Information Designer; Power Platform & Analytics

<p><strong>Location: </strong>Remote, Washington D.C. preferred</p> <p><strong>About the Opportunity:&nbsp;</strong><br>LINK is seeking an <strong>Information Designer; Power Platform &amp; Analytics</strong> to help clients transform complex priorities and fragmented data into clear, executive-ready dashboards, visualizations, and decision-support tools. The ideal candidate is both technically capable and strategically minded—able to build reporting solutions, connect and structure data sources, troubleshoot reporting challenges, and communicate insights clearly to stakeholders.</p> <p>This role sits at the intersection of data analytics, visualization, Power Platform development, information design, and strategic communication; serving as a translator between business stakeholders and technical teams to help align reporting solutions with organizational priorities and user needs.</p> <p>While this role requires comfort working with data sources and reporting structures, it is primarily focused on designing and delivering user-centered analytics experiences rather than building enterprise data infrastructure or back-end systems.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Client Partnership &amp; Requirements Development</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner with client stakeholders to understand project objectives, decision requirements, priority areas, data sources, and reporting needs.</li> <li>Translate senior-leader questions into project requirements, metrics, data fields, user stories, and visual concepts.</li> <li>Support working sessions, interviews, and review meetings to gather inputs and validate dashboard content.</li> <li>Help clients identify which metrics are meaningful, available, reliable, and suitable for executive reporting.</li> <li>Communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders about data limitations, dashboard assumptions, and recommended next steps.</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>Dashboard Development</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Build, refine, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports that support executive-level decision-making.</li> <li>Design and develop interactive dashboards, reports, and analytics experiences that enable stakeholders to quickly understand performance, identify risks, and make informed decisions.</li> <li>Use Power Query and related tools to clean, transform, and connect data from Excel, SharePoint, semantic models, databases, and other available sources.</li> <li>Troubleshoot data access, refresh, permission, formatting, and usability issues in coordination with client technical teams as needed.</li> <li>Support migration of static reporting products, including PowerPoint-based dashboards or manual status reports, into more dynamic Power BI products.</li> <li>Support development of Power Platform solutions, including Power BI dashboards, Power Apps experiences, and related reporting tools, based on client needs.</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>Data Analysis &amp; Quality Control</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Assess data maturity, source reliability, update cadence, and known limitations across dashboard inputs.</li> <li>Support practical approaches to data organization, governance, and sustainment that improve reporting quality and usability.</li> <li>Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or risks in source data and recommend mitigation approaches.</li> <li>Conduct analysis to support trend identification, status reporting, risk assessment, and leadership decision-making.</li> <li>Ensure dashboard content is accurate, traceable, and aligned to client-approved data sources.</li> <li>Evaluate dashboard usability and user experience through stakeholder feedback and iterative refinement.</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>Strategic Communication &amp; Information Design</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Work with LINK strategists and designers to ensure dashboards are visually clear, logically structured, and easy for senior leaders to use.</li> <li>Translate technical analysis into concise findings, executive summaries, talking points, and briefing materials.</li> <li>Apply information design principles to organize complex data into clear, decision-useful views.</li> <li>Support development of dashboard narratives that explain what the data shows, why it matters, and what decisions or actions may be required.</li> <li>Help ensure products meet LINK quality standards for clarity, accuracy, visual discipline, and client relevance.</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>Project Execution &amp; Team Collaboration</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Work collaboratively with LINK project teams, including strategists, designers, program managers, and client-facing leads.</li> <li>Manage assigned dashboard tasks, development timelines, version control, and review cycles.</li> <li>Support iterative product development in a fast-paced remote environment with evolving requirements.</li> <li>Document assumptions, data sources, dashboard logic, and sustainment procedures.</li> <li>Help mature LINK's analytics and Power Platform capabilities by contributing reusable methods, templates, standards, and best practices.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in data analytics, information systems, business, public policy, communications, engineering, or a related field.</li> <li>5+ years of experience designing and delivering analytics, dashboard, reporting, or decision-support solutions for clients or organizations.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience developing dashboards, reports, and analytics products using Power BI.</li> <li>Experience using Power BI, Power Query, and related tools to connect, transform, and visualize data from multiple sources.</li> <li>Working knowledge of SQL, Excel, and structured data management.</li> <li>Experience translating stakeholder requirements into dashboard features, visualizations, reporting logic, and decision-support tools.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work directly with stakeholders to define requirements, iterate solutions, and translate complex information into intuitive visual experiences.</li> <li>Experience designing analytics products with a focus on usability, stakeholder adoption, and decision support.</li> <li>Ability to synthesize complex technical, operational, financial, or programmatic information into clear insights for senior leaders.</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.</li> <li>Experience supporting federal, defense, or national security clients preferred.</li> <li>Active Secret clearance preferred; ability to obtain or maintain a clearance may be required.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Technical Skills</strong></p> <ul> <li>Power BI</li> <li>Power Query</li> <li>DAX</li> <li>Power Apps</li> <li>Power Automate</li> <li>SharePoint and Microsoft ecosystem data integration</li> <li>Microsoft 365</li> <li>Basic SQL</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Preferred Certifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate</li> <li>Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals</li> <li>Microsoft Certified: Azure Enterprise Data Analyst Associate</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em>Equivalent hands-on experience designing and delivering Power BI dashboards, analytics products, and client-facing decision-support solutions may substitute for certifications.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Work Schedule:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Full time, 40 hours per week</li> <li>Occasional onsite presence may be required for client meetings, presentations, or working sessions. This could include local or national travel, depending on the locations of the employee and client.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Salary: </strong>We're committed to offering competitive compensation. While the salary range for this position is&nbsp;<strong>$71,000-$97,000,</strong>&nbsp;your final offer may be adjusted based on factors like experience and location.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p> <ul> <li>$100 monthly internet/cell phone stipend</li> <li>LINK sponsored healthcare benefits including medical, dental, vision</li> <li>Company-paid Short Term Disability Insurance</li> <li>401K with employer contribution of up to 4%</li> <li>11 Federal Holidays per year&nbsp;</li> <li>15 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year&nbsp;</li> <li>Paid Holiday Time Off (Christmas Eve through the New Year)&nbsp;</li> <li>Annual bonus plan participation</li> <li>Annual profit sharing participation</li> <li>$2,000 Learning and Development program reimbursement</li> <li>Technology package that includes a LINK-owned MacBook Pro, monitor, mouse and keyboard</li> </ul> <p>EOE</p>