Senior Power BI Developer
About GroupHEALTH
At GroupHEALTH, we're proud of the work we do – but it's how we do it that truly sets us apart. We're a fast-moving, ever-evolving, stable organization with deep roots and a bold vision: to transform the way Canadians experience benefits. We combine agility with long-term stability to create meaningful impact.
Here, you'll find more than just a job. You'll find a purpose-driven, people-first culture where kindness, collaboration, and curiosity thrive. Whether you've been here fifteen years or fifteen days, you'll notice right away – our people are genuinely invested in one another's success and delivering exceptional experiences to our clients and plan members.
About the Role
The Senior Power BI Developer will serve as the technical heart of GroupHEALTH's BI & Data Products pillar, designing, building, and governing the reporting products and semantic models that turn raw data from WEBS, MPACS, CRM, and MIRA into trusted, actionable intelligence for leaders, plan sponsors, and employer groups. This role goes beyond development; it is a technical leadership and trusted advisor position that sets standards, mentors the team, and accelerates GroupHEALTH's journey toward a data driven culture. Through deep expertise in Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and semantic modelling, the Senior Power BI Developer will enable evidence-based decisions at every level of the organization.
This is a hybrid role based out of our Surrey, BC office, working a combination of days in office and at home.
What to Expect in Your First 3 Months
First 30 Days:
- Complete a thorough assessment of the current Power BI environment, including the reporting product catalogue, semantic model quality, data governance practices, adoption rates, and reporting pain points.
- Identify the top high-value enhancement opportunities and areas of duplication or manual effort to eliminate.
First 60 Days:
- Define and document Power BI and Microsoft Fabric development standards covering semantic model design, DAX conventions, report UI/UX, performance optimization, and deployment practices.
- Build relationships with stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial, Operations, and Sales, and produce a prioritized reporting roadmap.
First 90 Days:
- Deliver a significant reporting product or major dashboard enhancement that supports a key business decision.
- Establish adoption baselines for Power BI usage and self-service analytics, and standardize KPI definitions for at least one major business area within the certified semantic model.
What You'll Do
Reporting Product Development
- Lead the design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise reporting and analytics products using Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric
- Design executive dashboards, operational scorecards, KPI frameworks, and advanced analytical reporting solutions for GroupHEALTH's leadership and plan sponsors
- Develop advanced DAX calculations, measures, calculated tables, and optimized reporting models
- Ensure high standards for report performance, usability, UI/UX, accessibility, maintainability, and data quality across all reporting products
Semantic Model Governance
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise semantic models that enable scalable and trusted self-service analytics across all GroupHEALTH business units
- Own the certified Power BI dataset layer, the single trusted source that all reports across the organization consume
- Partner with the Data Architect on model alignment to the Microsoft Fabric platform and enterprise data architecture
- Define and enforce KPI standards, governance practices, and semantic model documentation
Reporting Product Catalogue Management
- Manage the reporting product catalogue, including prioritization, lifecycle management, stakeholder alignment, and retirement of obsolete assets
- Maintain a prioritized analytics product backlog aligned to organizational goals
- Identify and consolidate duplicate reporting efforts and reduce manual reporting processes across the organization
Stakeholder Partnership and Adoption
- Partner with business stakeholders across Finance, Actuarial, Operations, and Sales to translate objectives into reporting products
- Facilitate requirements gathering workshops, stakeholder reviews, and dashboard demonstrations
- Drive and monitor adoption of Power BI reporting products and data-driven decision-making practices across leadership and business teams
- Promote data literacy and self-service analytics capability across business teams
Technical Leadership and Mentorship
- Provide mentorship, coaching, and technical leadership to the BI Developer, Data Analysts, and reporting professionals
- Establish and promote Power BI and Fabric development standards and continuous improvement initiatives
- Act as the organization's trusted subject matter expert for Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and reporting product development
- Participate in agile delivery sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, demos, and retrospectives
Documentation and Governance
- Maintain technical documentation, reporting inventories, governance artifacts, and development standards
- Ensure all reporting solutions align with established KPI definitions and organizational performance measurement frameworks
- Support data governance, metadata management, and data cataloguing practices in partnership with the Data Governance & MDM Analyst
What We're Looking For
Required Experience:
- 5+ years developing business intelligence, reporting, and analytics solutions
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Intelligence, or a related discipline. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
- Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining enterprise semantic models
- Experience working with Microsoft Fabric, Data Warehousing, Lakehouse, and modern analytics architecture
- Strong experience with SQL, relational databases, star schemas, and dimensional modelling
- Demonstrated experience developing executive-level dashboards and operational reporting solutions
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery environments
- Experience mentoring technical resources and leading technical decision-making without direct authority
- Demonstrated experience facilitating discussions with senior leaders and translating business requirements into technical solutions
Preferred Experience:
- Experience within insurance, group benefits, financial services, or other regulated environments
- Experience supporting enterprise KPI frameworks and performance management programmes
- Experience with Power BI Embedded for external client portal development
- Experience with wireframing tools such as Figma or Balsamiq
- Microsoft Power BI (PL-300) and/or Fabric certifications strongly preferred
- Experience in UI/UX design, graphic design or other areas for analytical visual storytelling
Critical Competencies
You will succeed in this role if you are:
- A Business Utilization Focused Professional – You understand that a report nobody uses has zero value regardless of its technical quality, and you design for adoption from the first conversation.
- A Communicator – You translate technical complexity into business language that drives decisions, and you communicate clearly without being verbose.
- A Curious and Innovative Thinker – You actively monitor the Power BI and Fabric roadmap, challenge existing processes constructively, and follow through on new ideas rather than leaving them as recommendations.
- An Expert in Job Knowledge – You bring deep, current expertise in Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, DAX, and semantic modelling, and you work independently on complex technical problems.
- A Organized and Strategic Planner – You manage a reporting product backlog with discipline, prioritize ruthlessly, and operate effectively in a hybrid environment.
- A Team Player – You actively contribute to team ceremonies, share technical knowledge openly, and build the capability of colleagues around you.
Compensation
At the time of this posting, the estimated annual base salary for this position is $90,000-$100,000. Individual compensation within this range is determined by factors such as job-related skills, relevant experience, and education/training. This range reflects the annual base salary only and does not encompass the comprehensive total rewards package that we proudly offer.
Why Join Us
- Beyond salary, we offer generous paid time off, extended health and dental benefits, RRSP matching, and flexible work options
- Wellness support, including comprehensive mental health resources, to prioritize your well-being both in and out of the workplace
- A supportive culture, with opportunities to grow, and where our team members feel valued and empowered to thrive.
Accommodation and Inclusion
GroupHEALTH is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you need accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know! We're here to help.
If you're ready to do meaningful work and grow your career with GroupHEALTH, we'd love to hear from you. Click Apply to submit your application.
