Analyst Data Visualization

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands – Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Overview

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

The Senior HR Data Visualization Analyst is the primary owner for the HR data product lifecycle within Power BI. This role works closely with Data Governance, Data Model Management, and the Report Lifecycle and Delivery team to ensure that every HR reporting product meets enterprise quality standards, satisfies business requirements, and provides a consistent associate experience across all brands. This analyst serves as the visualization lead for HR Power BI reporting and is responsible for ensuring that all HR reports follow standard design, metadata, navigation, and accessibility expectations. They support the entire lifecycle from business requirement intake, to peer review, to UAT, to final deployment.

Our flexible / hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include Salisbury, NC , Chicago, IL, Quincy, MA, Carlisle, PA, Scarborough, ME, Hyattsville, MD and Mauldin, SC.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Reporting Analysts under the Manager of HR Reporting to review and confirm business requirements, ensuring they are documented, understood, and feasible.
• Translate business requirements into visualization specifications that consistently leverage certified semantic models from Databricks and Fabric.
• Guide reports through the full lifecycle : intake, build, peer review, UAT, certification, and deployment.
• Conduct final checks on HR Power BI reports to ensure the end user experience is intuitive, accessible, and aligned to enterprise expectations.
• Validate dynamic elements in reports, including dynamic branding, dynamic messages, and notification banners that alert users to data issues or refresh problems.
• Review navigation, slicer behavior, field parameters, tooltips, and responsiveness to confirm the report behaves correctly across security roles and brands.
• Confirm that RLS and OLS rules work as intended across all data slices.
• Ensure that reports follow consistent layout, visuals, and structure across all brands.
• Maintain and improve a unified set of HR visualization standards, templates, and rules for Power BI report development.
• Lead efforts to create a cohesive reporting identity for HR that aligns with enterprise guidelines and provides a seamless experience for end users.
• Work closely with the Data Governance team to ensure all visualization practices follow enterprise data governance policies, including certified data product requirements, metadata, lineage, and access control.
• Partner with the HR Data Model Management team to confirm that metrics, calculations, and fields used in reports match certified definitions and enterprise data models.
• Participate in peer review cycles with technical leads, providing feedback on semantic model design, DAX logic, and overall report alignment.
• Serve as the final checkpoint before any HR reporting product is deployed to production.
• Confirm that all business requirement checklists are completed, including UAT signoff, peer review documentation, and security validation.
• Identify recurring issues in reporting and work with other towers to improve upstream data quality or model structure.
• Ensure that all HR reporting products remain compliant with enterprise data governance policies.

Requirements

Differentiating Criteria Level C

Interpret policy / processes The Senior HR Data Visualization Analyst interprets and applies HR data governance policies, Power BI development standards, and reporting lifecycle processes. This includes understanding how enterprise governance rules, naming standards, security practices, and certification requirements guide the creation and deployment of HR Power BI products. The analyst ensures that every report follows approved processes for intake, peer review, UAT, documentation, and release.

Level of Analysis

The role requires an advanced level of analytical thinking. The analyst must translate business requirements into accurate visual models, evaluate the correctness of DAX measures, diagnose complex data issues, and validate report behavior across multiple security roles. The analyst must also evaluate whether a report meets business intent, communicates insights clearly, and supports accurate HR decision making. This requires synthesizing technical, business, and usability analysis to produce a complete and accurate reporting product.

Subject matter expert for Brands, Business Services, and IT related to HR data, systems and analytics.

The analyst serves as a subject matter expert on HR reporting and visualization standards across all ADUSA brands. The role requires deep understanding of HR metrics, Power BI capabilities, and how brands and COEs consume information. The analyst collaborates with Business Services, IT BI, Data Governance, and Data Model Management to ensure that reports use certified data, follow governance rules, and maintain unified experience across brand reporting. This expertise is used to guide analysts, business partners, and IT contacts on best practices and reporting requirements.

System Configuration / Support

The analyst provides advanced configuration, testing, and support within Power BI and Fabric workspaces. This includes applying RLS and OLS rules, managing workspace content, designing navigation structures, validating dynamic elements, and ensuring that each report performs correctly. The role provides technical support to Reporting Analysts during development and helps troubleshoot issues related to data models, report rendering, and end user access. The analyst does not configure HR systems but works closely with HRIS Data Management and IT to maintain alignment between source data and reporting products.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related work experience. Power BI or Related Certification Required. SuccessFactors Certification Preferred. MBA preferred.

Experience

Seven or more years of HRIS, HR analytics, or enterprise reporting experience in a multi-brand environment. Three or more years of Power BI development (or equivalent BI platform) at enterprise scale. Proven experience working across multiple HR domains (Core HR, Recruiting, Learning, Payroll, Kronos) and enabling actionable insights for senior business stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced Power BI configuration, DAX, M Query and workspace management. Demonstrated ability to design intuitive dashboards and translate HR metrics into compelling visual stories for non-technical audiences. Strong experience optimizing dashboards for performance and scalability in a shared service / multi-brand setting.

Excellent collaboration skills across Data Governance, Data Model Management, HR Operations and IT BI functions. Proficiency in SQL (T-SQL or similar) and understanding of semantic model architecture and data modelling principles. Preferred : Experience with T-SEL, Python, or R for data preparation or supporting advanced analytics initiatives. Understanding of HR data models, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and cross-brand semantics.

Competencies

Maintain high level of confidentiality. Able to handle competing priorities.

Systems Preferred

Experience with T-SEL, Python, or R for data preparation or supporting advanced analytics initiatives. Understanding of HR data models, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and cross-brand semantics.

Nice to Have

Experience in any of the following SuccessFactors Modules : SuccessFactors Employee Central, SuccessFactors Learning, SuccessFactors Recruiting & Onboarding, SuccessFactors Talent, SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP).

Core / Premium

ME / NC / PA / SC Salary Range : $92,640 - $138,960

IL / MA / MD / NY Salary Range : $106,480- $159,720

Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

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