Job Description

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About You:
You are a high achiever looking to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You take pride in your own work but are comfortable collaborating with a team of highly motivated individuals. You can communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and clients, and you enjoy strong company culture and camaraderie. You can navigate multiple corporate functions, including global lines of service and corporate centers of excellence. You possess strong interpersonal skills and are willing to take on diverse tasks to achieve the team\xe2\x80\x99s common goal. You value personal and professional growth and are ready to take the next step in advancing your career.

If this sounds like you, well, then you will love the culture at Avison Young!

About Us:
Avison Young is a global commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm, offering transaction, management, financial and consulting services. We\xe2\x80\x99ve designed our corporate structure to best serve our clients by enhancing collaboration across our organization.

Real estate can have an enormous positive impact on people\xe2\x80\x99s lives \xe2\x80\x93 and we\xe2\x80\x99re in the business of making spaces and places work better for people. Our purpose is to create real economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.

We care about each other and we have each other\xe2\x80\x99s backs. This makes Avison Young a great place to be a client, and a great place to work. We support the whole person and their complete wellness \xe2\x80\x93 economic, mental and physical \xe2\x80\x93 because what\xe2\x80\x99s best for our business comes from our people bringing their whole selves to work.

Of course we love it here, but outsiders think we\xe2\x80\x99re pretty great too: Avison Young was awarded the prestigious America\xe2\x80\x99s Best Midsize Employers for 2022, presented by Forbes and Statista, Inc. We\xe2\x80\x99re proud to be regularly recognized for our team, services and culture and our team members enjoy comprehensive compensation and benefit programs. Through our customized work options, we give our people the flexibility to create a work environment that puts their overall well-being first. After all, we are powered by people.

Overview

Avison Young\xe2\x80\x99s Data Architecture team is seeking a highly talented individual with deep knowledge and expertise in data visualization, data source development/connections and data management. As part of a rapidly growing team, you will be responsible for enhancing and growing the analytics branch of AY\xe2\x80\x99s infrastructure team - focusing on designing and developing our BI products.

You will be entrusted to understand the client\xe2\x80\x99s business questions, design solutions that will answer the questions, predict the way the data will be shaped, and create Tableau visualizations and dashboards based on that data. Leveraging Alteryx or similar tools for ETL while connecting to Snowflake, you will uncover actionable insights derived from understanding our client\xe2\x80\x99s data and gain an understanding of their business model, operations, strategy, and technology.

This role will be part of an ambitious team that is changing the way operational decisions are made. You will have a high-level of autonomy to work when and where you prefer, assuming you deliver per your engagement agreements with clients.

Responsibilities

• Translate client business requirements into products, set and prioritize deliverable due dates, and execute on completing all action items
• Design and develop business intelligence solutions that drive business results for clients
• Through software platforms, connect to databases and manipulate data for client delivery
• Develop and utilize automated processes to standardize data extraction and preparation for visualization through scripting
• Lead and utilize analytic and data modeling best practices
• From inception to delivery, conceptualize a product and execute its delivery
• Seek out innovation and best practices across all areas of the role \xe2\x80\x93 bring new ideas and thinking to the team and to internal processes/operations

Qualifications

• Client relationship and account management experience
• Strong technical and analytical focus
• Strong interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability
• Strong sense of urgency to achieve timely, quality results
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and proactively, yet within a team environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Education, Training & Experience:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field
• 3+ years of experience with Tableau \xe2\x80\x93 other data visualization tools such as PowerBI, ThoughtSpot, etc. is a plus
• Experience with data blending tools such as Alteryx
• Experience with connecting to and manipulating database relationships such as Snowflake
• Excellent problem solving, analytical, communication and customer-facing skills
• Willingness to dive into new technologies and to create data-driven solutions
• Excellent teamwork, self-motivation and drive for career growth
• An understanding of SQL and Python scripting

Our Equal Opportunity Commitment

Avison Young practices as an equal opportunity employer in all services locations around the world. We are committed to building and maintaining a workforce diverse in experience, skills and knowledge with uniformity in service excellence, commitment and integrity.

The firm maintains a strict policy to ensure employment opportunities are equal and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, protected veteran or military service status, or any other elements protected by law.

For those requiring assistance with disabilities, information relating to the need for accommodation and accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Avison Young is committed to employing the best talent with the most fair and equitable recruitment practices. Apply with us TODAY!

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