Business Intelligence Consultant & Strategy, Enablement & Governance

Business Intelligence Consultant

Role Summary

The Business Intelligence Consultant – Strategy,Enablement & Governance is responsible for ensuring that businessintelligence is defined correctly, adopted consistently, governed effectively,and used to run the business.

This role owns the “why” and the “so what” of BI translatingbusiness objectives into clear KPI frameworks, operating cadences, andgovernance models that enable leaders to make decisions and drive execution. This role partners closely with BI Engineering & Data Foundations to ensureinsights are trusted, actionable, and embedded into daily operations.

It is a strategic translator, orchestrator, and enabler of arepeatable management system.

Key Responsibilities

BI Strategy & Insight Definition

• Translate business objectives into clear, actionable KPI frameworks aligned to leadership priorities

• Define success measures, decision thresholds, and escalation paths

• Ensure metrics answer meaningful business questions, not just reporting requests

Enablement & Adoption

• Drive adoption of BI tools, dashboards, and insights across leadership and operational teams

• Design and facilitate operating cadences (performance reviews, business reviews, huddles) that embed data into how the business runs

• Build and maintain enablement hubs (e.g., SharePoint) with playbooks, definitions, and training resources

Governance & Standards

• Own BI governance, including:

• Metric definitions and alignment

• Usage standards

• Change control and decision rights

• Partner with BI Engineering to validate requirements, confirm delivery meets intent, and enforce governance

• Prevent metric drift, rework, and “whose number is right” debates

Stakeholder Partnership

• Serve as the primary BI partner to leadership and key stakeholders

• Lead structured requirements gathering and prioritization

• Navigate ambiguity while maintaining alignment to strategy and standards

Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate effectiveness of BI usage and decision-making

• Identify gaps in adoption, understanding, or execution

• Continuously refine frameworks, cadences, and governance models

How This Role Works with BI Engineering

This role operates in a co-ownership handshake model:

• Strategy, Enablement & Governance owns:

• Business problem definition

• KPI intent and usage

• Adoption, governance, and operating rhythms

• Engineering & Data Foundations owns:

• Technical design and implementation

• Data models, pipelines, and performance

Collaboration occurs at:

• Requirements translation

• Delivery validation

• Governance enforcement

Skills & Experience

• Experience in BI, performance management, analytics enablement, or related fields

• Strong systems thinking and ability to translate strategy into measurable outcomes

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills

• Comfort operating in ambiguity and influencing without direct authority

• Familiarity with BI platforms (e.g., Power BI) sufficient to partner effectively with technical teams

Success Looks Like

• Leaders trust and use BI to make decisions

• Dashboards are actively adopted, not ignored

• Metrics are consistent across teams

• BI supports a repeatable management system, not heroics

CBREEmployee Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

• Disability benefit program

• 401k company matching

• Paid time off and holidays

• Company paid life insurance

• Pet insurance

• Paid parental leave

Why CBRE?

We invest inour employees’ development. The core of our strategy is the view thatdevelopment happens through three key activities: on-the-job learning, coachingand formal training. We provide employees with resources that support them indeveloping skills to enhance performance in their current role as well as forfuture roles.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $120,000 annually and the maximum salary for this position is $135,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates may also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application