Senior BI Analyst

Department:

We are Walker & Dunlop. We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.

WDTech is W&D’s in-house technology team – a group of collaborative and highly skilled technology professionals, all of whom are leading experts in real estate data, data science, and technology.

WDTech Engineering builds solutions that impact not only our products but also the people and processes across our organization. A commitment to innovation and a passion for disrupting the old-fashioned real estate industry are our highest priorities.

The Impact You Will Have

As a Senior BI Analyst, you will partner with product teams and business stakeholders to deliver trusted analytics and reporting solutions in Power BI. This role is responsible for gathering requirements, translating business needs into scalable reporting solutions, and developing high-quality semantic models, dashboards, and reports that support data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Working closely with Data Engineers, Software Engineers, and the Enterprise Business Intelligence team, you will help ensure reporting solutions are accurate, scalable, well-governed, and aligned with business priorities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders across business and product teams.
• Translate business needs into detailed reporting requirements, data definitions, and technical specifications.
• Serve as a liaison between business users, Software Engineers, Data Engineers, and BI teams to ensure alignment throughout solution delivery.
• Design, build, and maintain Power BI semantic models, reports, dashboards, and related reporting solutions.
• Develop scalable data models, measures, hierarchies, and governance-ready reporting definitions.
• Create intuitive dashboards and reporting experiences that support business decision-making and user adoption.
• Support deployment, publishing, permissions management, refresh schedules, and release coordination for Power BI solutions.
• Maintain documentation for reporting solutions, data definitions, and business logic.
• Participate in Agile development activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and standups.
• Gather user feedback and support ongoing enhancements and continuous improvement of reporting solutions.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• 6+ years of experience i