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Power BI Engineer

Contract · In Office · Minneapolis, Minnesota (USA)

Posted Aug 12, 2026

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Note: This is Contract on W2 Position and need only H4 EAD, Green Cards, US Citizens.

Job Description:

  • Reporting & Visualization Lead
  • Analytics Product Analyst
  • This person sits between:
  • Business stakeholders
  • TPMs/Program Managers
  • Data Engineers
  • BI Developers
  • Core Qualifications
  • 1. Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering
  • Must Have
  • 5+ years gathering business requirements
  • Leading stakeholder discovery workshops
  • Translating business questions into analytics solutions
  • Writing functional requirements and user stories
  • Managing report scope and prioritization
  • 2. Reporting & Visualization Expertise
  • Must Have
  • Power BI expertise
  • Dashboard design best practices
  • KPI development
  • Data storytelling
  • Wireframing tools (Figma, PowerPoint, Miro, Visio, Lucidchart, etc.)
  • Executive dashboard design
  • KPIs
  • Filters
  • Drilldowns
  • Navigation
  • User experience
  • Layouts
  • before development starts.
  • 3. Strong Data & Analytics Knowledge
  • Must Have
  • Dimensional modeling concepts
  • Understanding of facts, dimensions, and semantic models
  • Data warehouse concepts
  • Ability to interpret source-system limitations
  • Why The role regularly participates in conversations about whether data exists and how it can support reporting needs.
  • 4. Engineering Partnership Skills
  • Must Have
  • Experience partnering with:
  • Data Engineers
  • BI Developers
  • Product Teams
  • Architects
  • Experience handing off requirements to technical teams
  • Ability to facilitate ambiguity resolution
  • Why This role serves as the translator between business and engineering.
  • 5. Facilitation & Communication
  • Must Have
  • Executive communication skills
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Meeting leadership
  • Cross-functional stakeholder management
  • Ability to challenge requirements constructively
  • Why A large portion of the value comes from driving alignment rather than creating the report itself.
  • Nice-to-Have Domain Expertise
  • Given the types of projects your team supports, I would prioritize candidates with experience in:
  • Retail analytics
  • Marketplace analytics
  • Finance reporting
  • Supply chain reporting
  • Fraud/risk scorecards
  • Operational KPIs
  • Data governance

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