Lead Power BI Developer

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.? 

25 annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy more 

Hybrid working

Group Personal Pension Plan 

Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications  

24/7 access to a virtual GP?and Mental health support & counselling services? 

Cycle to Work scheme? 

Discount club - supermarkets, phone bills, gyms & more!? 

Life assurance cover? 

Long service recognition? 

Active local social committees? 

Regular social events? 

Paid volunteering opportunities in your community? 

About the role… 

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.

As a Lead Power BI Developer you will … 

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

About you… 

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.

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