Tableau Consultant
Tableau Consultant
6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | £450 per day | Glasgow (1 day per month onsite)
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