Analytics Report Developer

Role Overview

• Design, build, and maintain executive-level dashboards and reports using Databricks SQL and dashboarding/visualization capabilities, focused on clear storytelling, performance, and ease of use.
• Collaborate with data engineers to define and validate optimized data models that:
• Improve report query performance and scalability.
• Enable an exceptional user experience.
• Are structured to maximize AI capabilities (e.g., natural language queries, semantic search, narrative insights).
• Partner with IT and HR stakeholders to translate business questions into well-defined metrics, KPIs, and visualizations that support decision making for executive audiences.
• Work across the end-to-end analytics lifecycle, from source understanding and profiling, through ETL requirements and semantic modeling, to report development and user acceptance.
• Apply effective, intuitive, and clean, executive-ready design principles to highlight what matters most for executives, reducing noise while preserving depth where needed.
• Implement and support data quality checks, validation routines, and documentation to ensure trust in metrics and insights.
• Configure and manage role-based access and data security in dashboards and semantic models in alignment with GM policies.
• Leverage approved AI and advanced analytics capabilities to enhance dashboards (e.g., smart narratives, anomaly detection, natural language explanations).
• Continuously monitor and tune report and query performance, recommending data model or design changes as necessary.
• Contribute to team standards, reusable templates, and best practices for data visualization, data modeling, and executive reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Business Analytics, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience as an analytics/report developer, BI developer, or data visualization engineer building production dashboards and reports.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks for analytics and reporting, including:
• Strong SQL skills in Databricks.
• Experience building and managing Databricks dashboards and visualizations.
• Proven experience partnering with data engineers to design and implement optimized data models (e.g., dimensional models, curated data sets) for BI and AI use cases.
• Strong knowledge of data warehousing and ETL/ELT concepts, including how upstream design impacts downstream report performance and usability.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver executive-ready dashboards with:
• Minimalistic, intuitive layouts.
• Consistent visual standards.
• High attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Experience working with IT and/or HR data (e.g., ITSM processes, service performance, workforce metrics, organizational structures, HR operations) or similar operational domains.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to frame complex data in clear narratives for senior and executive stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration skills and a track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams (data engineers, architects, product owners, and business partners).

Tech Stack

• ETL
• ITSM
• SQL

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• retirement savings plan
• sickness and accident benefits
• life insurance
• paid vacation & holidays
• tuition assistance programs
• employee assistance program
• GM vehicle discounts and more.