The job
We are looking for a Power BI Developer with a strong eye for designing clean, intuitive, and accurate reports and dashboards that turn data into clear, actionable insights. Working closely with business stakeholders, and the data engineering team, you will deliver professional visuals that drive decision-making across the organisation. The ideal candidate combines strong visual design sense with solid DAX and data modelling fundamentals, and is eager to learn new technologies, including Microsoft Fabric and AI-enabled reporting, as the platform evolves.
Job Description
- Gather and translate business requirements into report and dashboard designs (wireframes / mock-ups) aligned to retail, finance, and operation’s needs.
- Design and develop Power BI reports and dashboards with a strong focus on layout, visual hierarchy, colour, typography, and data storytelling.
- Design executive-level dashboards, mobile layouts, and intuitive navigation using bookmarks, drill-through, tooltips, and field parameters.
- Apply and maintain the organisation’s report theme and visual design standards consistently across all reports.
- Develop paginated (operational / print-ready) reports using Power BI Report Builder.
- Write and maintain DAX measures for KPIs including sales performance, sell-through rate, margin, year-on-year comparisons, and rolling period calculations.
- Work with existing semantic models following star-schema dimensional modelling principles and agreed naming conventions.
- Write SQL queries to explore, validate, and reconcile report figures against source data.
- Build reports to the defined report audit checklist and ensure every report passes the checklist before promotion.
- Develop in the Development workspace and promote through Test; Production release subject to approval by the Data & BI Architect.
- Train and support end users in navigating and interpreting published reports.
- Investigate and report data discrepancies and report errors in a structured and timely manner.
PROFILE
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on Power BI development experience covering report canvas, Power BI Desktop, and the Power BI service.
- Strong report and dashboard design skills, supported by a portfolio of work.
- Good working knowledge of DAX, including CALCULATE, filter context, and time intelligence.
- Good understanding of data modelling: star schema design and relationships.
- Working knowledge of Power Query (M language) for data shaping, type casting, and transformation.
- Ability to write SQL for data exploration and validation against source systems.
- Exposure to Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, DirectLake) and Power BI Report Builder is an added advantage.
- Familiarity with report themes (JSON), Figma or similar wireframing tools, Tabular Editor, or DAX Studio is an advantage.
- Interest in AI-enabled analytics (Copilot, data agents) is an advantage.
- Eager and quick to learn new tools and technologies as and when required.
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.
- Clear communicator, able to explain data to non-technical business stakeholders.
- Proactive and organised; able to prioritise workload in a fast-paced retail environment.
- Collaborative team player who works well with data engineers, business analysts, and end users.
