Strategy (MicroStrategy) Engineer

The future looks like you
With over 1,300 stores in 17 European countries and more than 25,000 employees, C&A is one of the leading fashion retailers in Europe. Every day, C&A welcomes millions of visitors to its stores and online shop. We offer durable fashion at affordable prices – for many instead of a few. With over 180 years of experience, we continuously modernize ourselves to become a true omnichannel retailer.

As a Strategy Engineer within C&A's Data & Analytics team, you will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering the frontend experience of our One C&A Analytical Platform. Built on (Micro)Strategy, this platform empowers teams across Europe to access actionable insights, make data-driven decisions, and uncover value in every corner of the business.

You will transform complex data into intuitive, high-performance dashboards, reports, and self-service analytics solutions that are both scalable and user-friendly. Your contributions will ensure that business users - from store managers to senior leaders - have the data they need, when and how they need it.

If you're passionate about data storytelling, frontend performance, and building tools that drive real-world impact, this is your chance to help shape the analytical future of C&A.

Your Responsibilities

• Analyze complex BI and analytics requirements across multiple business domains in close collaboration with product management and business stakeholders
• Independently design, develop, and deliver end-to-end reporting and dashboarding solutions using Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), ensuring scalability, performance, and usability
• Build and maintain schema objects (attributes, facts, hierarchies) and application objects (metrics, filters, prompts, dossiers, reports) within the Strategy environment
• Ensure data model consistency and support documentation for reusability and data governance compliance
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, retrospectives) and continuously contribute to iterative product improvement
• Conduct performance tuning and troubleshoot issues in Strategy reports and backend queries

What You Bring

• You have successfully completed a degree in information technology, business informatics or economics, have a comparable education or have relevant professional experience
• You have at least 5 years' experience in the business intelligence environment with Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) at a senior level
• You are proficient in designing and developing schema objects (attributes, facts, hierarchies) and application objects (metrics, filters, prompts, documents, dossiers, reports) in Strategy
• You can read and interpret complex SQL generated by Strategy and debug performance issues, identifying sources of errors and eliminating them efficiently
• You have advanced SQL programming skills and hands-on experience with Snowflake, including working with views, UDFs, and performance tuning
• You are experienced in performance optimization of BI solutions, including intelligent cube design and caching strategies
• You have worked with REST APIs and SDKs for Strategy automation and integration use cases
• You are familiar with data modeling best practices, especially in dimensional modeling for analytical solutions
• You have practical experience with version control tools like Git and CI/CD pipelines for BI solution deployments
• You have already gained practical experience in the field of agile working methods (e.g. SCRUM or Kanban)
• You are highly motivated and strive to provide your colleagues and customers with data and knowledge
• You work independently and proactively, are empathetic, able to deal with conflict and have organizational skills and assertiveness
• Fluent English skills, German is an asset

What We Offer
This is an opportunity for you to join us on a truly exciting transformation journey, where you'll be able to leave footprints that last and contribute significantly to our vision. As well as knowing that you played a key part in the evolution of one of Europe's most recognizable retail brands, you will also enjoy:

• Countless learning and development opportunities via our C&A academy
• A flexible hybrid work environment
• An employee discount of 20% in C&A stores
• An exciting job in an international and inspirational working environment
• A positive working atmosphere and a talented team with an open feedback culture

*C&A fosters equal opportunity for people of all backgrounds and identities. We are led by a gender-balanced board that is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization where everyone can become their best self.

We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. We encourage people belonging to underrepresented groups to apply.

Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply and help us build an inclusive community.*