Business Analyst - AI
Strategic Staffing Solutions, Saint Louis, MO, United States
Business Analyst - AI Center of Excellence
Location:
St. Louis, MO (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
Duration:
12-Month Contract (Potential for Full-Time Conversion)
W2 pay rate:
$52-$67/hr - medical benefits available - our client does not allow c2c or 1099 consultants so you will be a W2 employee of Strategic Staffing Solutions.
1 year contract with opportunity for extension and potential conversion
3 days onsite in St. Louis, MO 63103 per week and 2 days working remotely.
About The Position
The Business Analyst – AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE) supports the successful adoption and scaling of artificial intelligence by translating business ideas into clearly defined, decision‑ready AI initiatives. This role serves as a central point of analysis and coordination for business‑driven AI demand, ensuring ideas progress effectively from intake through prioritization and executive decision‑making.
The Senior Business Analyst partners closely with business stakeholders, AI CoE leadership, and the AI Steering Committee (AI SteerCo) to clarify objectives, assess value and readiness, and position AI initiatives to deliver measurable business outcomes. While the role collaborates with governance and compliance partners, its primary focus is business clarity, enablement, momentum, and value realization, rather than enforcement or control.
Key responsibilities include:
Serves as the primary intake and coordination point for enterprise AI ideas and initiatives, working with business teams to capture objectives, value hypotheses, scope, and readiness.
Organizes and maintains a transparent enterprise AI intake pipeline that clearly reflects status, ownership, priorities, and next steps
Supports AI CoE leadership in structuring and preparing prioritization materials based on business value, readiness, dependencies, and strategic alignment
Maintains the enterprise AI use‑case portfolio, tracking initiative status, sequencing, key milestones, and decision outcomes
Prepares clear, concise, decision‑ready materials for AI Steering Committee (AI SteerCo) discussions, including summaries of value, progress, risks, and open items
Facilitates communication between business sponsors, AI CoE leadership, and AI SteerCo to ensure decisions, expectations, and follow‑up actions are clearly understood
Tracks executive decisions and action items through completion, ensuring outcomes are visible and communicated
Acts as a central communication hub for enterprise AI activity, providing consistent updates on pipeline health, progress, themes, and emerging issues
Coordinates with governance, risk, legal, privacy, cybersecurity, and architecture partners to integrate required reviews efficiently into the AI workflow
Identifies recurring intake, prioritization, and execution challenges and works with AI CoE leadership to continuously improve the operating model
Supports enterprise adoption of AI by reducing confusion, duplication, and stalled initiatives and by promoting clarity and consistency across teams
Other Skills, Strengths, and Knowledge
Demonstrated knowledge of artificial intelligence concepts, analytics, and data‑driven solutions, with the ability to assess business applicability, value drivers, and readiness (hands‑on model development not required)
Strong ability to organize ambiguous ideas into structured, actionable information
Proven organizational and prioritization skills across competing initiatives and stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive‑ready materials
Comfort working across business, technical, and governance teams with differing objectives
A collaborative, facilitative style that builds trust and momentum rather than bureaucracy
Confidence engaging with senior leaders while maintaining a service‑oriented mindset
Ability to identify patterns, bottlenecks, and opportunities for continuous improvement
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Location:
St. Louis, MO (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
Duration:
12-Month Contract (Potential for Full-Time Conversion)
W2 pay rate:
$52-$67/hr - medical benefits available - our client does not allow c2c or 1099 consultants so you will be a W2 employee of Strategic Staffing Solutions.
1 year contract with opportunity for extension and potential conversion
3 days onsite in St. Louis, MO 63103 per week and 2 days working remotely.
About The Position
The Business Analyst – AI Center of Excellence (AI CoE) supports the successful adoption and scaling of artificial intelligence by translating business ideas into clearly defined, decision‑ready AI initiatives. This role serves as a central point of analysis and coordination for business‑driven AI demand, ensuring ideas progress effectively from intake through prioritization and executive decision‑making.
The Senior Business Analyst partners closely with business stakeholders, AI CoE leadership, and the AI Steering Committee (AI SteerCo) to clarify objectives, assess value and readiness, and position AI initiatives to deliver measurable business outcomes. While the role collaborates with governance and compliance partners, its primary focus is business clarity, enablement, momentum, and value realization, rather than enforcement or control.
Key responsibilities include:
Serves as the primary intake and coordination point for enterprise AI ideas and initiatives, working with business teams to capture objectives, value hypotheses, scope, and readiness.
Organizes and maintains a transparent enterprise AI intake pipeline that clearly reflects status, ownership, priorities, and next steps
Supports AI CoE leadership in structuring and preparing prioritization materials based on business value, readiness, dependencies, and strategic alignment
Maintains the enterprise AI use‑case portfolio, tracking initiative status, sequencing, key milestones, and decision outcomes
Prepares clear, concise, decision‑ready materials for AI Steering Committee (AI SteerCo) discussions, including summaries of value, progress, risks, and open items
Facilitates communication between business sponsors, AI CoE leadership, and AI SteerCo to ensure decisions, expectations, and follow‑up actions are clearly understood
Tracks executive decisions and action items through completion, ensuring outcomes are visible and communicated
Acts as a central communication hub for enterprise AI activity, providing consistent updates on pipeline health, progress, themes, and emerging issues
Coordinates with governance, risk, legal, privacy, cybersecurity, and architecture partners to integrate required reviews efficiently into the AI workflow
Identifies recurring intake, prioritization, and execution challenges and works with AI CoE leadership to continuously improve the operating model
Supports enterprise adoption of AI by reducing confusion, duplication, and stalled initiatives and by promoting clarity and consistency across teams
Other Skills, Strengths, and Knowledge
Demonstrated knowledge of artificial intelligence concepts, analytics, and data‑driven solutions, with the ability to assess business applicability, value drivers, and readiness (hands‑on model development not required)
Strong ability to organize ambiguous ideas into structured, actionable information
Proven organizational and prioritization skills across competing initiatives and stakeholders
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive‑ready materials
Comfort working across business, technical, and governance teams with differing objectives
A collaborative, facilitative style that builds trust and momentum rather than bureaucracy
Confidence engaging with senior leaders while maintaining a service‑oriented mindset
Ability to identify patterns, bottlenecks, and opportunities for continuous improvement
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