Business Analyst

Business Analyst – AI & Innovation (Contract) East Rutherford, NJ, United States (On-site) Contract (4 months 12 days) Published 4 days ago POC Development Business Analysis timeline management cross - functional collaboration project management We are seeking a highly motivated Business Analyst (AI & Innovation) to bridge the gap between business stakeholders and the AI delivery team. This role will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and shaping AI-driven opportunities across the organization while supporting the execution of the organization's AI roadmap. The ideal candidate will work closely with business teams to understand challenges, gather requirements, identify high-value AI use cases, and coordinate Proof of Concepts (POCs) through implementation. This individual will play a critical role in accelerating AI adoption and ensuring business value realization from AI investments. Key Responsibilities : Partner with the AI leadership team to support execution of the enterprise AI roadmap. Align business initiatives with strategic AI priorities and transformation goals. Track AI initiatives, use cases, and innovation opportunities across departments. Assist in developing AI adoption plans, success metrics, and value realization frameworks. Business Engagement & Use Case Discovery: Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify operational challenges and opportunities for AI-driven automation and insights. Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and stakeholder interviews. Translate business problems into clearly defined AI use cases. Assess feasibility, business impact, implementation complexity, and expected ROI of AI opportunities. Proof of Concept (POC) Development: Work closely with Data Scientists, AI Engineers, Solution Architects, and Product Teams to define POC requirements. Document business requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria. Coordinate POC execution timelines, testing activities, and stakeholder feedback sessions. Measure and report POC outcomes, benefits, risks, and recommendations for scaling. Requirements & Documentation: Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for AI solutions. Create Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Requirement Documents (FRDs), user stories, process maps, and workflow documentation. Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and success criteria for AI initiatives. Maintain a repository of AI use cases, business cases, lessons learned, and best practices. Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary liaison between business teams and AI technical teams. Communicate project status, risks, dependencies, and milestones to stakeholders. Present findings, recommendations, and business cases to management and executive leadership. Drive stakeholder engagement and facilitate change management activities related to AI adoption. AI Innovation & Market Awareness: Stay informed about emerging AI technologies, GenAI platforms, Copilot solutions, AI agents, automation tools, and industry trends. Recommend innovative AI solutions aligned with business objectives. Support innovation programs, hackathons, and ideation workshops. The pay range that the employer in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $48.59/hour - $75.92/hour. Our benefits include medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations. #J-18808-Ljbffr