Business Analyst (AI Enablement & Data Platform Services)

Position: Business Analyst (AI Enablement & Data Platform Services)

Location: Torrance, CA(On site)

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Job Purpose:

* 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 Accountabilities:

AI Ready Data Requirements & Documentation (35%)

* Lead requirements gathering across:

* Proving Ground: AWS sandbox, data onboarding, synthetic data, cost models, IAM/S3 integration

* Data Governance: classification, policies, privacy/risk checklists, stewardship roles

* Data Quality: profiling, completeness scoring, validation, observability, drift detection

* Write user stories, acceptance criteria (Jira/Confluence, SAFe®)

* Define PoC exit criteria, readiness checklists, and value validation frameworks

AI Enablement Strategy & Governance (20%)

* Support 6-step AI readiness framework (objectives → culture)

* Document AI operations readiness: A-DASH standardization, storage policies, process improvements

* Define data requirements for AI-friendly formats, workflows, and automation

* Support Palantir Foundry evaluation: ontology, lineage, integrations

* Develop governance artifacts: responsible AI, model ownership, bias, explainability, compliance

Executive Presentations & Strategy (20%)

* Create presentations for leadership, QBRs, and evaluations

* Build business cases and ROI models (including $3M AI budget)

* Develop AI readiness reports, maturity scorecards, and dashboards

* Produce operating models, RACI, process flows, and policy updates

* Maintain RAID logs and weekly status reporting

AI Hub Collaboration & Intake (15%)

* Act as liaison to AI Hub and manage use-case intake

* Define intake requirements: governance checks, steward validation

* Document data onboarding for AI (catalog, metadata, marketplace)

* Support vendor POCs and track AI pipeline (10 → 50 themes growth target)

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 Experience:

* 5+ years in Business Analysis (IT/data/analytics)

* 2+ years in AI/ML project requirements

* Experience with AWS data platforms (S3, Redshift, Glue, Athena, SageMaker)

* Strong background in business cases, ROI, and executive reporting

* Agile/SAFe® experience with Jira/Confluence

Technical Skills:

* PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Visio

* SQL, data catalog & metadata tools

* Data governance, lineage, quality, observability

* BI tools: Power BI, Qlik, Tableau

* AI/ML concepts: lifecycle, feature engineering, synthetic data, ontology, responsible AI

If interested, Please share your updated resume and let me know your best time to discuss further.

Thanks & Regards,

Karunakar Aakiti

Resource Specialist

[email protected]

Yochana Solutions INC.