Power BI Lead

Power BI Lead

Location: Franklin TN (day 1 onsite)

The pay range for this role is $130k - $140k per annum including any bonuses or variable pay to 65/hr.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with Business Teams and Nissan IS to understand reporting needs, gather requirements, and drive discussions.
• Lead the design, development, and delivery of Power BI dashboards, reports, and analytics solutions.
• Build and maintain semantic models to support scalable and high-performance reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into effective data visualizations.
• Drive end-to-end project conversations including requirement workshops, design reviews, and solution walkthroughs.
• Create wireframes and visualization prototypes to align with business expectations.
• Optimize Power BI reports for performance, usability, and governance.
• Guide offshore/onshore teams (if applicable) and ensure delivery quality and standards.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather feedback and enhance reporting solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Power BI (DAX, Power Query, Dataflows, semantic model design).
• At least 8+ years of experience in the IT industry.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to drive business conversations independently.
• Experience in Tableau with strong knowledge of dashboarding principles and best practices.
• Strong skills in wireframe design, UI/UX for dashboards, and data visualization principles.
• Ability to work directly with business users, understand requirements, and translate them into technical solutions.
• Good understanding of data modeling concepts (star schema, fact/dimension tables).
• Experience working in Agile environments.

Nice-to-Have / Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of AWS and Snowflake data ecosystem.
• Experience integrating Power BI with cloud data platforms.
• Understanding of enterprise reporting architecture and data governance.
• Exposure to ETL and data engineering processes.