Data Analyst
Summary
Data analyst at Lulu Group (Kochi) who owns CXO-level Power BI dashboards for the retail business: building DAX measures and Power Query models, writing optimized SQL against Amazon Redshift, administering Power BI Service, and mentoring junior analysts while applying retail domain knowledge.
Role & responsibilities
- Own the design and development of CXO-level Power BI dashboards for the retail business
- Build advanced DAX measures (time intelligence, calculation groups) and Power Query (M language) transformations for robust data modelling in Power BI
- Design efficient semantic models using star-schema principles, relationships, and row-level security (RLS)
- Write and optimize SQL queries (joins, window functions, CTEs) against Redshift to source data for reports
- Manage Power BI Service administration workspaces, gateways, scheduled refresh, and Pro/Premium capacity considerations
- Own dashboard UX design, ensuring clarity, consistency, and self-service usability across the business
- Act as the liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating requirements into dashboard specifications and data models
- Manage and mentor the BI intern and junior data analysts
- Apply strong retail domain knowledge (sales, inventory, footfall, margin, category performance, etc.) to analytics design
Preferred candidate profile
- Advanced Power BI skills DAX, Power Query (M), data modelling (star schema), and row-level security
- Strong SQL skills, with experience on Amazon Redshift, including performance tuning of report queries
- Working knowledge of Power BI Service administration (workspaces, gateways, refresh scheduling)
- Solid grasp of dashboard UX / design principles and data visualization best practices
- Strong business/domain acumen, with prior experience in retail or e-commerce analytics considered a strong plus
- Experience managing stakeholders across business and technical teams
