Our client is seeking a Director / Lead Senior BI & Analytics Development professional (BI Developer / Analytics Lead / Data Visualization Lead) to support a rapidly scaling analytics organization undergoing significant transformation.
This role is ideal for a hands-on BI leader / Senior Power BI Developer / Analytics Manager who has evolved from technical development into leadership and can guide teams through best practices in data modeling, reporting architecture, and BI governance.
You will play a key role in standardizing development practices, improving delivery quality, and enabling scalable enterprise reporting solutions in a fast-paced environment.
This is a technical leadership role (not traditional people management) with strong influence over architecture, delivery standards, and cross-functional alignment.
Key Responsibilities
BI Development & Technical Leadership
- Lead end-to-end BI and analytics development using Power BI (DAX, Power Query, data visualization)
- Act as a Power BI Lead / BI Architect supporting scalable enterprise reporting solutions
- Provide technical direction, code reviews, and mentoring for BI developers and analysts
- Ensure adherence to SDLC (requirements, design, development, testing, deployment)
- Support delivery across multiple concurrent BI initiatives and reporting streams
- Identify risks, dependencies, and delivery blockers in fast-paced environments
Data Modeling & Analytics Architecture
- Design and enforce dimensional data models (star schema, fact/dimension tables)
- Build scalable semantic models / datasets for enterprise reporting
- Ensure proper implementation of:
- Table relationships
- Primary and foreign keys
- Data integrity and normalization principles
- Optimize Power BI performance, scalability, and usability
BI Governance & Data Standardization
- Establish BI governance frameworks, KPI standardization, and reporting consistency
- Develop reusable datasets and centralized data models
- Align business definitions with technical BI implementations
- Promote data quality, consistency, and reporting accuracy across teams
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with business stakeholders to define reporting and analytics requirements
- Collaborate with data engineering, cloud teams, and external vendors/consultants
- Work across upstream data dependencies and enterprise data environments
- Improve documentation, communication, and cross-team alignment
Team Enablement & BI Best Practices
- Mentor and support BI developers, analysts, and technical contributors
- Drive adoption of structured BI development practices
- Eliminate silos and promote reusable analytics assets
- Act as a bridge between technical teams and leadership stakeholders
Project Environment
- Large-scale CRM transformation initiative (enterprise reporting impact)
- High-volume Power BI dashboard and reporting development
- Evolving and partially defined requirements
- Fast-paced delivery timelines with near-term UAT cycles
- Collaboration with internal teams and external consulting partners
- Growing need for BI standardization and governance maturity
Technical Environment
- Power BI (primary BI & visualization platform)
- SQL-based data environments
- CRM platform (enterprise-level)
- Power Platform (Power Apps exposure preferred)
- Databricks or similar cloud data platforms
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years in BI development, analytics engineering, or data visualization roles
- 5+ years hands-on experience with Power BI (DAX, Power Query, datasets, dashboards)
- 3+ years in a technical lead, BI lead, or analytics leadership role
- Strong SQL skills (querying, transformations, validation)
- Deep understanding of SDLC and BI development lifecycle
- Strong expertise in:
- Dimensional modeling (star schema, fact/dimension design)
- Semantic layer development
- Data modeling best practices
- Experience with BI governance, KPI frameworks, and reporting standardization
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous enterprise environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or Salesforce environments
- Exposure to CRM migrations or transformation programs
- Experience with Databricks / cloud data platforms (Azure preferred)
- Background in data pipeline optimization, scalability, and performance tuning
