Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst I

Who is Taco Bell?

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,200+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands. 

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries.   

We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re at it. We fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.

At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below. 

About the Job:

The role of a BI Analyst is responsible for providing global data management and analytics platforms and services across all lines of business at Taco Bell to increase engineering productivity, accelerate the delivery of technology solutions and deliver insights.  This work will impact the ability of the brand to become truly a data-driven organization.  Data-rich environments such as Taco Bell’s creates numerous opportunities to grow business and increase customer satisfaction while winning in a very competitive sector of the economy. 

With this role, the opportunities are endless as a key team member on the Technology team, you will be part of the exciting transition Taco Bell is making in the digitization of the business. You will be helping lead the way as Taco Bell continues to transform and innovate the Quick Service Restaurant industry.  You will be managing highly strategic initiatives that enable exciting and engaging technology and digital experiences for our consumers and team members. 

The BI Analyst will report to the Director of Business Intelligence. 

The Day-to-Day:

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced data visualizations, reporting, and storytelling using the Power BI reporting tool. 

• Design and create optimized physical/logical data models and relationships required to facilitate advanced data visualization creation based on business requirements. 

• Build report schema layers such as attributes, key metrics, filters, user prompts, and datasets for reporting and analytics content. 

• Create and maintain enhanced SQL queries for report data validation and performance optimization. 

• Collaborate effectively on-site with Operations and Finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver insights-driven data products leveraging various data sources.  Be an advocate for fostering a data-first mindset across cross-functional stakeholders.  

• Participate in business/technical requirements discussions and facilitate demos with finance, marketing, and operational stakeholders. 

Is This You?

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Statistics, Math, or a related field; or equivalent years of experience. A Power BI certification is a plus.  

• At least 5+ years of industry experience in a business intelligence data analyst or report developer role. 

• At least 5+ years of solid hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining data visualizations using BI analytical tools, specifically PowerBI.  

• At least 5+ years of proven solid experience in designing and developing physical and logical data models to support the creation of complex data visualizations. 

• At least 5+ years of experience writing complex SQL queries across high-volume data sets. Highly proficient in SQL optimization techniques and PostgreSQL database systems. 

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within small, cross-functional teams, balancing trade-offs and priorities while influencing stakeholders to drive outcomes.