~40%
Microsoft Fabric Migration
Led the migration of METRO Markets' central BI platform from Power BI PPU to a centralised Microsoft Fabric F64 capacity — cutting platform cost ~40% and improving refresh performance 40–50% for large datasets.
// Business Intelligence & Analytics Lead
Alban
Salihaj
Turning complex data into trusted, decision-grade insights — enterprise BI platforms, KPI governance, and forecasting that moves boards to act.
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Available immediately · Bern, CH
01 / About
Background
Business Intelligence & Strategic Analytics Lead with 7+ years building enterprise BI platforms, defining KPI and governance frameworks, and partnering with leadership to turn complex data into trusted, decision-grade insights.
As Team Lead BI at METRO Markets, I owned the migration of the central BI platform to Microsoft Fabric F64 (~40% cost reduction, 40–50% refresh-performance gain) and the underlying governance layer — validation, lineage, access controls, and standardised datasets. I grew a self-service data citizen community from around 50 to 100+ active users in a year through training and best-practice forums, and built scenario-based forecasting and predictive models that informed weekly Commercial Board decisions and 30M+ in marketing-spend allocation.
Bern, Switzerland — Swiss B permit, German citizenship — available immediately
Key Capabilities
Analytics Leadership
BI Strategy & Roadmap
Stakeholder Alignment
Capability Development
BI Platform & Enablement
Power BI
Microsoft Fabric
DAX / Power Query
Tabular Editor
Governance & Quality
KPI Frameworks
Validation & Lineage
Access Controls
Strategic Analytics
SQL / Python
Forecasting
Predictive Modeling
02 / Key Achievements
Impact That Compounds
30M+
Forecasting & Predictive Models
Built scenario-based forecasting and predictive models covering demand, seasonality, pricing, and customer profitability — informing weekly Commercial Board decisions and 30M+ in marketing-spend allocation.
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Reverse Logistics Reporting Suite
Built a Power BI semantic model and reporting suite for the Reverse Logistics team to track returns and root causes, helping drive a 1 percentage point reduction in return rate within 3 months.
03 / Experience
Career Path
Download Resume (PDF)
11/2025 — 02/2026
Team Lead Business Intelligence, METRO Markets
Led a team of 5 BI analysts, owning the central Power BI / Fabric platform and governance for Finance, Commercial, Product, and Executive teams. Migrated the platform to Microsoft Fabric F64 and defined company-wide KPI and governance standards.
11/2023 — 10/2025
Senior BI & Data Analyst, METRO Markets
Owned the top 5 most-used company-wide datasets and dashboards (100+ daily active users). Built forecasting and predictive models informing weekly Commercial Board decisions and 30M+ marketing-spend allocation.
11/2021 — 10/2023
Data Analyst / Project Controller, METRO Markets
Automated recurring financial and sales reports, saving 25 hours monthly and shortening month-end closing by 0.5 days. Delivered ad-hoc analysis on AOV and customer segmentation.
01/2020 — 10/2021
Junior Data Analyst, TELUS International (Lionbridge)
Cleaned and aggregated 100K+ rows of data daily using Power Query and Power Pivot, reducing dataset error rates by 15–20% through validation checks.
11/2016 — 04/2020
M.Sc. Economics, Ruhr University of Bochum
Germany
10/2012 — 10/2015
B.A. Banking, Finance and Accounting, University of Prishtina
Kosovo
Technical Expertise
Microsoft BI Stack
Power BI
Microsoft Fabric (F64)
Tabular Editor
DAX / Power Query
Looker Studio
Data & Engineering
SQL
Python
dbt / Dagster
BigQuery / ClickHouse
Databricks
Standards & Methods
IBCS Reporting
Semantic Modeling
Data Modeling
Agile / Scrum
Collaboration
Jira / Confluence
Git / GitLab
MS Office Suite
Languages
AlbanianNative (C2)
EnglishFull Professional (C1)
GermanWorking (B1 → B2)
Leadership Development
My (R)evolution Talent Program — Metro AG Campus Learning
04/2024 — 04/2025
Selected for an exclusive Metro AG leadership program covering executive presence, stakeholder management, C-suite communication, and value-driven problem-solving.
04 / Contact
Let's Talk
Based in Bern, Switzerland — available immediately. Reach out directly or send a message.