Power BI Specialist

Reporting & Dashboard Development

• Design, build and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards aligned to defined business and reporting requirements
• Translate business needs into technical specifications, semantic models and effective data visualisations that support decision‑making.
• Develop reusable report templates, standardised layouts and visual design patterns to ensure consistency across the global reporting suite. Performance & Optimisation
• Optimise Power BI report performance, including:
• Query efficiency
• Data model design
• Load times and refresh behaviour
• Overall usability and end‑user experience
• Apply best practices around DAX, Power Query, and model optimisation. Deployment & Environment Management
• Manage Power BI deployment pipelines across environments (Dev → Test → Prod).
• Support controlled releases, versioning and change management for reports and datasets. Support, Enhancements & Troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot data and report issues, investigate defects and implement fixes in a timely manner.
• Handle ongoing enhancements and change requests as reporting requirements evolve.
• Support data validation and consistency checks Stakeholder & User Support
• Provide user support and training, including explaining metrics, report functionality and self‑service capabilities.
• Work closely with Finance, Operations, HR and IT stakeholders to ensure reports meet both technical and business expectations.
• Contribute to documentation covering data definitions, calculations, report logic and usage guidance.

Required Experience & Skills Technical Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Power BI (Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service).
• Advanced experience with:
• DAX
• Power Query / M
• Data modelling (star schemas, performance‑optimised models)
• Experience managing Power BI deployment pipelines and environment separation.
• Familiarity with data from multiple systems (e.g. timesheets, HR, finance, resource management tools). Reporting & Data
• Proven experience delivering financial, operational and utilisation reporting at scale.
• Strong understanding of KPIs, metrics, benchmarks and business logic in a reporting context.
• High attention to detail around data quality, consistency and accuracy. Stakeholder & Ways of Working
• Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into clear technical solutions.
• Comfortable working with global stakeholders across time zones.
• Able to balance delivery speed with robustness and maintainability. Desirable (Nice to Have)
• Experience working in global or multi‑region organisations.
• Exposure to governance, access control and data privacy considerations (e.g. GDPR).
• Experience with documentation standards and reporting best practices at enterprise scale.