AI CoE Business Architect & Analyst Lead

Ascendion; United Kingdom; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Ascendion is seeking an AI Business Analyst Manager to lead AI CoE initiatives, aligning AI with business strategy and translating complex needs into actionable AI roadmaps. You will architect agentic workflows, define behavioral specifications, and ensure compliant, transparent autonomous systems.

You will collaborate with AI Engineers, Ethics teams, and product owners to deliver end-to-end capabilities from concept to deployment, while mentoring a team of analysts and driving agile delivery.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Experience in Business Analysis, Technical Product Management, or Data Strategy.
• Operational experience with Technical Analysis including system architecture understanding.
• Proficiency in Azure (DevOps) for traceability/backlog management and Confluence for structured documentation.
• Demonstrated experience in Generative AI or Agentic systems translating business intent into structural logic.
• Strong ability to define Business Domain Models and Taxonomies.
• Proven ability to translate technical complexity into business value and communicate AI capabilities to stakeholders.
• Experience defining AI Acceptance Criteria and Golden Datasets for model validation.
• Proficiency in process modeling and visualization tools.
• Strong background in Agile methodologies and Change Management.
• Understanding of Prompt Engineering concepts to guide model behavior.
• Experience in highly regulated industries with explainability and auditability.
• Certifications such as CBAP, CSPO, SAFe or AI strategy certs.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication of data architectures to non-technical stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Lead the Definition of Agentic Workflows and intelligent autonomous processes.
• Translate business needs into clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and specs for AI features.
• Drive Technical Analysis and API/data flow mapping to support AI models.
• Translate strategic goals into Agent Behavioral Specifications and technical requirements.
• Maintain documentation including BRDs, FSDs, User Stories, Use Cases and BPMN.
• Collaborate across Dev, QA, Architecture, Product for backlog grooming and sprint planning.
• Drive AI product discovery through stakeholder workshops to identify high-impact use cases.
• Define success criteria with evaluation datasets and KPIs for Agent performance.
• Champion change management to redesign processes for agent augmentation.
• Ensure compliance with Legal and Ethical AI teams in business logic.
• Collaborate with AI Engineers, Ethical AI Managers, and Product Owners to embed rules.
• Mentor and guide a team of Business Analysts.

Kenntnisse

Business Analysis

Technical Product Management

Data Strategy

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Generative AI

Agentic systems

Business Domain Models

AI Acceptance Criteria

Process modeling

Agile methodologies

Change management

Prompt Engineering

Regulated industries

CBAP/CSPO/SAFE certifications

Ausbildung

MBA or relevant degree (Business Admin/IS/CS)

Professional certifications (CBAP/CSPO/SAFe)

Tools

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Jobbeschreibung

Ascendion is seeking an AI Business Analyst Manager to lead AI CoE initiatives, aligning AI with business strategy and translating complex needs into actionable AI roadmaps. You will architect agentic workflows, define behavioral specifications, and ensure compliant, transparent autonomous systems.

You will collaborate with AI Engineers, Ethics teams, and product owners to deliver end-to-end capabilities from concept to deployment, while mentoring a team of analysts and driving agile delivery.