Director/Lead - BI & Analytics

Director/Lead - BI & Analytics at The Planet Group Director/Lead - BI & Analytics at The Planet Group in Franklin Park, Illinois Posted in 1 day ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Director / Lead Senior BI & Analytics Development professional (BI Developer / Analytics Lead / Data Visualization Lead) to support a rapidly scaling analytics organization undergoing significant transformation. This role is ideal for a hands-on BI leader / Senior Power BI Developer / Analytics Manager who has evolved from technical development into leadership and can guide teams through best practices in data modeling, reporting architecture, and BI governance. You will play a key role in standardizing development practices, improving delivery quality, and enabling scalable enterprise reporting solutions in a fast-paced environment. This is a technical leadership role (not traditional people management) with strong influence over architecture, delivery standards, and cross-functional alignment. Key Responsibilities BI Development & Technical Leadership Lead end-to-end BI and analytics development using Power BI (DAX, Power Query, data visualization) Act as a Power BI Lead / BI Architect supporting scalable enterprise reporting solutions Provide technical direction, code reviews, and mentoring for BI developers and analysts Ensure adherence to SDLC (requirements, design, development, testing, deployment) Support delivery across multiple concurrent BI initiatives and reporting streams Identify risks, dependencies, and delivery blockers in fast-paced environments Data Modeling & Analytics Architecture Design and enforce dimensional data models (star schema, fact/dimension tables) Build scalable semantic models / datasets for enterprise reporting Ensure proper implementation of: Table relationships Primary and foreign keys Data integrity and normalization principles Optimize Power BI performance, scalability, and usability BI Governance & Data Standardization Establish BI governance frameworks, KPI standardization, and reporting consistency Develop reusable datasets and centralized data models Align business definitions with technical BI implementations Promote data quality, consistency, and reporting accuracy across teams Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with business stakeholders to define reporting and analytics requirements Collaborate with data engineering, cloud teams, and external vendors/consultants Work across upstream data dependencies and enterprise data environments Improve documentation, communication, and cross-team alignment Team Enablement & BI Best Practices Mentor and support BI developers, analysts, and technical contributors Drive adoption of structured BI development practices Eliminate silos and promote reusable analytics assets Act as a bridge between technical teams and leadership stakeholders Project Environment Large-scale CRM transformation initiative (enterprise reporting impact) High-volume Power BI dashboard and reporting development Evolving and partially defined requirements Fast-paced delivery timelines with near-term UAT cycles Collaboration with internal teams and external consulting partners Growing need for BI standardization and governance maturity Technical Environment Power BI (primary BI & visualization platform) SQL-based data environments CRM platform (enterprise-level) Power Platform (Power Apps exposure preferred) Databricks or similar cloud data platforms Required Qualifications 8+ years in BI development, analytics engineering, or data visualization roles 5+ years hands-on experience with Power BI (DAX, Power Query, datasets, dashboards) 3+ years in a technical lead, BI lead, or analytics leadership role Strong SQL skills (querying, transformations, validation) Deep understanding of SDLC and BI development lifecycle Strong expertise in: Dimensional modeling (star schema, fact/dimension design) Semantic layer development Data modeling best practices Experience with BI governance, KPI frameworks, and reporting standardization Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous enterprise environments Preferred Qualifications Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or Salesforce environments Exposure to CRM migrations or transformation programs Experience with Databricks / cloud data platforms (Azure preferred) Background in data pipeline optimization, scalability, and performance tuning