Power BI Lead

Onshore Power BI Lead SSRS to Power BI MigrationLocation Cincinnati,OH Onsite Onshore Clientfacing roleRole SummaryThe Onshore Power BI Lead will be responsible for leading enterprisescale migration of legacy SSRS reports to Power BI owning endtoend delivery from assessment and design through migration validation and stakeholder signoff This role acts as the primary onshore interface for business IT leadership and offshore delivery teams ensuring solution quality performance and adoptionKey ResponsibilitiesProgram Technical LeadershipLead largescale SSRS to Power BI migration initiatives including report rationalization redesign and modernizationDefine migration strategy roadmap and execution approach liftandshift vs reengineeringOwn solution architecture for Power BI reports datasets and semantic models based on enterprise standardsEstablish best practices for report development performance tuning reusability and governanceStakeholder Client EngagementAct as the primary onshore point of contact for business stakeholders product owners and IT leadershipConduct requirement workshops to translate SSRS reports into optimized Power BI dashboards and reportsPresent design proposals migration progress risks and outcomes to executive and operational audiencesDrive business validation UAT coordination and signoffsDelivery Team CoordinationProvide technical and delivery leadership to offshore Power BI development teamsReview designs Power BI artifacts DAX calculations and dataset models for quality and scalabilityEnsure adherence to timelines delivery milestones and SLAsIdentify and mitigate migration risks related to data quality performance security and user adoptionGovernance Security PerformanceImplement Power BI governance models including workspaces deployment pipelines and access controlsEnsure rowlevel security RLS and compliance with enterprise security standardsOptimize datasets using star schema modeling aggregations and DirectQueryImport strategies as applicableDefine standards for versioning documentation and operational handoverAdoption EnablementSupport Power BI adoption by defining report usage standards and user experience principlesGuide business users transitioning from paginated SSRS reports to interactive Power BI experiencesContribute to training materials and knowledge transfer sessions as neededRequired Skills ExperienceMustHave8 years in BIreporting platforms with strong handson Power BI experienceProven experience leading SSRS to Power BI migration programs in large enterprisesDeep expertise inPower BI Desktop Service and Premium capacitiesDAX Power Query M and data modelingSSRS architecture subscriptions and report typesStrong understanding of SQL Server data warehouses and dimensional modelingExperience working in onshoreoffshore delivery modelsExcellent clientfacing communication and leadership skillsGoodtoHaveExperience with Azure data services Azure SQL Synapse Data FactoryExposure to Power BI deployment pipelines and CICD practicesExperience with enterprise governance audit and compliance requirementsBackground in analytics modernization or cloud BI transformationsRole CharacteristicsOnshore leadership role with high client visibilityHeavy collaboration with business architecture and engineering teamsBalanced focus on strategy execution and stakeholder management