Business Intelligence Developer

Vortex Optics - Barneveld, WI

Full-time - Mid Level

Barneveld, WI

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

Vortex is made of many teams, but we all share a common goal: Elevating every team member to achieve the personal and career goals that lead to a fulfilling life. Your satisfaction drives our success, and we want you to not only excel in your role, but to gain the skills you need to take the next step. We are constantly seeking out new ways to help you be happier because your creativity and skills make us who we are. Vortex Optics is looking for a talented individual with exceptional analytics skills to join our Information Technology team. As a Business Intelligence Developer, you will be responsible for working with various departments to create reports, dashboards, and other visualizations that transform data into insights to support data-driven decision making. You will also be a key business partner by gathering requirements and ensuring that the analytical solutions meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Support fact-based decision making by creating a variety of analytical tools (reports, scorecards, dashboards, etc.) and leveraging enterprise tools, standard formats and agreed upon terminology/definitions
• Perform ad hoc reporting and data analysis, as needed
• Create and maintain documentation including requirements, design and help documents
• Build out and maintain a comprehensive report catalog
• Maintain a solid understanding of the data and reporting tools available within internal applications and understand how they fit into the overall reporting environment (example: ERP)
• Stay current with reporting tools and trends and leverage them to advance Vortex's analytics capabilities
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Provide input into the analytics roadmap to ensure the proper sequencing and prioritization of tasks to support business reporting needs
• Educate end users on the available data and how our analytics tools can support their needs
• Assist business partners in interpreting data and using it to identify trends and patterns
• Champion the use of analytical tools across the organization by identifying opportunities to expand business intelligence
• Help to identify and resolve data issues to help maintain high levels of data quality
• Assist in defining data elements in the data dictionary and business glossary
• Ensure compliance with data governance and data security policies, including user access
• Review and recommend improvements to data model designs

Requirements

• 3 years of experience in a data analysis, business intelligence or a similar data related role
• 3 years of experience creating data visualizations and analytics tools, preferably in Power BI
• Ability to leverage strong technical skills, including SQL, to extract and analyze data
• A deep understanding of analytics and data analysis processes, concepts and best practices
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to partner with key end users to gather requirements and create actionable plans
• Adaptable, open to change and able to work in ambiguous situations and respond to new information or unexpected circumstances
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent projects
• A strong focus on the customer experience, both internal and external
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science or related field
• Experience with unstructured data sets from a variety of sources
• Experience with data architecture and data modeling
• A strong understanding of statistical analysis and scripting tools, such as R or Python
• A strong understanding of data management concepts and processes
• Knowledge of machine learning techniques and advanced analytics

Benefits

• Great health, dental and vision insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• 401(k), life insurance and short- and long-term disability
• Employee Ownership Opportunities
• Various onsite amenities including a fitness center, a nature preserve with walking trails and dog friendly work areas
• Neighboring daycare facility
• Casual and flexible work environment
• Employee discounts on industry leading products