Tableau Architect/Administrator

Job Title

Tableau Architect/Administrator

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a highly skilled Tableau Architect / Administrator to lead the implementation, and governance of scalable, secure, and high-performing business intelligence and analytics solutions across the enterprise. Reporting to the Director of Data Engineering & Analytics, this hands-on leadership role focuses on modernizing the data platform, guiding the adoption of emerging technologies, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance standards.

As part of Cushman & Wakefield's mission to deliver exceptional value through real estate services, this role plays a key part in enabling enterprise-wide data strategy, analytics, and AI/ML capabilities—unlocking insights that drive performance, optimize operations, and enhance client value.

Job Description

• Lead the architecture, implementation, and administration of Tableau as the enterprise analytics and visualization platform.
• Design and maintain Tableau Server/Cloud architecture, including environment setup, clustering, scalability, and high availability.
• Administer Tableau environments: manage user access, roles, authentication (AD/SSO), and licensing.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain Tableau dashboards, scorecards, and reports that deliver actionable insights, following visualization best practices.
• Collaborate with business users to translate requirements into interactive dashboards, ensuring usability, performance, and alignment with KPIs.
• Lead the conversion and migration of Salesforce CRM Analytics (CRMA) reports and dashboards into Tableau, ensuring business continuity and improved visualization standards.
• rive the creation of POCs and prototypes to evaluate new Tableau features, visualization techniques, and integration with emerging data platforms.
• Optimize Tableau performance by conducting system monitoring, capacity planning, tuning extracts, and query optimization.
• Define and enforce governance standards for workbooks, dashboards, data sources, and certified datasets.
• Collaborate with BI developers and data engineers to integrate Tableau with enterprise data sources (Fabric, Synapse, Databricks, SQL Server, Snowflake, etc.).
• Partner with Data Governance teams to ensure data lineage, metadata management, and quality in Tableau-certified data sets.
• Develop and maintain reusable templates, style guides, and governance frameworks for dashboards and self-service analytics.
• Conduct architectural reviews, upgrades, and platform migrations (e.g., Tableau Server Tableau Cloud).
• Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure analytics solutions align with business requirements and KPIs.
• Provide training and onboarding for analysts, power users, and business teams to foster self-service analytics adoption.
• Implement DevOps/DataOps best practices for Tableau deployment, including version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Create detailed technical documentation and promote collaboration across data engineering, BI, and analytics teams.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in BI/analytics, with at least 3+ years in Tableau administration and architecture.
• Proven experience designing and managing enterprise-scale Tableau environments (On-Prem, Online, or Cloud).
• Strong expertise in building advanced Tableau dashboards, scorecards, and interactive visualizations with complex calculations, parameters, and KPIs.
• Strong understanding of data visualization best practices, governance, and user adoption strategies.
• Proficiency with SQL and integration with enterprise data sources (Azure Synapse, Fabric, Databricks, SQL Server, Snowflake, etc.).
• Experience with Tableau Server/Cloud administration, including security, SSO/AD integration, licensing, and monitoring.
• Hands-on expertise in performance tuning and optimization of dashboards, extracts, and live connections.
• Working knowledge of DevOps/DataOps practices including Git-based workflows, automation, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with migration from Tableau Server to Tableau Cloud or hybrid deployments.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM Analytics (CRMA / Einstein Analytics), including converting/migrating CRMA reports and dashboards into Tableau.
• Industry experience in commercial real estate, financial services, or other data-rich environments.
• Familiarity with data governance and MDM solutions (Profisee, Purview, Collibra, etc.) to align Tableau with governed data sources.
• Proficiency in Python or scripting languages for Tableau automation (TabCmd, Tableau REST API).
• Knowledge of modern data architecture patterns such as data mesh, data fabric, or unified semantic layers.
• Relevant certifications such as Tableau Desktop Specialist, Tableau Certified Associate, or Tableau Server Certified Professional.

INCO: "Cushman & Wakefield"