Senior Power BI Report Developer, to deliver business-ready insights through well-designed reports and dashboards tailored for specific stakeholder needs

Our Vancouver client is looking for a Senior Power BI Report Developer, to deliver business-ready insights through well-designed reports and dashboards tailored for specific stakeholder needs. The ideal candidate will have advanced Power BI report development skills, and knowledge or experience in business analysis (requirements elicitation, functional specifications) and UX design concepts (report layout, navigation). - 178639

1 year contract, 3 days/week in office.

Must Have:

Power BI Report Developer (advance level)

• 6-9 years (real time) experience as an analyst/developer/Power BI report developer, inclusive of 1 year direct hands-on experience in the agile practice.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Advanced skills in Power BI development: design, develop, enhance, and maintain interactive reports and dashboards in Power BI Desktop + Power BI Service.
• Advanced skills in DAX: building measures, KPIs, and time-based calculations.
• Strong Power Query (M) skills: data shaping and cleansing within reports.
• Proficient in SQL: for data validation and troubleshooting, profile sources, and support efficient dataset/report development.
• Understanding of data modeling concepts relevant to reporting, e.g., relationships, basic star schema principles.
• Proven ability to work directly with business stakeholders to gather, document, and assess requirements and translate them into effective reports.
• Ability to translate stakeholder goals into clear acceptance criteria and determine the definitions of “done”, iterate through review cycles with business partners.
• Strong communications skills to explain insights, assumptions, design decisions, and limitations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Attention to detail and a strong focus on data accuracy and consistency.

Nice to Have:

• Relevant Microsoft Certifications (e.g., Power BI Data Analyst), or Equivalent / Demonstrated experience.
• Experience following enterprise Power BI standards, governance, and publishing processes.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with data engineers, data architects, and align report requirements with available data and governance practices, make recommendations where required.