Team Lead, Business Intelligence

Harbor is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Team Lead – Business Intelligence to join our Financial Systems consulting team. This role combines people leadership with hands-on delivery, managing a team of BI Developers while actively contributing to client-facing engagements. The Team Lead will play a critical role in delivering high-quality financial reporting, analytics, and data-driven insights for our law firm clients. This individual will ensure strong alignment between client needs, internal standards, and technical best practices, while fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.   Harbor’s team of business and technology experts provides professional services firms with strategic consulting, software expertise, and data-driven solutions to enhance performance. We enable our clients to leverage their systems and data more effectively, helping them operate efficiently, strengthen client relationships, and improve profitability. This is a full-time, fully remote position that can be based anywhere in the United States, United Kingdom or Canada.   The Team Lead – Business Intelligence is responsible for leading a team of four BI Developers, balancing approximately 20% leadership responsibilities with 80% hands-on delivery and client utilization. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in law firm financial systems, reporting frameworks, and BI tools, along with proven leadership experience. This role requires a strong combination of technical capability, client engagement skills, and team management.   Job Duties and Responsibilities: Team Leadership & Management   Lead, mentor, and develop a team of four Business Intelligence Developers   Assign, prioritize, and monitor workloads to ensure  timely  delivery of high-quality outputs   Conduct performance management activities, including coaching, feedback, and evaluations   Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture   Client Delivery & Utilization (80%)   Act as a hands-on contributor across BI projects, including report development,  dashboard creation, semantic/tabular model design, and DAX measure development   Partner with clients and internal stakeholders to gather, refine, and translate business requirements into technical solutions   Deliver high-quality reporting and analytics solutions tailored to law firm operational needs   Ensure adherence to BI development standards, data governance practices, and documentation requirements   Financial Reporting & Analytics   Design and develop reporting solutions for key law firm financial metrics, including:   Revenue, profitability, and realization   Billing, collections, and Work in Progress (WIP)   Timekeeper performance and  utilization   Translate complex financial and operational data into clear,  actionable, well-designed reports and dashboards   Improve reporting efficiency through automation and optimized data models   Technical Oversight   Provide guidance on BI tools and technologies (e.g., Power BI,  Fa bric , SQL, data  lakes )   Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across all reporting solutions   Review and  validate  deliverables produced by team members   Support best practices  in semantic/tabular modeling, DAX, performance tuning, and solution design   Process Improvement & Innovation   Identify  opportunities to enhance reporting frameworks and analytics capabilities   Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the BI function   Stay current with emerging BI tools, trends, and law firm industry practices   Education, Experience, and Other Requirements:   7+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or a related field   2+ years of experience leading or managing technical teams   Proven experience delivering financial reporting solutions, ideally within law firms or professional services   Strong understanding of law firm financial concepts, including billing, collections, realization, and profitability   Demonstrated ability to balance leadership responsibilities with hands-on delivery   Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems , Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or  relevant  experie nce   Technical Skills   Advanced  proficiency   in Power BI/Fabric, including semantic models, DAX measure development, and well-designed reports and dashboards   Strong SQL  and dimensional data modeling  expertise , with the ability to design performant, maintainable datasets for reporting and analytics   Experience with law firm financial systems (e.g., Elite, Aderant, or similar)   Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and ETL processes   Strong sense  of report design, including visual aesthetics, usability, layout, and functional alignment with business workflows   Familiarity with BI security concepts, including row-level security, workspace permissions, and controlled data access   Other Requirements   Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities   Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders   High level  of attention to detail and commitment to quality   Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively   Comfortable working in a client-facing, consulting environment   Authorized to work in   country   of residence without restriction or sponsorship   About Us: Harbor is the preeminent provider of expert services across strategy, legal technology, operations, and intelligence. Our globally integrated team of 900+ strategists, technologists, and specialists navigate alongside our clients – leading law firms, corporations, and their law departments – to provide essential resources and invaluable insights. Anchored in a rich heritage of deep knowledge, steadfast relationships, and mutual respect, our unwavering dedication lie