Description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A& M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A& M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A& M.

The Team

The Associate Director, Performance Development Product & Analytics (Power Apps / Power BI) is a hands-on product builder responsible for delivering Performance Development products and analytics across the full solution stack, in close partnership with Global People Operations (GPO) Performance Development (PD) Leadership and in active collaboration with the Business Intelligence Unit (BIU).

This role serves as a senior hands-on delivery lead and product builder, working side by side with GPO PD Leadership to shape requirements, define functional design, and translate PD strategy and design intent into working solutions. The Associate Director is responsible for the hands-on build, configuration, iteration, and continuous improvement of PD Power Apps and Power BI products, ensuring delivered functionality reflects agreed PD design decisions and user experience expectations.

Product delivery is executed within BIU-established frameworks, architectural standards, and delivery practices, ensuring enterprise alignment while maintaining product ownership within GPO PD. The Associate Director acts as a key integrator between GPO PD leadership vision, functional design needs, and executable product solutions.

Delivery is supported through collaboration with PD Managers and GCC resources, who provide coordination, QA/UAT, documentation, and operational enablement. The Associate Director retains ownership of build execution and delivery outcomes, partnering closely with BIU on delivery alignment and technical considerations, while working in tight alignment with GPO PD Leadership on requirements, functionality, and prioritization.

How you will contribute

Partnership with GPO Performance Development Leadership

(Requirements, Design & Functionality)

• Partner closely with GPO PD Leadership to shape requirements, define functional needs, and confirm design intent across PD products and analytics.
• Translate PD leadership direction into clear functional designs, user journeys, and build decisions.
• Facilitate iterative design discussions to validate scope, usability, and feature trade-offs.
• Ensure delivered solutions align with agreed expectations for functionality, experience, and outcomes.

Hands-On Product Ownership & Delivery

• Act as a hands-on builder and delivery owner for PD Power Apps and Power BI solutions.
• Build, configure, enhance, and maintain PD products from initial implementation through ongoing optimization.
• Validate and shape data inputs used in Power BI and Power Apps solutions, partnering with BIU as needed to ensure accuracy, integrity, and alignment to enterprise data sources.
• Support the full product lifecycle, incorporating PD leadership feedback across design, build, test, release, and enhancement phases.
• Ensure PD tools effectively support core performance processes (e.g., goals, mid-year, year-end, project feedback, moderation, analytics).

BIU Partnership & Framework Alignment

• Deliver products in close partnership with BIU, operating within defined enterprise frameworks, architectural standards, security controls, and delivery practices.
• Coordinate with BIU on integrations, environments, dependencies, and release considerations.
• Balance PD functional ownership with enterprise standards to ensure solutions are scalable, compliant, and sustainable.

Delivery Enablement & Governance

• Partner with PD Manager and team to support coordination, requirements documentation, and delivery planning.
• Engage GCC resources for intake triage, QA/UAT execution, documentation, and operational readiness.
• Operate within a clearly defined delivery model, with distinct but complementary accountabilities
• PD Leadership sets direction and priorities
• This role owns product build and delivery execution
• PD Manager and GCC resources enable and support delivery through shared services and expertise
• Uphold quality, testing, and release discipline aligned with PD and BIU standards and expectations.

Technical & Platform Requirements

• Advanced Power BI expertise, including dashboard design, data modeling, and performance optimization, with the ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, enterprise-ready analytics solutions.
• SQL proficiency required, with demonstrated experience querying data directly to validate sources, shape datasets, and ensure accuracy of reporting and analytics outputs (beyond visualization-only development).
• Power Apps proficiency, with hands-on experience designing and delivering end-to-end Canvas Power Apps-from requirements gathering and solution design through build, testing, and implementation.
• Experience with Canvas Apps is preferred given current enterprise constraints and platform considerations.
• Familiarity with Model-Driven Apps and Dataverse is beneficial, though not required.
• End-to-end solution ownership, including requirements gathering, documentation, design, build, testing, implementation, and ongoing maintenance
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform standards and best practices; relevant Microsoft certifications (e.g., Power Apps, Power Platform) are a plus, though practical, hands-on delivery experience is the primary requirement.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with BIU, PD Team Members, and GCC resources to ensure technical solutions align with enterprise frameworks while meeting PD-specific needs.
• Demonstrated experience operating beyond low-code tooling, including data querying, validation, and troubleshooting to support accurate and reliable analytics and application behavior.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Proven experience as a hands-on product builder delivering solutions using Power Apps and Power BI.
• Experience partnering closely with senior business or functional leaders to shape requirements and define functionality.
• Ability to translate strategy and design intent into practical, usable product solutions.
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle delivery: discovery, requirements shaping, build, testing, release, and iteration.
• Experience operating within enterprise frameworks while maintaining business-led product ownership.

Critical Capabilities for Success

• Requirements Co-Creation: Skilled at working with leadership to refine needs and clarify scope.
• Design-to-Build Translation: Comfortable converting conceptual design into concrete functionality.
• Hands-On Delivery: Confident building, configuring, and iterating products personally.
• Partnership Mindset: Works collaboratively with BIU and enablement teams without relinquishing PD ownership.
• Judgment & Trade-Offs: Able to navigate competing priorities and propose practical solutions.

Your journey at A& M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A& M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD& D, and disability coverages at rates determined periodically as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A& M's benefits programs.

The salary range is $140, 000 - $160, 000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A& M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.