PowerBI Lead
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Senior ManagerJob Description & Summary
A career in our Chief Data and Analytics Office offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of leveraging data and AI to drive strategic decision-making and create tangible value across the organization. Our office also leads the way in developing and executing advanced analytics, data science, and AI-driven strategies, while ensuring robust data trust and governance frameworks. By shaping and fostering a strong data strategy and culture, the team promotes ethical, secure, and compliant data use. Additionally, it oversees the data engineering and architecture functions, ensuring that our infrastructure is optimized for innovation, scalability, and AI integration. We are seeking visionary professionals to help lead the transformation of our data landscape, ensuring its integrity, accessibility, and impact across all business functions.The development and delivery of strategic and operational dashboards is a key focus for the CDAO, providing business leaders with real-time insights to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.
Meaningful work you’ll be part of
As a PowerBI Lead (Senior Manager), you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead the technical development of dashboards, reports, and other visualizations
- Owning the PowerBI infrastructure and coordinating with technical stakeholders
- Provide technical guidance for the development and deployment of complex reporting solutions
- Collaborating with the data visualization and data engineering teams to manage and assess feasibility based on forecasted internal project team’s time and resource availability
- Developing data model requirements based on reporting requirements and available data
- Coach and develop reporting team members through formal and informal upskilling, empowering them to contribute to increasingly complex projects
- Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in design reviews to ensure feasibility of requirements, quality and performance of products and solutions
- Creating and owning technical best practices to be deployed across the team
Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve
- Experience in PowerBI Development role and as a primary development lead
- Certification in Reporting, BI or related field is an asset
- Experience in reporting solutions design and deployment
- Advanced knowledge of PowerBI (DAX, Access Controls and Data Ingestion, Complex Reporting)
- Knowledge of Azure Synapse in relation to PowerBI
- Advanced proficiency in developing dashboards and visualization models
- Data transformation and cleansing through data profiling and root cause analysis
- Proficiency in software development, testing and QA best practices
- Experience upskilling technical skills in junior staff members
- Experienced in supporting multiple ongoing projects, providing support to junior developers and staff through the development lifecycle
Why you’ll love PwC
We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc
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PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment - one that is collaborative, supportive and productive. We work in-person and virtually, as is best suited for our clients, teams and people. We want you to be intentional with your work, how you do it and where it’s done. PwC offices are hubs of connectivity and learning. We strongly encourage our people to prioritise in-person work. We know that hybrid work is all about balance, and capturing the benefits of in-person work is essential to your growth at the firm. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer.
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At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.We’re committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.To learn more about inclusion and diversity at PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Be a part of The New Equation.Chez PwC Canada, notre atout le plus précieux, c’est notre personnel. Et c’est en apprenant les uns des autres que nous devenons plus forts. Nous avons à cœur de créer une communauté équitable et inclusive de professionnels de la résolution de problèmes, dans laquelle chacun se sent vraiment à sa place. Nous savons que l’expérience peut prendre diverses formes et, pour nous, donner confiance au public et résoudre des problèmes importants n’est possible que si notre milieu de travail reflète la diversité de la société dans laquelle nous vivons.Nous tenons à répondre à vos besoins tout au long du processus de demande d’emploi, d’entrevue et d’embauche. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation pour être parfaitement à l’aise, faites-le-nous savoir à l’étape de la demande d’emploi.Pour en savoir plus sur l’inclusion et la diversité chez PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/fr/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Faites partie de La Nouvelle équation.About The Company
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