Assistant Director, Power BI Enablement Lead

Identify areas of opportunity to optimize existing solutions for performance, scalability, and usability; lead tuning and optimization workshops for developers and business users. Establish and enforce development standards and best practices (modeling patterns, DAX optimization, Power Query/M transformations). Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to translate business requirements into robust, maintainable BI solutions. Lead enablement initiatives: create training programs, documentation, and hands‑on workshops tailored to both developers and end users. Mentor teams on Power BI development, governance, administration, and deployment pipelines; help shape an Analytics Center of Excellence. Implement governance and security in Power BI Service (workspace design, role‑based access, refresh scheduling, gateway management). Track and evangelize new features (Fabric, Copilot, Direct Lake, field parameters, dynamic M) to improve capabilities and adoption. Design, build, and maintain advanced Power BI reports, dashboards, semantic models, and dataflows that deliver actionable insights. Apply with your resume, portfolio or samples (if available), and a brief note on your most challenging DAX or model optimization wins. 5+ years of professional experience in Power BI development and administration, with a track record of shipping high‑quality solutions. Expert‑level DAX for complex measures and calculations; strong Power Query/M for robust transformations and ETL. Solid data modeling skills (star and snowflake schemas) and SQL proficiency for relational sources. Hands‑on familiarity with Power BI Service (workspaces, dataflows, paginated reports, refresh and gateways). Experience integrating with Azure data services (e.g., Azure SQL Database, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Factory) is a plus. Knowledge of Python or R for advanced analytics, scripting, or custom visuals. Experience with BI governance and deployment pipelines (Power BI Deployment Pipelines, ALM). Proven ability to design and deliver training, workshops, and enablement materials. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable mentoring and presenting to technical and non‑technical audiences. Microsoft certifications (PL‑300, PL‑900, DP‑500). Experience with Microsoft Fabric and Copilot development/features. Version control and CI/CD with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. Exposure to advanced analytics, AI integrations, or custom visual development. Familiarity with other BI tools (Tableau, Qlik, ThoughtSpot) for comparative perspective. Strong written and oral communication skills required Experience in communicating recommendations to senior business leaders preferred BA/BS, or relevant work experience, in Computer Science or related field preferred MBA or advanced degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or other quantitative discipline strongly preferred 5-7+ years of experience working in coding and data solutions design principles, particularly in open source tools and technology