporting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building data reports for senior leaders/executives.
• Experience building reports in Databricks using SQL and dbt.
• Experience building reports in Tableau.
• Strong communication; ability to partner with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize curated analytics datasets in Databricks using SQL and dbt to support executive and operational Tableau reporting.
• Develop and maintain Tableau-ready fact and dimension models, ensuring data is structured for reporting accuracy, performance, refresh requirements, and business usability in Tableau.
• Partner with business and client stakeholders to understand reporting requirements, validate data definitions, map business logic, and resolve data quality issues.
• Implement and support a limited number of ingestion processes, primarily to bring Excel-based source data into Databricks for downstream transformation and reporting.

Skills

3+ years data reporting

Databricks

SQL

dbt

Tableau

Stakeholder collaboration

Excel

Tools

Tableau

Excel

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and optimize curated analytics datasets in Databricks using SQL and dbt to support executive and operational Tableau reporting.
• Develop and maintain Tableau-ready fact and dimension models, ensuring data is structured for reporting accuracy, performance, refresh requirements, and business usability in Tableau. Client will do the Tableau work but needs to be Tableau ready.
• Partner with business and client stakeholders to understand reporting requirements, validate data definitions, map business logic, and resolve data quality issues.
• Implement and support a limited number of ingestion processes, primarily to bring Excel-based source data into Databricks for downstream transformation and reporting.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of building data reports, primarily for senior leaders/executives
• Experience building reports in databricks using SQL and dbt
• Experience building reports in Tableau
• Strong communication; ability to partner with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically MS Excel

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.For this role, t he hourly pay range is $60/hr to $90/hr. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The hourly pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

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EEO and Accommodations

Slalomisanequalopportunityemployerandiscommittedtoattracting,developingandretaininghighlyqualifiedtalentwhoempowerourinnovativeteamsthroughuniqueperspectivesandexperiences.Allqualifiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace,color,religion,sex,nationalorigin,disabilitystatus,protectedveterans’status,oranyothercharacteristicprotectedbyfederal,state,orlocallaws.Slalomwillalsoconsiderqualifiedapplicationswithcriminalhistories,consistentwithlegalrequirements.Slalomwelcomesandencouragesapplicationsfromindividualswithdisabilities.Reasonableaccommodationsareavailableforcandidatesduringallaspectsoftheselectionprocess.Pleaseadvisethetalentacquisitionteamorcontact [e-mail] ifyourequireaccommodationsduringtheinterviewprocess.

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