Business Analyst - AI Solutions and Python

Business Analyst - AI Solutions and Python9 months Remote Inside IR35

My client a top Global company are currently looking to recruit Business Analyst with AI Solutions and Python to join their team on a contract basis. Please note if successful you will need to set up via an Umbrella Company/PAYE. To flourish in this role, the ideal candidate will be self-starting with a discovery mindset, able to work through ambiguity to quickly create structure and success by applying a career's worth of knowledge in Business Analysis and software development. The ideal candidate is also comfortable with managing large groups of very senior stakeholders, including networking, presenting and coaching to ensure the proper embedding of their deliverables

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver AI specific Business Analysis methodologies and guidance in the form of document templates and runbooks that can be immediately utilised throughout project lifecycles
• Lead discovery workshops and end-user interviews to uncover and document true customer needs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, document, and analyse business requirements for Al projects.
• Creation and maintenance of key artefacts such as Empathy Maps, User Personas & Business Process Models
• Through close business consultation, owns the clarity and direction of specific analytical investigations, projects and requests for substantial change, always mindful of the wider strategy
• Balance an innovative mindset with technical considerations throughout, working with the team to build feasibility prototypes which in turn can be efficiently leveraged for wider scaling and impact
• Business end-user support, training, creating training materials and change management in relation to understanding and intercepting key principals a user centric design approach
• Responding to business requests for ad-hoc analysis and higher analytics, own the design, development, and maintenance of ongoing analysis to drive intelligent, well informed business decisions
• Assist in the testing and validation of Al solutions to guarantee that they meet business needs and specifications.
• Support Product Owners within the business to interpret findings and the creation of a robust and living Solution Backlog, presented as User Stories.

Experience and Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience of Business Analysis with large corporations working on software development projects and programmes
• BS or equivalent degree with academic courses in quantitative methods, economics or finance, or evidence of career learnings and qualifications
• Demonstrable experience in successfully applying methodologies including Design Thinking, Six Sigma & Human-Centric Design
• Demonstrable proficiency in requirement gathering, documentation, and project management tools.
• Demonstrable experience working and collaborating with very senior business colleagues and stakeholders
• CBPP from the ABPMP or similar qualification is high advantageous
• Experience in Life Sciences, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals highly advantageous
• Experience of programming languages (e.g. R, Python) is advantageous
• Experience with Palantir Foundry & AIP is advantageous

Competencies

• A career history that demonstrates partial or complete ownership of establishing BA best practice in a software development environment
• A solid, demonstrable understanding of Artificial Intelligence capabilities, such as familiarity with large language models, machine learning algorithms and the principles of data-driven decision making is mandatory for this role
• Expert analytical, problem-solving skills and second order thinking with a willingness to challenge constructively
• Ability to independently frame business questions, formulate a methodology and manage against project timelines and deliverables
• Ability to analyse data and identify impactful results to create a compelling fact-based business story
• High attention to detail with impeccable knowledge management and record keeping skills
• Ability to move easily between strategic to operational and tactical thinking across different stakeholder groups
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively in multifunctional teams and very senior stakeholders
• Ability to influence, partner, challenge thinking and gain credibility with internal stakeholders
• Customer and marketplace focused and driven by the importance of business results
• Ability to build strong cross functional, collaborative working relationships with very senior stakeholders
• Ability to think creatively and having the experience and competency to initiate new projects from a blank sheet of paper to cross divisional implementation
• Team player who is skilled at influencing others and facilitating discussions
• Structured approach to problem solving in complex and ambiguous situations
• Ability to manage multiple projects within a complex and changing environment
• Ability to prepare and deliver complex data and analysis, and portraying data stories to a non-technical, but highly business focused audience, including but not limited to senior stakeholders and key decision makers

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