Business Intelligence Consultant

• Act as the BI Owner for the Discovery Phase.
  
• Lead the assessment of enterprise systems (Admissions, LMS, HR, Exam, Finance, etc.).
  
• Conduct stakeholder workshops to capture business and technical requirements.
  
• Requirements Catalogue
  
• Gap Analysis Report
  
• BI Governance Framework
  
• High-Level BI Architecture Blueprint (Bronze/Silver/Gold data layers, 360° data view)
  
• Phased BI Implementation Roadmap
  
• Ensure data governance, quality, and compliance standards are embedded.
  
• Collaborate with and guide a Business Analyst during Discovery.
  
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
  
• Post-Discovery: build, mentor, and lead a BI team (data engineers, analysts, visualization experts) to deliver the BI roadmap.
  
• Establish ongoing BI governance, best practices, and standards.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of experience in BI, Data Warehousing, or Analytics.
  
• Proven experience in owning BI strategy and leading BI teams.
  
• Strong expertise in the Microsoft Azure Data Platform (Data Lake, Synapse/Databricks, Data Factory, Purview).
  
• Proficiency in Power BI (data modeling, DAX, dashboards, governance).
  
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise BI architectures and roadmaps.
  
• Strong understanding of data governance, compliance, and security frameworks (GDPR/FERPA preferred).
  
• Excellent consulting, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
  
• Domain knowledge in education or similar enterprise environments (preferred).
  
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred).

• Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
  
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer / Solutions Architect
  
• Certified Business Intelligence Professional (CBIP)