BI Lead - Fabric, Power BI, Outside IR35, 6 months at Dcoded, England, 6 Months, £525 per day

We're looking for a BI Lead to take ownership of the reporting and analytics discipline within a broader enterprise data programme. This role will drive the transition from fragmented, tactical reporting towards scalable, governed, self-service data products and semantic models that enable consistent, enterprise-wide insight.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Define and lead the BI vision aligned to the wider data programme and business strategy
• Establish BI best practices, standards, and governance across reporting and analytics
• Act as the senior point of accountability for reporting outputs and analytics quality

Modern BI Architecture & Delivery

• Lead the transition from tactical reporting (eg silver-layer driven reports) to product-led BI, underpinned by curated data products and semantic models
• Design and oversee the implementation of scalable, reusable semantic layers to support enterprise reporting
• Ensure alignment between data engineering outputs (eg gold layer/data products) and BI consumption

Self-Service Enablement

• Establish a self-service BI capability that enables business teams to access trusted, governed data
• Define and implement operating models for federated reporting (central vs domain ownership)
• Drive adoption of BI tools and ensure consistent usage patterns across the organisation

Governance & Quality

• Implement robust governance across metrics, definitions, and reporting standards
• Ensure consistency of KPIs and business logic across all reports and dashboards
• Introduce monitoring and quality controls to maintain trust in data and analytics outputs

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with senior business stakeholders to understand reporting needs and priorities
• Translate business requirements into scalable BI solutions (avoiding one-off or tactical builds)
• Act as a bridge between business, data engineering, and architecture teams

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor BI developers and analysts within the programme
• Define roles, responsibilities, and ways of working for the BI capability
• Build a high-performing reporting and analytics function

Key Outcomes

• Transition from fragmented, tactical reports to enterprise-grade reporting built on governed semantic models
• Establishment of a scalable BI operating model supporting both central and domain-led use cases
• Increased adoption of self-service analytics, reducing dependency on ad hoc report builds
• Consistent, trusted KPIs and reporting across the organisation
• Improved speed to insight, enabling better and faster business decision-making

Experience & Skills

• Strong experience leading BI/reporting functions within enterprise data transformation programmes
• Proven track record of implementing modern BI architectures (semantic layers, data products, self-service models)
• Deep expertise in PowerBI, Fabric and data modelling principles
• Strong understanding of medallion architectures (bronze/silver/gold) and how BI should consume from curated layers
• Experience establishing governance frameworks for metrics, definitions, and reporting standards
• Strong stakeholder management, with the ability to influence at senior levels