AI & Automation Business Analysis Specialist

Northern Trust; Limerick; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking an Associate Specialist, Business Analysis to lead analysis across complex projects and interconnected workstreams, including initiatives involving artificial intelligence, automation and emerging technologies.

The role defines the analysis approach, aligns senior and cross-functional stakeholders, coordinates activities and ensures that requirements, processes, controls, testing and implementation-readiness deliverables remain connected.

Qualifications

• Advanced Business Analysis and requirements-management capability.
• Experience leading analysis on complex, high-impact or cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong feasibility, process, control and operating-model analysis skills.
• Ability to define an effective analysis approach for complex delivery environments.
• Experience coordinating requirements across multiple projects, workstreams or stakeholder groups.
• Ability to resolve ambiguity and competing business priorities.
• Strong senior-stakeholder influence, facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Experience supporting testing, implementation and operational readiness.
• Exposure to artificial intelligence, automation, data products or emerging technology is highly desirable.
• Specialist AI-development experience is not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead Business Analysis across complex projects or interconnected workstreams.
• Define and tailor the Business Analysis approach based on complexity, value, risk and delivery method.
• Lead feasibility, process, impact and readiness assessments.
• Evaluate opportunities involving AI, automation and emerging technologies.
• Develop evidence-based options and recommendations.
• Plan and facilitate complex workshops with senior and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Lead the development and validation of: business and functional requirements; epics and user stories; acceptance criteria; process, data and control requirements; operating-model and readiness deliverables; assumptions, risks and dependencies; traceability and success measures.
• Coordinate analysis input into test strategy, business scenarios, defect analysis and acceptance.
• Lead analysis supporting pilot design, implementation readiness, adoption and value measurement.

Skills

Business Analysis

Requirements management

Stakeholder facilitation

Agile delivery

Operating-model analysis

Tools

Process modelling tools

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking an Associate Specialist, Business Analysis to lead analysis across complex projects and interconnected workstreams, including initiatives involving artificial intelligence, automation and emerging technologies.

The role defines the analysis approach, aligns senior and cross-functional stakeholders, coordinates activities and ensures that requirements, processes, controls, testing and implementation-readiness deliverables remain connected.