Microsoft Power BI Experts in Austria
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Alexander P.
Last position:
Owner & Lecturer at Artellico / Own company for AI governance and data products
- Consulting and interim management at the intersection of IT operations and regulation
- Impact assessment and implementation planning for NISG 2026 and the EU AI Act, including risk management and reporting and evidence processes
- Training for governing bodies and employees on regulatory obligations
- Teaching assignments in Data & Information Management and Human-Machine Interaction at Hochschule Burgenland, since 2023
- Supervision of Master's theses and participation on examination boards
- Industry talks for businesses and educational institutions
- Design and development of data and AI products, platforms and pipelines
- Privacy-first architectures and Zero-Knowledge encryption, cloud-native on EU infrastructure
- Integration with bank account systems using SEPA direct debit mandates and message formats under ISO 20022 (pain.008, camt.053)
- MLOps and AIOps in live operations
- Own applications under my own brand: shared codebase, separate deployment for each target device
- AI-assisted software development (vibe-coding), complete agentic pipelines, code generation, implementation, automated testing, CI/CD and release cycles
- Professional publications on the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, CRA and CER as an integrated governance system
- Professional publications on data sovereignty, cloud economics and industrial image processing
- AI governance / compliance: data quality, Responsible AI, EU AI Act readiness, risk classification, AI ethics
Claus E.
Last position:
Senior Project Manager at Aconext Engineering GmbH
- Management of complex projects in technology-driven and regulated environments
- Overall responsibility for the planning, management and implementation of projects across multiple departments
- Responsibility for budget, resources, timelines, and risk and change management
- Leadership and coordination of interdisciplinary project teams of up to 25 employees
- Central interface between clients, specialist departments, external partners and management
- Establishment of structured project and reporting processes for transparent management
- Ensuring the on-time implementation of projects in demanding and regulated project environments.
Thomas P.
Last position:
Change Manager / AI-driven Finance Transformation at Agrana
Organizational Change Management for the strategic setup of a hybrid GBS rollout as part of a global, AI-driven Finance Transformation. End-to-end management of the OCM architecture in a highly complex on-, near-, and offshore partner setup [IN, PL, RO]. Successful completion of Phase 1 (Initial Strategy) and strategic pausing by the Executive Board after the early disclosure of critical vendor-side OPEX risks
Systemic Baseline Assessment & Stakeholder Diagnostics: Evaluation of the global organization and analysis of the process landscape across 21 countries [AT, DE, CH, FR, UK, SI, RO, UA, RU, US, CD, CN, AR, MX, ZA, IN, JP] to precisely determine change requirements
Architecting the OCM Strategy & Master Roadmap: Independent development of a comprehensive, AI-centered Change Roadmap for end-to-end management of all change initiatives across every project phase
Data Quality & AI Agent Risk Mitigation: Auditing of Process Data Repositories (Celonis analysis); prevention of the ingestion of 58% synthetic training data to safeguard AI model reliability amid geopolitical supply chain tensions
GBS Vendor BAFO Triage & Contractual Commitment: Critical review of Tier-1 vendor pitches and contractual commitment to a reduced Non-STP rate (from 7% to 4%) to avoid extreme manual rework with a planned FTE reduction (-63%)
Executive Enablement & Board Alignment: Design of the GBS Transformation Executive Board Deck to strategically enable C-level executives and transparently present completely overlooked AI tokenization costs
Targeted Change Communications & Engagement: Design and development of audience-specific communication measures to align the highly diverse, globally distributed stakeholder network
Adoption Velocity & Resistance Measurement: Engineering of quantitative measurement tools (Pulse Check Survey) using Behavioral Dyads to identify resistance based on data and ensure sustainable success measurement
Results:
- Avoidance of disruptive misallocations: Stopping the ingestion of 58% synthetic AI-agent training data after discovering only 42% compatibility with existing processes, preventing critical GBS cascade errors
- Significant OPEX & effort reduction: Reduction of the Non-STP rate in Tier-1 vendor BAFOs from 7% to 4% alongside an impending 63% Finance-FTE reduction; avoidance of thousands of time-consuming manual correction processes
- 100% Delivery of the OCM architecture & ROI protection: Delivery of all OCM artifacts (Change Roadmap, Comms Plan, Executive Board Deck, Pulse Check Survey) and protection of ROI by identifying incalculable LLM runtime token costs
Garrett T.
Last position:
Transformation Advisor for SAP at Garrett Tedeman, CPA LLC
Independent practice serving clients in SAC-P and AI-enabled FP&A transformation, including financial model development for PE firm engagements, data cleansing with PowerQuery, workflow automation Claude Cowork, SAC-P scoping task-based assignments (Micro1.ai & Mercor.ai), and SAP partner network development.
- 2026 – Completed significant upgrade training for Positioning Business AI and SAP Cloud ALM Workshop (In-Person). Live Demos • SAC-P & Excel-Based Reports • Claude Partner • SAP Partner#: 1961209 (OE – Build)
- Fall 2026 – New effort to re-train/update past FI/CO, SAP BPC, SAP Platform to S/4 Finance & Core G/L Accounting
- 2026 – Upskilling for Transformation Toolchain. In-Person Workshops: Cloud ALM & SAP BTP • Joule Demo(s)
- 2025 – FP&A processes • Datasphere & Business Data Cloud • Team Workshops for AI • Toolchain & SAP Cloud ALM
- 2024 – Built key credentials on Deloitte S4 Experience • Group Reporting and SAC-P
Matthias K.
Last position:
Requirements Engineer & Business Analyst at Media Company
Analysis of existing work, information and decision-making processes.
Identification and prioritization of suitable use cases for AI agents.
Elicitation of functional and non-functional requirements.
Design of collaboration between users and AI agents, including control and escalation mechanisms.
Support for the implementation of the AI agents and adapted keyboard hardware.
Business target vision for the AI-first transformation.
Structured and prioritized requirements for implementation.
Defined roles, interactions and control points between people and AI agents.
Preparation for the gradual automation of productive work processes.
Techstack: AI agents, LLMs, agent orchestration, RAG, APIs, automation, hardware
Karl F.
Last position:
Managing Director at ONECEPT GmbH
Octavian G.
Last position:
Oracle DWH Analyst at Infomotion Gmbh
Oracle PL/SQL, Oracle SQL, ITIL
Christina D.
Last position:
Community Manager Social Intranet at Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK)
- Support for the introduction of new digital exchange and communication structures as part of an organization-wide transformation project
- Conception, setup, and operational management of Viva Engage communities within the intranet as part of the rollout of new digital exchange and communication formats
- Planning and support of the pilot phase and the initial operational phase, including feedback and optimization loops
- Onboarding and enablement of employees and leaders in the use of new digital exchange formats
- Development of change management and activation measures to drive participation and adoption
- Moderation of discussions and creation of guidelines, FAQs, and netiquette
- Editorial and content strategy, including leadership communication
- Adaptation and implementation of central concepts and communication guidelines to organization-specific requirements
- Monitoring, reporting, and derivation of optimization measures
- Coordination with IT, data protection, communications, and business units
Stefan D.
Last position:
BI Consultant in Controlling at Reutter GmbH
- Extraction, transformation, and cleansing of data from Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Creation of sales reports in Power BI
- Training employees in business intelligence
- Technologies: Power BI, SQL, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Elija L.
Last position:
Fujitsu Deutschland
- Supporting and helping shape the development and further development of a company-wide HUB system in the Fujitsu environment for integrating a wide range of data sources and applications in an international context
- Design and implementation of data modeling, ETL processes, reporting, and data quality management
Stefania D.
Last position:
Data Engineer at Storebox
Tech: AWS (Glue, Lambda, Redshift), Airflow, PostgreSQL, Python, PySpark, Metabase, Power BI
Delivered: Analytics-Ready Data Models • Legacy SQL to Cloud ETL Migration • Dynamic Pricing Engine
- Owned and evolved the company data warehouse end-to-end — from ingestion to transformation to analytics-ready dimensional data models on AWS Redshift.
- Collaborated with Analysts, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable dimensional data models that enable self-serve analytics and streamline dashboarding in Metabase and Power BI.
- Architected end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines on AWS (Glue, Lambda, Redshift) using Python and PySpark, orchestrated with Apache Airflow (MWAA) for reliability and observability.
- Defined and enforced data quality standards and governance practices across pipelines and the core data layer.
- Led migration of legacy SQL infrastructure into scalable AWS Glue pipelines with distributed PySpark processing, eliminating bottlenecks and reducing downtime.
- Developed a dynamic pricing engine applying automated promotional discounts based on occupancy rates, competitor pricing, and location performance tiers.
- Designed schema mappings to ingest MongoDB data into structured relational systems (Redshift/PostgreSQL).
Immo M.
Last position:
Interim Manager/Management Consultant at Austrian regional energy supplier
Further development of the data analytics system landscape based on MS Power BI
- Concept and development of ETL processes, primary data source SAP IS/U incl. extraction via Theobald extractors to Azure Synapse, support with SAP S/4 conversion
- Support in the concept and development of data models in Azure Synapse Analytics
- Gathering and implementation of requirements in the data analytics area from internal business units
- Identification, documentation and analysis of existing as well as cross-functional processes
- Data definition, data modeling & preparation as well as source selection for merging data from differently structured data sources
- Design of reports and dashboards based on MS Power BI
- Transfer of reporting processes from existing structures to MS Power BI Premium (PPU)
- Hands-on development and implementation of analyses, reports and dashboards based on Microsoft Power BI
- Power Apps for write-back processes from Power BI Premium to Azure SQL DB
- Power BI support as part of the SAP S/4 conversion
- Cooperation with internal business units and external development partners
- Coaching/training, documentation, development processes
Laura H.
Last position:
Sr. BI Consultant & Project Manager at Multivariata
- Project Lead, Sr. BI Expert, Data Scientist, Automation Engineer for Marketing Analytics | Customer Insights (retail, e-commerce)
- Product Manager: Asset Metadata Ingest & Provide
- Product Owner Business Intelligence – responsible for 2 teams: cloud data engineering, data warehouse (logistics)
- Product Owner for setting up a reporting platform on Azure & Power BI (finance)
Jochen H.
Last position:
Interim CFO CEE Region at PE Portfolio company in the FMCG Industry
Harald W.
Last position:
Development of visual concept at Medienhaus K&T Verlag
Development of a visual concept for the digital representation of Medienhaus K&T Verlag
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Power BI
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
3.7 years
Positions per freelancer
10
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
81%
Doctorate
3%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using Microsoft Power BI
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Microsoft Power BI experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (74%)
- Manufacturing (51%)
- Professional Services (49%)
- Banking and Finance (43%)
- Retail (43%)
- Education (29%)
- Transportation (29%)
- Media and Entertainment (29%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Power BI does
Microsoft Power BI is a business intelligence suite for connecting data, modelling relationships and presenting interactive reports. Companies use Power BI Desktop, the Power BI service and mobile apps to turn information from finance, sales, operations and customer systems into decisions. Its semantic models let business users explore governed data without rebuilding every analysis.
Core ecosystem
Power BI works across the Microsoft data ecosystem and connects to many external sources. Strong specialists understand how the components fit together:
- Power BI Desktop for data preparation, modelling and report design
- Power Query for repeatable extraction and transformation
- DAX for measures, calculations and time intelligence
- Power BI Service for workspaces, apps, refresh and sharing
- Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Excel, SQL Server and cloud data platforms
Common deliverables
Experts build executive scorecards, operational dashboards, sales performance reports, financial planning views and supply chain analyses. They create reusable semantic models, drill-through experiences, row-level security and scheduled refresh processes. A well-designed solution gives each audience the right detail while preserving a consistent definition of key measures.
When to bring in experts
Freelance expertise helps when a reporting initiative must move beyond spreadsheets or when internal teams need specialist capacity. Typical triggers include:
- Replacing manual Excel reporting with governed dashboards
- Consolidating data from ERP, CRM and operational systems
- Repairing slow models, unclear measures or unreliable refreshes
- Setting up workspace governance and secure self-service analytics
- Preparing a migration toward Microsoft Fabric or Azure data services
Skills that matter
The strongest professionals combine analytical thinking with practical delivery skills. They understand dimensional modelling, Power Query, DAX performance, data gateways, deployment practices and access control. They also clarify business definitions, test totals against source systems and explain findings to people who do not work with data every day. In Austria, collaboration may involve German-speaking stakeholders alongside international teams, so clear communication matters.
Choosing the right specialist
Ask for examples of models similar to your reporting challenge, not only attractive dashboard screenshots. Check whether the specialist can explain data lineage, refresh dependencies, security decisions and the trade-offs behind visual choices. Remote delivery works well when access, documentation and review routines are agreed early; on-site workshops can help when processes and reporting definitions are still unclear.
Frequently asked questions
Everything clients usually want to know about Microsoft Power BI, in one place.
Companies use Microsoft Power BI to connect operational data, create governed models and publish interactive reports. Common applications include financial control, sales analysis, workforce planning, inventory monitoring and executive reporting.
Power BI is often chosen when a company already relies on Microsoft 365, Azure, Excel or SQL Server. Tableau and Qlik can also provide strong visual analytics, so the decision should consider data architecture, governance, user skills, licensing and the reporting experience required.
A strong Power BI specialist usually brings Power Query, DAX, dimensional modelling and SQL knowledge. Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Excel, data gateways, security and deployment processes is useful when reports must operate as part of a wider data environment.
The right level depends on the scope and condition of the data. A focused dashboard may need a specialist who can model a small set of sources, while an enterprise rollout requires Power BI expertise covering architecture, governance, security, refresh reliability and stakeholder adoption.
Yes, Microsoft Power BI work can be delivered remotely when data access, workspace ownership and review steps are defined clearly. On-site workshops may still help with requirements and data definitions, especially when Austrian teams need German-language collaboration alongside English documentation.
Ask the specialist to explain a complete solution from source data to published report. For Power BI, quality shows in reliable measures, efficient models, clear navigation, controlled access, documented refresh processes and validation against trusted business results.
Yes, Power BI experts can review model structure, DAX measures, query steps, refresh failures, workspace permissions and report usability. They can then simplify duplicated logic, improve performance and establish conventions that make future reports easier to maintain.
Freelancers working with Microsoft Power BI should expect to combine technical delivery with business discovery. Projects often involve ambiguous metric definitions, sensitive permissions and changing source systems, so documentation, stakeholder communication and disciplined testing are as important as dashboard design.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects is 108 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 867 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 81% hold at least a Master's degree, and 3% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.7 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (26%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects are Information Technology (74%), Manufacturing (51%), and Professional Services (49%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Power BI in their recent projects are Information Technology (94%), Business Intelligence (86%), and Project Management (66%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Microsoft Power BI
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
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