Power BI/Data Analyst (Contractor, Remote, US)

Lateral stands for technology excellence. We’re a profitable, award-winning design and technology company with over 20 years of experience launching bold ventures and transforming businesses. A globally distributed team of 200+ experts united by a shared purpose: the continuous pursuit of quality. Our clients come to us for results, quality and craft - and stay because we keep raising the bar. We do things differently at Lateral Our mission is simple: design and build great products. What sets us apart isn’t just the talent of our team - it’s the way we work: We Have A Bias For Action & Results. We are doers - we spot the gaps, connect the dots, anticipate what’s around the corner and take action. We move fast, stay focused, and let the results - not the effort - speak for themselves. We Work On Time, On Budget, On Quality Discipline is our edge - a commitment we make to each other, to our clients, and to the standards we hold ourselves to We Care Deeply. We care about our work and about each other. Care Is A Competitive Advantage. Every detail matters. Every design, every line of code, every decision. Thoughtful by default. We Do Things Right - Because It’s the Right Thing to Do Right over easy. Integrity isn’t up for negotiation. We hold the bar high even when no one’s watching. We take pride in doing great work the right way - not the easy way. We Keep Improving The best teams keep improving and we’re never done learning. We iterate. We reflect on what’s working and what’s not. Feedback fuels us, we receive it openly, and adapt quickly. Progress over perfection. We’re Obsessed With Agility, Not The Agile Manifesto We don’t chase dogma or rituals - we chase momentum. We adapt processes to fit problems, not the other way around. We Take Ownership Everyone leads something here. You will have room to run with ideas, and the trust to execute. That trust is built on how you show up: thinking things through, sweating the details, and following through. What You’ll Do As a Power BI/Data Analyst at Lateral, you will: • Design and Build Dashboards: Create and maintain insightful, visually compelling dashboards and reports in Power BI. You’ll gather requirements from stakeholders and translate business needs into interactive reports that drive decision-making. Expect to iterate on designs and refine visuals to tell clear data stories. • Perform Data Modeling & Analytics: Develop robust data models and analytical workflows to support reporting and deeper analysis. This includes shaping and transforming data (using Power Query, SQL, or Python) to ensure reliable, analyzable datasets. You’ll define relationships, calculations, and measures (DAX) that yield accurate insights. • Partner with Stakeholders: Work directly with clients and team members to understand key business questions and KPIs. Throughout the full project lifecycle, you’ll translate business needs into data solutions. You will explain your analyses and dashboards clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring insights are understood and actionable. • Ensure Data Quality and Integrity: Take ownership of data accuracy end-to-end. You’ll validate and test data, troubleshoot discrepancies, and implement checks so that every report is trusted. Maintain documentation of data definitions and assumptions. At every step, uphold best practices for data governance and security. • Optimize and Iterate: Continuously improve the performance and usability of our analytics solutions. You’ll optimize SQL queries and Power BI data models for efficiency, ensuring quick load times and up-to-date data. Incorporate feedback from users to enhance functionality and refine metrics as needs evolve. • Contribute to Data Strategy: Look beyond immediate requests to identify new opportunities where data can add value. You might research emerging BI features, propose new analytics methodologies, or develop internal tools to push our data capabilities forward. We expect you to think strategically about how to leverage data for maximum impact. • Improve Yourself and the Team: During times you’re not assigned to a client project, you won’t be idle. You might build internal analytics tools, research new technologies or techniques (e.g., a new Azure analytics service or Python library), or help with recruiting and mentoring. You’ll help push our data craft and capabilities forward. • Mentor and Share Knowledge: Lead by example in fostering a data-driven culture. You will support junior analysts (formally or informally), offer constructive feedback on their work, and share best practices in data analysis, visualization design, and data storytelling. You’ll help cultivate a thoughtful, kind, and continuously learning team culture. How We Measure Success In This Role In the first two weeks • You’ve set up all necessary access to databases, Power BI, and Azure resources, and made your first meaningful contribution (for example, fixing a report, creatin