Power BI & Data Analytics Lead

risk management to the mortgage insurance industry.Title Power BI & Data Analytics Lead - Operational Reporting Location Radnor PA Fully in officeThe Power BI & Data Analytics Lead is responsible for designing building and stewarding enterprise analytics solutions that span Power BI semantic modeling and upstream data preparation. This role serves as a senior individual contributor and technical lead operating across the full analytics stack-from backend data shaping and performance optimization to executive-facing dashboards and governed self-service reporting. The role partners closely with Operations IT and Data Management to translate business requirements into accurate scalable and sustainable analytics assets while guiding architectural decisions resolving complex data issues and ensuring trust in enterprise reporting. This position plays a key role in analytics modernization efforts including migration from legacy reporting tools and enablement of standardized reusable data models.As a dynamic and resourceful professional we will rely on you to perform the following dutiesData Engineering Upstream Data Enablement & Semantic ModelingDesign and steward enterprise Power BI semantic models that centralize business logic calculations and KPIs to establish a single source of truth.Define and enforce standards for metric definitions calculations and reuse preventing duplication and reconciliation discrepancies across reports.Collaborate with Data Management and IT teams on data sourcing transformation and schema design including SQL-based preparation and star schema alignment.Evaluate and determine where logic should reside source systems data products Power Query or semantic models to improve performance maintainability and scalability.Enterprise Analytics & Power BI Solution OwnershipLead the end-to-end design development and support of Power BI analytics solutions including shared semantic models dashboards and Power BI apps used across multiple business domains.Ensure analytics solutions meet executive operational and regulatory reporting needs with a focus on accuracy consistency and usability.Support and apply analytics governance practices including workspace strategy environment promotion DevTestProd access controls documentation and ownership models.Contribute to enterprise discussions on version control change management and analytics lifecycle management to enable sustainable growth.Business Partnership & Analytics LeadershipContribute to the broader transition from Cognos to Power BI supporting enterprise analytics modernization.Translate business priorities and leadership questions into clear analytics requirements and technical designs providing guidance on feasibility risk and trade-offs.Act as a trusted analytics advisor communicating technical decisions and data insights in business-focused language to non-technical and executive stakeholders.Mentor and guide analysts and developers promoting best practices across Power BI and enterprise analytics.Performance Optimization Complex Issue Resolution & StandardsDiagnose and resolve complex performance refresh and reconciliation issues across Power BI models and backend data sources.Make informed architectural decisions regarding storage modes query patterns and data volume constraints balancing performance with data integrity.Support and apply analytics governance practices including workspace strategy environment promotion DevTestProd access controls documentation and ownership models.Contribute to enterprise discussions on version control change management and analytics lifecycle management to enable sustainable growth.Perform other duties as assigned.Minimum Education & Experience RequirementsBachelors degree required5-8 years of direct Power BI enterprise analytics experience3-5 years operating at a lead senior-individual-contributor level influencing architecture standards and cross-functional outcomesDemonstrated ability to design deliver and steward enterprise analytics solutions that support executive decision-making operational performance management and regulated business processesStrong expertise in Power BI architecture including semantic models datasets reports apps storage modes and workspaceenvironment designProven capability to define and govern enterprise metrics and KPIs ensuring accuracy consistency reconciliation and long-term trust in reportingWorking knowledge of data engineering and backend data concepts including SQL-based transformations star schema design and upstream data dependenciesAbility to evaluate and implement analytics logic across the stack data sources transformations semantic models balancing performance scalability and maintainabilityDemonstrated skill in, diagnosing and resolving complex data performance and reconciliation issues across analytics and data pipelinesStrong ability to translate business requirements and leadership priorities into governed

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scalable analytics solutionsExperience applying analytics governance and lifecycle practices including promotion paths access controls documentation and ownership standardsAbility to collaborate effectively across Operations IT Data Engineering and Program teams, to deliver shared enterprise outcomesStrong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts risks and design trade-offs in clear business-focused languageAbility to prioritize analytics and data work based on business impact risk exposure and sustainability not just delivery speedCapability to support enterprise analytics modernization initiatives including migration from legacy reporting tools and enablement of self-service analyticsOur commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including paid time off medical dental vision 401k and disability benefits. We work to maintain a positive environment for our employees where people can learn and

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