Business Intelligence Manager

GovX

Business Intelligence Manager at GOVX overseeing BI development and analytics. Combines leadership with technical expertise to shape data-driven decision-making within the organization.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeSan Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $130,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PySparkSparkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a player‑coach, contributing directly to BI development while leading the function.
Mentor BI developers and analysts through code reviews, modeling reviews, and design guidance.
Establish and maintain BI standards, documentation, and review processes.
Plan and prioritize BI work in alignment with business goals and data platform strategy.
Lead development of dashboards and reports that deliver clear, actionable insights.
Establish best practices for visualization, accessibility, performance, and usability.
Own Power BI workspace organization, dataset lifecycle management, and report certification.
Enable and govern self‑service BI, balancing flexibility with consistency and trust.
Own the Gold layer of the analytics data model within Microsoft Fabric.
Perform Spark / SQL transformations (e.g., PySpark, SparkSQL) to shape curated data for analytics use cases.
Ensure Gold‑layer data is analytics‑ready, well‑documented, and optimized for Direct Lake and Power BI consumption.
Collaborate with Data Engineering to request upstream data changes or enhancements when needed.
Partner with Data Engineering to define data contracts, schemas, freshness requirements, and quality expectations.
Translate business needs into clear, actionable data requirements for engineering teams.
Work directly with stakeholders to define KPIs, prioritize analytics initiatives, and validate outputs.
Act as the primary BI point of contact for analytics questions and decision support.
Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements and trends in data analytics and technology, and identify opportunities to leverage new tools and techniques.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in math, computer science, or equivalent work experience
8+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Analytics Engineering, or BI Development.
Strong working experience with Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Lakehouse concepts, Direct Lake
Strong hands‑on expertise with Microsoft Power BI including Data modeling, DAX, Power Query (M), Performance tuning
Experience designing and managing semantic models at scale.
Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with Spark / PySpark sufficient to work confidently in the gold layer.
Experience leading standards, reviews, and best practices.
Strong communication skills and ability to translate business questions into analytics solutions.
Ability to interact with internal customers and gather reporting requirements.
Ability to deliver high quality solutions on time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Time Off, Paid Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
401(k) plan with discretionary match available
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Health Savings Account (HSA)
Voluntary benefits including Critical Illness, Group Accident, and Voluntary Life
Employee Referral Program
Gym on site
Discounts on the GOVX website

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Hard Skills & Tools

Business IntelligenceAnalytics EngineeringMicrosoft FabricPower BIData modelingDAXPower QuerySQLSparkPySpark

Soft Skills

mentoringcommunicationcollaborationprioritizationleadershipproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementdocumentationflexibilitytrust