Data Visualization Engineer

About IDP

IDP is the global leader in international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research. An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our team is comprised of over 7,000 people of various nationalities, ages and cultural backgrounds. Proudly customer-first, our expert people are powered by global technology. Together, we offer unmatched services, helping local dreams become realities, all over the world.

Learn more at www.careers.idp.com

Role purpose

As a Senior Visualization Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping and executing IDP’s data visualization strategy. You will design and build scalable, user-centric, and insightful analytics solutions, collaborating closely with data and business stakeholders to enable data-driven decision-making across the enterprise. This role will be responsible for analyzing all types of data to identify areas of opportunity and deliver actionable insights. They will have a strong background in web analytics implementation and data analysis and be able to bring data to life through storytelling and data visualization.

Key accountabilities

Key Responsibilities

Design & Development

• Build interactive, user-friendly, and scalable dashboards and reports using tools like Tableau/Power BI to communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and intuitive visualizations.
• Implement best practices in visual design, backend style, usability, and performance optimization.

Data Modelling & Integration

• Create reusable datasets that support scalable self-service analytics.
• Connect to a variety of internal and external data sources and apply transformations using SQL or other tools.
• Ensure accurate data representation and governance alignment in the reporting layer.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Partner with key stakeholders, including commercial, product, marketing and client success, to define and communicate business requirements to the data engineering team for tracking and reporting.
• Present insights and prototypes to stakeholders effectively with clear storytelling and data narratives.
• Promote a culture of data literacy and self-service analytics within business teams.
• Best Practices & Continuous Improvement
• Contribute to standards and best practices in data visualization and BI development.
• Stay current with industry trends and technology innovations in data and analytics.
• Identify opportunities for automation, optimization, and simplification of analytics solutions.
  

Required Experience

Qualifications & Skills

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in data visualization and business intelligence.
• Proficiency in Tableau or equivalent.
• Strong SQL skills; Python proficiency is a plus.
• Understanding of data warehousing and analytics concepts.
• Familiarity with data modelling techniques and dimensional modelling.
• Basic understanding of data engineering concepts (ETL/ELT pipelines, APIs, cloud data platforms).
• Certification in Power BI/Tableau is desirable.
• Excellent proficiency in English, both spoken and written, is essential for engaging with cross-functional stakeholders and conveying ideas clearly.