As part of the Staples Digital Solutions Enterprise Data Analytics team, this BI Developer position will play a key technical role in delivering end to end enterprise reporting solutions. This role works closely with functional business users across dotcom, retail, contracts, new business, own brand, customer purchase insights, to name a few, and is expected to acquire an understanding of the requirements from business. The BI Developer will identify reporting and analytical needs to meet business requirements, and then collaborate with the BI Admins to design, develop and implement reporting solutions on time.

This role is expected to be able to work independently and with other teams, communicate results in a clear and meaningful way, demonstrate expert knowledge of the data and metrics, and has the aptitude as well as hunger to acquire new skills on the job. This position will report into the Sr. IT Manger, Enterprise Analytics BI and ETL Services.

• Visualize data and information for business customers through the creation of reports and queries using MicroStrategy, Power BI, Tableau and Informatica.  Identify trends and validate results using these reporting tools.  Partner with business customers and leverage these reporting tools to answer questions, solve problems, and create reporting solutions. 
• Possess expert knowledge of databases and applications used by the organization and acquire skills in Teradata, Oracle, SQL Server, and Hadoop.  Become a subject matter expert for most of them.  Demonstrate an understanding of the business metrics and data points.  Your expertise will primarily be technical with a secondary business perspective.
• Consult with business leaders and management performing the role of a subject matter expert.   Act as a liaison between business leaders and technical associates.
• Partner with Data Architects, DBAs and Admin teams to source necessary data, map source data to target structures, and define query methods.  Ensure reports meet data accuracy, query performance, usability and functionality requirements.
• Interface with the corresponding BI Administration team for the creation of Projects, Sites, migrate code changes, implement business or project specified user groups for access, and mechanism of accessing report data through web, desktop, mobile, self-service (VI, Distribution Services) or push reports through NCS file or email.
• Participate in and deliver results for ad-hoc, analysis, and BI projects as assigned.  Projects will require advanced technology skills and a high degree of contact with the Business Analysis and Project Services teams.  Projects will require a solid understanding of Business Intelligence concepts including database modeling and ETL programs.
• Ensure all reporting solutions developed and supported keep Staples’ BI and ETL infrastructure in an optimal condition.
• Be a source of innovative ideas for application design.  Develop and Implement best practices for application development.  Create and maintain application branding and master templates.
• Serve the team as lead developer using BI tools and data sources above.  Mentor and develop the skills of other team members.  Oversee design of applications created by junior members of the team.  Deliver training to develop MicroStrategy, Power BI, Tableau, Informatica, database, or business knowledge for other team members.
• Ability to work following Agile/Scrum approach and interface with technical teams within org through Scaled Agile Framework. Create technical and maintenance documentation for reports and end user training as needed.