Business Intelligence Developer, Rakuten Kobo

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in BI development with a proven track record in building reports and dashboards
• Strong front-end BI development and visualization skills (preferably Tableau)
• Proficient in SQL and ETL processes for KPI generation
• Familiarity with Google BigQuery
• Understanding of data modeling and performance optimization

Desirable

• If you’re looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth – join Kobo and come help us on our mission of making reading lives better
• Rakuten Kobo Inc. is seeking an experienced Business Intelligence Developer to evolve our reporting suite using Google BigQuery and visualization tools such as Tableau, Domo, or Looker
• The evolution of our BI layer aims to grow from charts to stories and from reports to insights to enable effective and timely decision making based on data
• This role will focus on creating a cohesive storytelling and insight generation environment that leverages centralized data assets as the single source of truth to inform business strategy and key priorities across Kobo
• Design, develop, and maintain intuitive dashboards and reports in Tableau or similar BI tools, ensuring they are clean and multi-purpose where appropriate
• Build and optimize SQL pipelines (Dataform) to generate reliable report sources and improve legacy logic
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain existing dashboards and pipelines for performance and data quality
• Conduct ad hoc and deep-dive analyses to support business decisions and deliver actionable insights
• Gather requirements, prepare dashboard wireframes, document processes, and provide knowledge transfer and user support
• Recommend enhancements to reporting processes and stay current with BI best practices