Power BI Developer

Akkodis; Toronto; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance

Retirement plan with employer match

Telemedicine

Employee Share Ownership Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Paid time off

RRSP & TFSA

Training and development programs

Flex Program, flexible work

Discounts on client products

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Power BI Developer to partner with business teams, delivering advanced Power BI dashboards and reports. You will design semantic models, optimize performance, and enforce standards within a governed enterprise BI environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Data Engineering and leverage of AI capabilities to accelerate development, improve productivity, and enhance analytics across departments. Experience with Fabric and DAX is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Information Systems, CS, Analytics, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise Power BI solutions.
• Strong experience with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric and Azure analytics services.
• Strong foundation in data modeling and semantic layer design.
• Analytical reporting and dashboarding, business intelligence and data visualization.
• Expertise in advanced modeling techniques using tabular editor and DAX studio.
• Experience in governed enterprise BI environments and knowledge of data governance.
• Nice to have SAP data experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Design, build, and deliver Power BI reports and dashboards for actionable insights.
• Engineer semantic models optimized for performance and reusability.
• Own Power BI development standards and visual design best practices.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering to consume Lakehouse and Fabric data assets.
• Develop optimized DAX measures to support complex analytics.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across reports and models.
• Support production issues, data discrepancies, and performance improvements.
• Drive user adoption with intuitive analytics experiences and documentation.

Skills

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

SQL

Data modeling

DAX

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Analytics, or equivalent

Tools

Fabric Lakehouse

Power BI Service

Dataflows / Data Factory

Job description

Salary Range: $85,000-110,000

About our client

Client produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Overview of The Role

The Power BI Developer is a business-focused analytics role responsible for partnering closely with business teams to design, deliver and sustain insightful Power BI dashboards and reports. This role acts as a bridge between business users and the enterprise analytics platform, ensuring business questions are translated into clear, accurate, and performant analytical solutions.

The Power BI Developer plays a critical role in driving data-driven decision-making, enabling self-service analytics, and providing hands-on guidance and support to business users working with Power BI in a governed enterprise environment.

This role is also expected to actively leverage AI, Copilot, and automation capabilities to accelerate Power BI development, improve productivity, and enhance analytical experiences. The candidate should continuously explore and adopt emerging Power BI and Microsoft Fabric capabilities, modern development techniques, and AI-driven approaches to deliver solutions faster and more effectively.

How You Will Make Contributions That Matter:

• Partner directly with business stakeholders to understand business processes, KPIs, and decision needs, translating them into effective Power BI dashboards and reports
• Design, build, and deliver Power BI reports and dashboards that translate business requirements into actionable insights
• Engineer high-quality semantic models (datasets) optimized for performance, reusability, and enterprise reporting
• Own Power BI development standards, including data modeling, DAX patterns, visual design, and usability best practices
• Partner with Data Engineering teams to consume curated Lakehouse and Fabric data assets
• Develop optimized DAX measures and calculations to support complex analytical requirements
• Enforce dimensional modeling best practices within Power BI semantic models
• Own report performance tuning, including model optimization, query reduction, and visual efficiency
• Validate data accuracy and consistency across reports, dashboards, and semantic models
• Support and resolve production issues, including data discrepancies, refresh failures, and performance degradation
• Drive user adoption by delivering intuitive, well-designed analytical experiences
• Document report logic, data definitions, and business rules to ensure transparency and reuse
• Exposure in Power BI related AI & Automation toolset (Copilot in Power BI/DAX, Fabric Data Agents, Copilot Studio, Smart Narratives, Key Influencers Visual).
• Coach and support business users on Power BI usage, self-service analytics, and best practices
• Document data definitions, assumptions, and report logic in business-friendly language

Supervision

• Operates independently while aligning to enterprise BI strategy and standards
• Works closely with Data Engineers, architects, platform admin, governance and business SMEs throughout the analytics lifecycle
• Supports multiple concurrent reporting initiatives in a fast-paced enterprise environment
• Communicates clearly with technical and non?technical stakeholders

You Are Best Suited for The Role If You Have the Following Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Analytics, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing enterprise Power BI solutions
• Strong experience with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, with a solid understanding of modern Azure analytics services and exposure to other enterprise analytics tools in the market
• Strong foundation in:
• Data modeling and semantic layer design
• Analytical reporting and dashboarding
• Business intelligence and data visualization
• Expertise in advance modeling techniques using tabular editor and DAX studio
• Experience in maintaining language translations – Meta data translation and data translation
• Experience working in governed enterprise BI environments
• Experience working with SAP data and business processes (nice to have)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work across multiple business domains and stakeholders
• Up-to-date knowledge of Power BI features, performance optimization techniques, and industry best practices

Technical Requirements:

• Advanced Power BI development experience, including:
• Semantic model (dataset) engineering
• Advanced DAX development and optimization
• M Query for data transformation
• Report and dashboard design following UX best practices
• Strong understanding of dimensional data modeling (Kimball / star schema)
• Strong SQL skills for data validation and analysis
• Experience working with Microsoft Fabric components:
• Fabric Lakehouse/Warehouse (as a consumer)
• Fabric SQL endpoints
• Fabric Dataflows / Data Factory (consumption and understanding)
• Fabric Apps (nice to have)
• Experience with Power BI Service administration:
• Workspace management
• Security (RLS/CLS, object-level security)
• Capacity awareness and optimization
• Familiarity with DevOps / GitHub for version control and deployment
• Understanding of data governance, security, and lifecycle management in Power BI
• PBI AI & Automation (Recommended):
• Copilot in Power BI/DAX
• Fabric Data Agents
• Smart Narratives
• Key Influencers Visual

We support and take care of our employees and their families by offering :

• Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance
• Group retirement plan with employer contribution
• Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families
• Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match
• Paid Parental Leave program
• Paid time off: Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off
• Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA
• Training and development programs
• Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs
• Organized activities for employees and their families
• Advantageous discounts on client products

Accessibility:

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.