BI Lead

Original job posting

Lead the design, development, and governance of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions using Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. Manage a team of developers and analysts while acting as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders and technical teams.

Job details

We are looking for an experienced BI Lead with strong expertise in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric to lead enterprise reporting and analytics initiatives. The Power BI Lead is responsible for leading the design, development, governance, and support of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions using Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. This role serves as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, architects, data engineering teams, and offshore delivery teams, ensuring scalable, high-quality, and business-focused analytics solutions. ## Key Responsibilities ### Leadership & Delivery Lead a team of Power BI developers, analysts, and support resources. Prioritize and manage reporting demand, enhancements, defects, and production support activities. Act as the technical and functional lead for Power BI initiatives. Drive offshore team enablement, knowledge sharing, and work delegation. Ensure adherence to delivery timelines, quality standards, and SLAs. ### Business & Stakeholder Management Partner with business stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics requirements. Translate business needs into actionable reporting solutions and KPIs. Facilitate requirement workshops, solution reviews, and user acceptance testing. Provide executive-level reporting insights and recommendations. ### Solution Design & Development Design and develop enterprise-scale dashboards, scorecards, and self-service reporting solutions. Build and optimize semantic models, data models, measures, and calculations using DAX. Develop reusable reporting frameworks and visualization standards. Define reporting architecture and best practices. ### Data & Integration Work with Data Engineering teams to define data requirements and optimize datasets. Integrate Power BI with Azure Databricks, Fabric, SQL Server, Synapse, Snowflake, and other enterprise platforms. Ensure data quality, consistency, and reporting performance. ### Governance & Administration Establish Power BI governance, security, and deployment standards. Manage workspaces, apps, access controls, and Row-Level Security (RLS). Monitor platform usage, refresh schedules, gateway health, and capacity utilization. Ensure compliance with enterprise data governance policies. ### Performance & Optimization Optimize report rendering, DAX calculations, and dataset performance. Identify and resolve data refresh failures and reporting bottlenecks. Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives. ### AMS / Production Support Oversee L2/L3 support activities for Power BI solutions. Manage incidents, problem management, root cause analysis, and preventive actions. Maintain operational documentation, SOPs, and knowledge repositories. ## Required Skills 8 12+ years of BI and analytics experience. 5+ years of hands-on Power BI development experience. Strong expertise in: Power BI Service Power BI Desktop DAX Power Query (M) Semantic Models Data Modeling Microsoft Fabric Strong SQL skills. Experience with Azure Data Platform (Databricks, Synapse, Azure SQL, ADLS). Experience with DevOps and CI/CD deployment practices. Understanding of data governance, security, and reporting best practices. Experience leading onsite-offshore delivery teams. ## Preferred Certifications Microsoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate Azure Data Engineer Associate Agile/Scrum certifications (preferred) ## Key Success Metrics Report delivery quality and timeliness User adoption and stakeholder satisfaction Platform stability and performance SLA compliance Data accuracy and governance compliance Team utilization and capability development Continuous improvement and automation outcomes

What you’ll do

Lead the design, development, and governance of enterprise reporting and analytics solutions using Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. Manage a team of developers and analysts while acting as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders and technical teams.

Requirements

Requires over 12 years of BI experience with at least 5 years of hands-on Power BI development. Expertise in DAX, SQL, and the Azure Data Platform is essential, along with experience leading onsite-offshore delivery teams.

Listed skills

• Power BI · Preferred
• SQL · Preferred
• CI/CD · Preferred
• Stakeholder Management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Power BI
• Microsoft Fabric
• DAX
• Power Query
• SQL
• Azure Databricks
• Azure Synapse
• Data Modeling
• Semantic Models
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Data Governance
• Row-Level Security
• Stakeholder Management
• Offshore Team Leadership
• Enterprise Reporting

Job areas

• Data & Analytics
• Technology
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting
• Software