Sr Power BI Developer

About Us

Freeman is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’ largest network of experts, Freeman’s insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 97-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

The Senior Power BI Developer will lead the design, development, and optimization of enterprise‑grade BI solutions that turn complex data into clear, actionable insights for executive and business stakeholders. This role is ideal for an experienced developer with deep Power BI expertise, strong programming background, and industry experience in retail / restaurants / events / supply chain / rentals, who has partnered directly with Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations and created BI solutions used at Executive level.

This position will support our Technolgy Services team. is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in‑office and/or show‑site 2‑3 days per week. The ideal candidate will be based out of any of the following locations:

• Dallas, TX
• Atlanta, GA
• Chicago, IL

• Design, build, and maintain scalable Power BI data models (star schemas, tabular models) and reports using best practices in DAX and data modeling.
• Develop visually compelling, user‑centric executive and operational dashboards for Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations, with clear narratives and KPIs.
• Engineer high‑performance models with efficient DAX, appropriate aggregations, and incremental refresh to avoid performance bottlenecks and support large data volumes.
• Collaborate directly with Finance on forecasting and profitability views, Marketing on campaign and customer analytics, Supply Chain on inventory and logistics, and Operations on event performance dashboards.
• Implement and manage row‑level security, work spaces, data gateways, and deployment pipelines in the Power BI Service in alignment with governance standards.
• Troubleshoot and tune existing reports and models to improve refresh times, query performance, and overall user experience.
• Document data models, KPI definitions, and report logic to enable self‑service analytics and ensure consistency across departments.
• Mentor analysts and junior developers on Power BI best practices, DAX patterns, and performance optimization techniques.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a similar quantitative discipline.
• Strong general programming skills, with prior experience in languages such as C++, and the ability to adopt and apply modern practices in scripting and data engineering (e.g., Python or similar).
• 5–8+ years of hands‑on experience in business intelligence or data analytics, with at least 4+ years focused primarily on Power BI development.
• Advanced expertise in DAX, Power Query (M), and dimensional data modeling for analytical workloads.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases and/or data warehouses (e.g., SQL Server, Azure SQL, Synapse, Snowflake).
• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver high‑performance models and reports, including query optimization, aggregation strategies, and handling large datasets without performance degradation.
• Proven experience working directly with Finance, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations stakeholders to gather requirements, translate business questions into technical solutions, and deliver production‑ready dashboards.
• Industry experience in retail and/or restaurants, with familiarity around metrics such as same‑store sales, profitability, ticket size, inventory turns, labor utilization, and customer segmentation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts and trade‑offs to non‑technical business partners.
• Experience with Snowflake and Azure data services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Databricks) or comparable modern data platforms.
• Exposure to other visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker) and understanding of when to leverage different…