Assistant Director, Power BI Enablement Lead

Liberty Mutual Insurance•Boston, MA

12d•$106,000 - $197,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Help us elevate how decisions get made. As our Power BI Platform Steward, you will own the strategy, development, and optimization of our Power BI ecosystem—and build the skills and confidence of the teams who use it. You’ll design high‑impact analytics experiences, shape best practices, and champion adoption across the business. If you love turning complex data into elegant, fast, and trusted insights—and enjoy mentoring others to do the same—this role is for you! This role may have in-office requirements depending on candidate location Candidates who live within 50 miles of Boston, MA; Portsmouth, NH; Seattle, WA; Columbus, OH; or Plano, TX will follow a hybrid schedule, coming into the office two days per week. Otherwise, this role is remote. Why you’ll love this role: High ownership and visibility: Lead the Power BI strategy, partner directly with business users and leaders, and influence enterprise‑level outcomes. Real impact fast: Streamline our BI footprint, modernize our stack, and drive adoption through hands‑on enablement. Growth and learning: Work with the latest Microsoft technologies (Fabric, Copilot) Collaborative culture: Join a supportive team that values curiosity, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

5+ years of professional experience in Power BI development and administration, with a track record of shipping high‑quality solutions.
Expert‑level DAX for complex measures and calculations; strong Power Query/M for robust transformations and ETL.
Solid data modeling skills (star and snowflake schemas) and SQL proficiency for relational sources.
Hands‑on familiarity with Power BI Service (workspaces, dataflows, paginated reports, refresh and gateways).
Experience integrating with Azure data services (e.g., Azure SQL Database, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Factory) is a plus.
Knowledge of Python or R for advanced analytics, scripting, or custom visuals.
Experience with BI governance and deployment pipelines (Power BI Deployment Pipelines, ALM).
Proven ability to design and deliver training, workshops, and enablement materials.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable mentoring and presenting to technical and non‑technical audiences.
Strong written and oral communication skills required
Experience in communicating recommendations to senior business leaders preferred
BA/BS, or relevant work experience, in Computer Science or related field preferred
MBA or advanced degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or other quantitative discipline strongly preferred
5-7+ years of experience working in coding and data solutions design principles, particularly in open source tools and technology

Nice To Haves

Microsoft certifications (PL‑300, PL‑900, DP‑500).
Experience with Microsoft Fabric and Copilot development/features.
Version control and CI/CD with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
Exposure to advanced analytics, AI integrations, or custom visual development.
Familiarity with other BI tools (Tableau, Qlik, ThoughtSpot) for comparative perspective.

Responsibilities

Identify areas of opportunity to optimize existing solutions for performance, scalability, and usability; lead tuning and optimization workshops for developers and business users.
Establish and enforce development standards and best practices (modeling patterns, DAX optimization, Power Query/M transformations).
Partner with data engineering and analytics teams to translate business requirements into robust, maintainable BI solutions.
Lead enablement initiatives: create training programs, documentation, and hands‑on workshops tailored to both developers and end users.
Mentor teams on Power BI development, governance, administration, and deployment pipelines; help shape an Analytics Center of Excellence.
Implement governance and security in Power BI Service (workspace design, role‑based access, refresh scheduling, gateway management).
Track and evangelize new features (Fabric, Copilot, Direct Lake, field parameters, dynamic M) to improve capabilities and adoption.
Design, build, and maintain advanced Power BI reports, dashboards, semantic models, and dataflows that deliver actionable insights.