Recruiting now
| Posted: | 17/04/26 | |
| Recruiter: | Ipsum | |
| Reference: | 3098982050 | |
| Type: | Permanent | |
| Disciplines: | Developer | |
| Salary: | Competitive | |
| Location: | UK | |
| Description: | Lead Power BI Developer - Northwest What s in it for you We believe in looking after our people, and it shows. When you join Ipsum, you re not just taking a job you re starting a career with real support behind it.? As Lead Power BI Developer, you will provide technical leadership and strategic direction for Ipsum s reporting and analytics capability. You will be accountable for setting design standards, ensuring delivery quality, and driving the ongoing development of scalable, high?value Power BI solutions across the organisation. This role is remote?based, with a preference for candidates located in the North West to enable occasional travel for in?person meetings and collaboration. Reporting to the Head of Software Engineering, you ll work closely with data, software engineering, and senior business stakeholders to deliver trusted insights that directly support decision?making and organisational strategy.
Provide technical leadership for Power BI, setting clear standards, best practices and governance across reporting, data models and datasets Design, develop and optimise enterprise?scale data models, semantic layers and Power BI architecture, ensuring performance, security and scalability Act as the technical authority for Power BI, DAX and Power Query, driving high?quality, maintainable analytics solutions Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, confidently engaging in detailed discussions to understand needs, shape requirements and deliver practical, value?led solutions Lead, mentor and line manage Power BI Engineers and Analysts, supporting capability growth, delivery excellence and career development Oversee service performance, incident resolution and continuous improvement, embedding data quality, governance and compliance across all solutions You will have a strong technical background in analytics, supported by a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience. You bring extensive hands?on experience delivering production?grade Power BI solutions in complex environments, with expert knowledge of Power BI, DAX, Power Query (M), SQL and data modelling, alongside a solid understanding of data warehousing and modern analytics architectures. You re a confident technical leader who enjoys enabling and developing others, with experience mentoring or leading BI and analytics professionals. Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, you can influence both technical and business decisions while clearly explaining complex concepts. Highly organised and resilient, you balance strategic thinking with pragmatic delivery, take ownership of outcomes, and are driven by quality, reliability and continuous improvement. Our commitment to Equal Opportunities ? | |