The Opportunity
We're looking for an experienced Tableau Consultant to lead the design and delivery of reporting and analytics for a major digital transformation programme within a regulated environment.
You'll be responsible for building a scalable Tableau reporting layer across a complex data ecosystem that includes multiple Salesforce environments, Marketing Cloud, enterprise integrations and marketing analytics platforms. The data architecture is already in place; your role is to ensure the reporting layer is intuitive, trusted, high-performing and capable of supporting both operational and strategic decision-making.
This is a 6-month Outside IR35 contract, paying £450 per day, with occasional travel to Glasgow (approximately once per month).
Key Responsibilities
- Tableau Data & Semantic Layer Design
- Design and implement enterprise-grade Tableau data models and certified data sources.
- Create a semantic layer that enables consistent reporting across multiple business functions.
- Define data refresh strategies, performance optimisation techniques and source governance standards.
- Ensure reporting structures are scalable, maintainable and trusted by end users.
- Dashboard Development
- Deliver a suite of Tableau dashboards covering:
- Funnel and conversion performance
- Lead flow and operational KPIs
- SLA monitoring and business performance
- Compliance and regulatory reporting
- Marketing and campaign effectiveness
- Cost-to-outcome analysis
- Data Modelling & SQL Analysis
- Work with integrated, mastered datasets from multiple systems.
- Develop dimensional models that support self-service reporting.
- Use SQL to validate, interrogate and optimise data structures.
- Challenge data design where reporting requirements are not adequately supported.
- Marketing Analytics Reporting
- Integrate aggregated marketing data from sources such as:
- GA4
- Paid media platforms
- Marketing campaign datasets
- Create reporting that measures campaign performance, acquisition effectiveness and conversion outcomes.
- Define standards for campaign tracking, source attribution and UTM governance.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Facilitate workshops with business, operations, marketing and technical teams.
- Convert reporting requirements into actionable Tableau solutions.
- Provide guidance on KPI design, reporting best practices and data interpretation.
- Governance & Handover
- Establish Tableau governance standards including:
- Certified data sources
- Row-level security
- Performance optimisation
- Documentation and version control
- Ensure a smooth knowledge transfer to internal teams at the end of the engagement.
Required Experience
Essential
Strong hands-on experience with Tableau Desktop and Tableau Cloud/Server.
Advanced Tableau development including:
LOD Expressions
Complex calculations
Performance optimisation
Permissions and security models
Strong SQL skills and experience working with complex enterprise data environments.
Experience designing dimensional data models and reporting layers.
Proven ability to gather requirements and deliver business-facing dashboards.
Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.
Desirable
Experience working with:
Salesforce
Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Enterprise integration platforms
Master Data Management (MDM) environments
Knowledge of digital and marketing analytics.
Previous experience within Financial Services, Insurance or other regulated sectors.
Contract
6 Months
Rate: £450 per day (Outside IR35)
Location: Remote with travel to Glasgow approximately once per month
Start: ASAP/Immediate Availability Preferred