Power BI Specialist

Job Description: Power BI Specialist

Engagement Type: Full Time

Location: Miami, FL Remote

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Power BI Specialist to support analytics initiative focused on building clean, modern dashboard experiences and preparing high-quality datasets for analysts and power users across the organization. This individual will work closely with IT and business stakeholders to rapidly deliver both front-end and back-end Power BI solutions that are scalable, intuitive, and aligned with best practices.

The ideal candidate is someone who can quickly translate business needs into crisp UI/UX dashboards while simultaneously designing well-structured data models and helping define the foundation for long-term self-service analytics.

Key Responsibilities

Dashboard & UI/UX Development (Primary Focus)

• Design and build clean, intuitive, and visually consistent Power BI dashboards tailored to business stakeholders.
• Apply UI/UX best practices, including layout, navigation, theming, readability, and mobile responsiveness.
• Transform ambiguous business questions into clear visual analytic solutions.
• Optimize existing dashboards for performance, clarity, and usability.

Data Modeling & Dataset Preparation

• Design and develop robust semantic models , star schemas, and reusable datasets for enterprise and departmental use.
• Prepare data for consumption by power users, analysts, and citizen developers .
• Establish dataset best practices including naming conventions, measure patterns, documentation, and data governance.
• Work with IT to evaluate data sources, address data quality issues, and set up efficient data pipelines.

Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer

• Work with business teams to understand KPIs, reporting needs, and user journeys.
• Partner with IT to ensure data models align with long-term data strategy.
• Provide documentation, guidance, and lightweight training to power users.
• Recommend improvements to reporting processes, dataset governance, and analytics workflows.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• 4+ years of experience building Power BI dashboards and semantic models.
• Strong command of DAX , Power Query (M), and model optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to create clean, modern UI designs in Power BI.
• Experience building and managing shared datasets for enterprise use.
• Solid understanding of dimensional modeling concepts (star schema, fact/dim tables).
• Experience working with complex data sources (SQL, ERP systems, CSVs, cloud data platforms, etc.).

Soft Skills

• Ability to quickly understand business processes and translate them into analytics solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering polished results.
• Ability to work independently and deliver on tight timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in manufacturing, supply chain, operations, or similar environments.
• Familiarity with Power BI governance, workspace strategies, and Certified datasets.
• Experience partnering with or advising analytics-minded power users.

Engagement Deliverables (Example)

The selected specialist may be responsible for:

• Developing 3-5 new production-ready dashboards.
• Designing or optimizing 1-2 reusable datasets for business teams.
• Establishing lightweight documentation for future power users.
• Providing recommendations for longer-term reporting strategy.