Purpose: Senior Analytics Engineers design, build and manage Pandora's enterprise BI solutions. They combine deep technical skill with a code-first, automated way of working, lead delivery across stakeholders, and set the technical direction for BI in the organisation
Leads large Power BI projects with many stakeholders.
Covers the full project lifecycle: scoping, requirements, design, development, testing, deployment and support after go-live.
Writes detailed project plans, risk assessments and resource plans.
Works with senior leadership and external stakeholders to agree project goals and timelines.
Manages cross-functional teams and coordinates with Data Engineering, Data Governance and other departments.
Runs project reviews and collects end-user feedback to keep improving
Priority 1
Expert in Power BI, Power Query, DAX and advanced dashboard design.
Designs complex data models, measures and custom visuals.
Deep knowledge of performance tuning, including handling large datasets and making reports load faster.
Advanced SQL, plus Python or R for extended analytics.
Expert in complex row-level security (RLS), dynamic parameters and advanced calculated measures.
Expert in third-party tools that boost Power BI productivity.
Priority 2
Sets up and manages enterprise Power BI environments, covering security, governance and report lifecycle management.
Expert in code-centric BI development using PBIP, TMDL and JSON.
Advanced in source control, Git and DevOps (CI/CD).
Advanced in automation and scripting for BI development.
Strong focus on reusable templates, frameworks and accelerators.
Gives technical and strategic leadership on Power BI best practices, tool adoption and data strategy.
Mentors and trains junior and mid-level developers.
Leads design and architecture discussions for complex solutions.
Acts as the escalation point for technical problems and decisions.
Drives innovation and process improvements in the team and across the organisation.
Priority 3
Advanced in agentic BI development: uses LLMs for analysis, building, refactoring and making changes at scale.
Knows BI solutions in Databricks, including AI/BI dashboards and Genie.
Priority 4
Integrates many data sources: real-time data, APIs, cloud databases and big data.
Knows web-app reporting solutions built with React and TypeScript.