Senior Power Platform, Power BI & Copilot Governance and Administration Lead

HDR•Omaha, NE

18d

About The Position

The Senior Power Platform, Power BI & Copilot Governance and Administration Lead oversees enterprise governance, environment strategy, administration, and support for Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, and Copilot. This role ensures secure, scalable, and well-managed low-code and AI capabilities across the organization, enabling innovation while maintaining compliance, operational stability, and responsible use. This position serves as a strategic leader and subject matter expert, partnering with IT, data teams, business stakeholders, and enterprise governance groups to define policies, manage capacity, support makers and developers, and guide long-term platform planning.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or closely related field, or combination of education and relevant experience
A minimum of 5 years application management experience, including management of multiple concurrent projects
Experience in working with business users to establish priorities and manage expectations
Experience in application development and administration desired
Experience in web-based or portal development
Excellent client service, interpersonal and communication skills
Self-starter, with the ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines with minimal supervision
Strong verbal and written communication skills and capable of performing tasks in a dynamic environment many times working under tight delivery schedules
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Nice To Haves

Minimum 5 years of experience administering and governing Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages) in a mid-to-large enterprise.
Deep experience with governance frameworks including data loss prevention policies, environment provisioning, application lifecycle management practices, solution management, role-based access, and monitoring.
Strong understanding of Power BI administration including tenant-level security, workspace governance, and Fabric administration roles.
Experience with Copilot Studio administration, AI agent governance, and integration patterns.
Familiarity with the Center of Excellence Starter Kit, deployment pipelines in Power Platform, and Microsoft governance best-practice models.
Microsoft certifications in Power Platform, Fabric and Power BI, or Azure administration.
Experience in data governance, enterprise architecture, or Microsoft 365 platform operations.
Demonstrated ability to develop governance strategies and drive organizational adoption.
Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to translate technical policies into frameworks and guidance easily understood by business users.
Engineering and/or Construction background a plus

Responsibilities

Define and maintain enterprise governance frameworks for Power Platform, Power BI, and Copilot, including environment strategies, data loss prevention policies, security guardrails, and identity and access models.
Lead planning and decision making for platform roadmap, organizational adoption, licensing, capacity, and scaling needs.
Develop governance processes aligned with organizational culture to safely enable maker innovation while ensuring technical and organizational compliance.
Oversee the creation, deployment, and maintenance of the Center of Excellence toolkit and related monitoring and governance assets.
Serve as senior administrator for Power Platform environments, Power BI tenant settings, Copilot Studio, and related Microsoft 365 services.
Manage and monitor environments across development, test, and production tiers, capacity consumption, solution application lifecycle management processes, and access controls.
Implement and maintain operational processes such as flow lifecycle management, solution classification, environment provisioning, and monitoring of platform health.
Collaborate with IT security to enforce organizational security, compliance, and data governance controls across environments.
Provide expert-level support to makers, developers, and business teams, including escalation support for complex issues.
Lead enablement activities including onboarding programs, training strategy, community guidance, and supporting champion networks.
Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, fostering adoption and successful solution delivery across business groups.
Guide strategic integration of AI and Copilot capabilities into business workflows, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and governance.
Evaluate new features, releases, and capabilities across Power Platform, Power BI, and Copilot; lead impact assessments and enterprise rollout plans.
Support enterprise prioritization of enhancements, modernization efforts, and platform-wide improvements.