Tableau Lead – Development & Team Management

Tableau Lead – Development & Team Management - IT Department

Experience: 8 –12 years of experience (with pharma background preferred)

Role Type: Individual Contributor + Team Lead

Primary Skills: Tableau, SQL, Dashboard Development, Team Management

Secondary Skills: Salesforce (functional and technical understanding)

Team Size: 4 Resources (3 Tableau Developers and 1 Salesforce Resource)

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on Tableau Lead with 8 – 12 years of experience in Tableau dashboard development, data visualization, and business intelligence. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Tableau dashboards while leading a lean team of Tableau developers and Salesforce resources.

The candidate should possess strong Tableau expertise, good SQL and data analysis skills, and a working understanding of Salesforce. This role requires a combination of technical delivery, team coordination, stakeholder management, and hands-on development capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Tableau Development & Technical Delivery
• Design, develop, and maintain interactive Tableau dashboards, reports, and visualizations based on business requirements.
• Translate business requirements into effective dashboard designs and actionable insights.
• Develop calculated fields, parameters, sets, LOD expressions, filters, actions, and other advanced Tableau functionalities.
• Write and optimize SQL queries to support reporting and dashboard requirements.
• Working experience on ETL Tools such as Alteryx.
• Perform data validation, dashboard performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Ensure dashboard accuracy, usability, scalability, and adherence to visualization best practices.
• Manage Tableau Server/Cloud publishing, permissions, refresh schedules, and deployment activities, as applicable.
• Independently handle complex dashboard development and technical challenges.
• Team Leadership & Delivery Management
• Lead and coordinate a team Tableau developers and Salesforce resources.
• Allocate tasks, prioritize work, and monitor progress to ensure timely and quality delivery.
• Review Tableau dashboards, SQL queries, and development deliverables to ensure adherence to standards.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and support to team members.
• Track project timelines, identify delivery risks, and proactively resolve blockers.
• Conduct regular team meetings and provide status updates to management and stakeholders.
• Encourage knowledge sharing, reusable components, and consistent development practices.
• Salesforce Coordination
• Maintain a good working understanding of Salesforce objects, fields, reports, dashboards, and basic CRM concepts.
• Coordinate with the Salesforce resource on assigned development, configuration, reporting, and support activities.
• Understand business requirements involving Salesforce data and help align them with reporting and analytics needs.
• Facilitate coordination between Tableau and Salesforce workstreams, including data integration and reporting dependencies where applicable.
• Monitor Salesforce task progress, quality, and delivery timelines without necessarily being responsible for hands-on Salesforce development.
• Stakeholder Management & Process Improvement
• Interact with business stakeholders to gather, clarify, and document reporting requirements.
• Convert business needs into technical specifications and development plans.
• Communicate project status, dependencies, issues, and delivery timelines effectively.
• Identify opportunities to improve dashboard usability, reporting processes, and team productivity.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, access control, and reporting standards.