Smoother Consulting · 8 hours ago
Senior Power BI Consultant (Contract, US-Based)
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
$75/hr - $90/hrSmoother Consulting is a small, growing boutique consultancy specializing in Power BI and modern Microsoft data platforms. They are seeking a senior Power BI consultant to take ownership of front-end report development, improve existing models, and lead client engagements as the first dedicated developer.
ConsultingAppsProfessional ServicesBusiness DevelopmentWeb Design
Hiring Manager
Mark Hoover
Responsibilities
Own front-end Power BI report development for active client projects
Improve and maintain existing semantic models and DAX measures
Build a polished Power BI demo report used in a public presentation on Power BI best practices
Present walkthroughs and demos to clients and stakeholders
Ask smart questions, make informed decisions, and flag tradeoffs early
Lead client engagements end-to-end (requirements → modeling → delivery)
Run client meetings independently and push back diplomatically when needed
Define and apply Power BI best practices around modeling, visuals, and performance
Occasionally help diagnose upstream data issues (SQL, transformations, data quality)
Contribute to internal standards, templates, and processes as we scale
Qualification
Required
Has strong hands-on experience with Power BI, DAX, and semantic modeling
Understands and applies star schema design
Can write solid DAX, debug context issues, and explain tradeoffs clearly
Has experience with time intelligence and real-world business logic
Is comfortable being client-facing with executives and technical teams
Can work independently, meet deadlines, and communicate proactively
Preferred
Microsoft Fabric experience (semantic models, Lakehouse, Dataflows Gen1/2)
Experience with DirectQuery and RLS
Familiarity with GitHub / DevOps workflows
Prior consulting or agency experience
Benefits
Opportunity to grow into a lead consultant role and potential full-time hire with benefits
Company
Smoother Consulting
Smoother Consulting is a Power BI studio that offers creative designs and delivers insights to drive business results.
Founded in 2018
1 employee
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase