Sr. Manager, Data Reporting & Analytics

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Power BI developers
• Own delivery planning, capacity management, and prioritization across reporting demands
• Establish technical expectations, quality standards, and best practices across the team
• Conduct performance reviews, mentor developers, and build long-term analytics capability
• Own the enterprise reporting portfolio spanning multiple ERP systems and data sources
• Coordinate reporting development across business units to reduce duplication and inconsistency
• Rationalize legacy and bespoke reports, guiding consolidation toward standard solutions
• Serve as the accountable owner for reporting quality, performance, and reliability
• Lead the evolution from gateway-dependent, ERP-specific Power BI architectures to Microsoft Fabric–aligned patterns
• Define coexistence strategies for legacy reports during the transition period
• Drive adoption of shared semantic models, standardized datasets, and reusable reporting assets
• Partner with data engineering and platform teams on Lakehouse, Warehouse, and OneLake integration
• Set technical standards for Power BI, semantic modeling, DAX, and report design
• Provide hands-on architecture and design reviews for complex or high-impact analytics
• Act as escalation point for performance optimization, model design, and advanced DAX issues
• Ensure appropriate use of Row-Level Security (RLS), Object-Level Security (OLS), and governance controls
• Act as the senior reporting point-of-contact for business and ERP stakeholders
• Translate business questions into scalable, enterprise-ready reporting solutions
• Balance enterprise governance with pragmatic business delivery
• Clearly communicate trade-offs, priorities, and roadmap implications
• Enablement & Community Leadership
• Oversee development of Power BI training materials and internal best-practice guidance
• Sponsor and run internal Power BI user group sessions (quarterly or more frequently)
• Promote adoption of standardized patterns and continuous improvement across the organization

Required Professional & Leadership Experience

• 8–12+ years in analytics, BI, or reporting roles
• 3–7+ years managing Power BI developers or analytics teams
• Proven experience leading reporting functions through architectural or platform transformation
• Demonstrated ability to influence across business units and technology teams

Technical Expertise

• Expert-level Power BI experience:
• Advanced semantic modeling
• DAX optimization and performance tuning
• Large-scale enterprise datasets
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, including:
• Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, OneLake
• Direct Lake and Fabric-aligned modeling patterns
• Deep experience with:
• Dimensional modeling (star / snowflake schemas)
• SQL optimization and query performance
• On-premises gateways and cloud transition strategies
• Experience implementing:
• RLS / OLS
• Data governance and documentation standards
• Familiarity with Git-based source control and CI/CD patterns for Power BI and Fabric artifacts

Preferred Qualifications

• ERP reporting experience (SAP S/4, ECC, or comparable platforms strongly preferred)
• Microsoft certifications such as PL-300 (or equivalent)
• Exposure to Microsoft Purview for lineage and data governance
• Experience with Power Platform (Power Apps / Power Automate) for write-back or workflow integration
• Working knowledge of Python or R for advanced analytics scenarios