Senior Data Analyst (Looker)

About Nerdery and Being a “Nerd.”

Nerdery is a digital product consultancy. Much more than consultants, we’re allies and guides on our clients’ digital journey – helping them to grow their business and delight their customers through intuitive, thoughtfully designed technology. As true partners, we prepare our clients for the opportunities in front of them, help them achieve their goals, and quickly deliver value for their customers. We do this by solving problems in creative ways across strategy, design, and technology.

At Nerdery, we’re not defined by our job titles but by the impact we make. You’ll work directly and closely with some of the world’s best brands to help create innovative digital products that serve everyone. As Nerds, our insight, innovation, and expertise are celebrated, and our growth is not only encouraged but expected. Being a Nerd means stepping up and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.  We’re curious, fearless (well, not totally fearless – there are heights and spiders, after all), and always our authentic selves.

We are looking for a Sr Senior Data Analyst (Looker) to join our Data and AI team!  We invite you to check out the details below and consider whether becoming a Nerd is the next step in your career journey.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Looker Developer to join our growing data team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining Looker dashboards and data models to empower data-driven decision-making across the organization. This includes a key focus on integrating Looker with Gemini for advanced analytics and leveraging BigQuery as a data source. You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders, data analysts, and engineers to understand their reporting and analytical needs and translate them into effective, insightful, and interactive Looker solutions. The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, LookML development, data visualization best practices, and experience with Gemini integration.

What Things Will You Do As A Nerd?

• Communicate with stakeholders to understand data content and business requirements
• Develop and maintain LookML dashboards, views, and explores to meet business requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into robust and user-friendly dashboards.
• Optimize Looker performance for complex datasets and dashboards.
• Implement data governance and security best practices within Looker.
• Perform data validation and quality assurance to ensure accuracy and consistency of reporting.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other Looker users.
•  Stay up-to-date with the latest Looker features and best practices.
•  Contribute to the development and maintenance of Looker data models and documentation.
•  Create and configure Looker workspaces and data sources, specifically connecting to BigQuery.
•  Enable and configure the Gemini extension within Looker, ensuring seamless access to BigQuery data.
• Conduct thorough testing of the Gemini integration in Looker.
• Develop and refine prompts within Gemini to optimize the user experience and insights derived from the dashboards.
• Design and implement interactive dashboards using Looker's out-of-the-box configurable elements, incorporating visualizations and natural language query capabilities.
• Develop initial dashboard wireframes, outlining design concepts for interactive dashboards in Looker.
• Finalize dashboards for areas such as Policy Performance and Payroll Analysis, integrating with deployed predictive models.
• Deploy Gemini-powered Looker dashboards to production.

What Skills Will Help You Be A Successful Nerd?

Required:

• 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining Looker dashboards and data models.
• Strong understanding of LookML, including derived tables, measures, and parameters.
•  Experience working with large and complex datasets.
•  Proficiency in SQL and relational database concepts.
•  Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
•  Experience with data visualization best practices and principles.
•  Experience with BigQuery.
•  Hands-on experience integrating Looker with Gemini.
•  Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and ETL processes.
•  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Mathematics, Data Analytics or Computer Science 
• Looker Certification is a very big advantage.
• GCP Data or ML certification is an advantage

Are We the Right Fit For You?

The best way to get the scoop on whether Nerdery is the right place for you is to chat with current Nerds.  We would be delighted to have a conversation with you and share insight into what it’s really like to work at our organization and if it’s a place where you can thrive.  Our interview process will provide you ample opportunity to talk with other team members and assess whether the role is a good fit for your next chapter.  Take the first step and apply today – our Talent Advocates will then reach out to you to get the ball rolling!

Must be legally authorized to work within the country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status.

Nerdery is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local fair employment practice laws. Nerdery strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), pregnancy, marital status, familial status, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law. All employees, other workers and representatives of Nerdery are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. Nerdery will ensure that all employment practices are free of such discrimination. Such employment practices include, but are not limited to: hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, selection, layoff, disciplinary action, termination, compensation, benefits, selection for training, including apprenticeship and other terms and conditions of employment. Nerdery will also provide reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities pursuant to all applicable laws.