Business Analyst

Business Analyst (AI Enablement & Data Platform Services)Serve as the lead Business Analyst for the AI Ready Data initiative and AI Enablement projects under the G4-2-4 policy—"Effective Data Provisioning for Expanded AI Application." Responsible for gathering requirements across Proving Ground, Data Governance & Stewardship, and Data Quality & Observability. Translate business needs into AI-ready specifications and deliver executive presentations, business cases, and strategic documentation to accelerate AI transformation. Collaborate with AI Hub, DSG, and stakeholders to ensure data readiness, governance alignment, and scalable AI adoption.Key Accountabilities1. AI Ready Data Requirements & Documentation (35%)Lead requirements gathering across:Proving Ground: AWS sandbox, data onboarding, synthetic data, cost models, IAM/S3 integrationData Governance: classification, policies, privacy/risk checklists, stewardship rolesData Quality: profiling, completeness scoring, validation, observability, drift detectionWrite user stories, acceptance criteria (Jira/Confluence, SAFe®)Define PoC exit criteria, readiness checklists, and value validation frameworks2. AI Enablement Strategy & Governance (20%)Support 6-step AI readiness framework (objectives ? culture)Document AI operations readiness: A-DASH standardization, storage policies, process improvementsDefine data requirements for AI-friendly formats, workflows, and automationSupport Palantir Foundry evaluation: ontology, lineage, integrationsDevelop governance artifacts: responsible AI, model ownership, bias, explainability, compliance3. Executive Presentations & Strategy (20%)Create presentations for leadership, QBRs, and evaluationsBuild business cases and ROI models (including $3M AI budget)Develop AI readiness reports, maturity scorecards, and dashboardsProduce operating models, RACI, process flows, and policy updatesMaintain RAID logs and weekly status reporting4. AI Hub Collaboration & Intake (15%)Act as liaison to AI Hub and manage use-case intakeDefine intake requirements: governance checks, steward validationDocument data onboarding for AI (catalog, metadata, marketplace)Support vendor POCs and track AI pipeline (10 ? 50 themes growth target)5. DPS Cross-Project Support (10%)Support BI and data initiatives (Qlik, Power BI, Informatica, DataPower)Assist in observability tool evaluation (Datadog, IBM watsonx)Contribute to global alignment (Japan/NA operations, policy updates)Minimum Experience5+ years in Business Analysis (IT/data/analytics)2+ years in AI/ML project requirementsExperience with AWS data platforms (S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena, SageMaker)Strong background in business cases, ROI, and executive reportingAgile/SAFe® experience with Jira/ConfluenceTechnical SkillsPowerPoint, Excel, Word, VisioSQL, data catalog & metadata toolsData governance, lineage, quality, observabilityBI tools: Power BI, Qlik, TableauAI/ML concepts: lifecycle, feature engineering, synthetic data, ontology, responsible AI Omni Inclusive