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Senior BI & Visualisation Developer
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · United Kingdom
Experience
Senior · 8+ years
Job description
A Senior Business Intelligence Specialist role at Sony Interactive Entertainment, acting as a senior full stack BI developer and subject matter expert within a business domain. The role leads development of scalable analytics solutions and data experiences, partnering with the BI Manager, Central BI Team, and Data Engineering.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote · United Kingdom
What you'll do
- Partner with BI Managers to shape and drive the analytics vision, strategy, and roadmap; independently lead workstreams and influence prioritization in alignment with organizational objectives
- Translate ambiguous business questions and problems into structured, scalable analytics solutions
- Rapidly prototype analytics solutions to gather early stakeholder feedback and iterate efficiently, reducing time-to-insight; serve as a model for agile delivery practices across the team
- Partner with Data Engineering to architect and implement end-to-end BI solutions — from data ingestion and modeling to visualization — setting technical standards and design patterns that scale across the team and enterprise
- Build performant, maintainable dashboards and reports using modern BI tooling (e.g., DOMO, Tableau, Looker)
- Own and optimize domain data models that underpin reliable, consistent reporting; conduct peer reviews to ensure quality and maintainability across the team's solutions
- Proactively drive standardization of analytics solutions; lead initiatives with the Central BI Team to scale them into enterprise-wide capabilities
- Lead the development of reusable components, templates, and frameworks for the shared analytics library, guide adoption across the BI team
- Champion consistent KPI definitions and reporting standards within the business domain
- Align on domain-specific data models and KPI definitions in close collaboration with the Central BI Team and business stakeholders
- Work with the Central BI Team and Data Engineering to proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve data quality issues; lead root cause analyses and own remediation plans to prevent recurrence
- Ensure data lineage, documentation, and governance practices are created and maintained for all owned solutions
- Act as a trusted analytics partner to business stakeholders, translating data insights into clear, actionable narratives
- Lead demos, training sessions, and enablement workshops; develop scalable self-service programs to drive broad adoption of BI tools and solutions
- Gather and synthesize stakeholder feedback to continuously improve analytics products; translate feedback into prioritized enhancements on the team roadmap
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or a closely related role, with demonstrated growth in scope and complexity
- Demonstrated track record of delivering enterprise-scale analytics solutions that directly influenced strategic business decisions and measurable outcomes
- Expert-level proficiency across one or more major BI platforms — DOMO, Tableau, Looker, etc.
- Expert level SQL skills — complex queries, window functions, CTEs, query optimization
- Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure Synapse, BigQuery, Databricks)
- Expertise in data modeling concepts: star/snowflake schemas, dimensional modeling, semantic layers, and performance tuning at scale
- Experience with Python or R for data wrangling and exploratory analysis
- Strong ability to decompose complex business problems into clear analytics requirements
- Experience defining and documenting KPIs and business metrics in collaboration with stakeholders
- Proven ability to present data-driven insights to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Strong communication skills — written, verbal, and visual storytelling
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and working iteratively with stakeholders
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset and attention to detail
Nice to have
- Experience working with a COE is a plus
Your team
Business Intelligence
Works closely with the BI Manager, Central BI Team, and Data Engineering
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About Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Place to Play — Best Place to Work
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, SIE is a dynamic technology company delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world.
Key facts
- Entertainment / Gaming
- Subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation
- Company behind the PlayStation brand
- Delivers hardware and network services to more than 100 million people
- Conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees
- Fair Chance employer
What they value
- Inclusive environment
- Empower employees
- Embrace diversity