Business Analyst (Data & AI Readiness)

Marlabs Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Marlabs Inc. is actively seeking a Business Analyst (Data & AI Readiness) to lead discovery, assessment, and documentation for AI-enabled projects. You will work closely with stakeholders and technical teams to map current-state processes, data sources, and information architectures, translating findings into actionable recommendations.

This role is based remotely in the U.S. and requires strong communication and governance expertise to drive successful outcomes for clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with a strong track record of leading discovery and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience supporting data, analytics, data governance, or digital transformation projects.
• Strong client-facing consulting skills, with the ability to facilitate workshops and interviews.
• Proven experience creating business requirements documents, process flows, and assessments.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills; able to work across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discovery sessions and stakeholder interviews to assess processes, data sources, AI readiness requirements.
• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, and data requirements for alignment with technology.
• Evaluate current-state information management, data governance, and content management processes.
• Create detailed documentation, process maps, requirements artifacts, gap analyses, and recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support project objectives and delivery.
• Communicate project status, findings, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Data governance

Process mapping

Client-facing consulting

Communication skills

Data analytics

Job description

Marlabs, a global AI and Digital Solutions Consulting firm, delivers intelligent solutions across AI, data, analytics, and product engineering. Since 2000, we have partnered with some of the largest healthcare, life sciences, financial services, and government organizations worldwide. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Business Analyst (Data & AI Readiness) to join our innovative and dynamic team.

This role is based remotely in the U.S.

Business Analyst (Data & AI Readiness) | About You

As a Business Analyst (Data & AI Readiness), you will lead discovery, assessment, and documentation efforts to help organizations evaluate their data landscape and readiness for AI-driven initiatives. You will work closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to understand current-state processes, data sources, document management practices, and information architecture, translating findings into actionable recommendations. This is a highly client-facing role that requires strong communication, stakeholder management, business analysis, and data project experience.

Business Analyst (Data & AI Readiness) | Day-to-Day

• Facilitate discovery sessions and stakeholder interviews to assess business processes, data sources, document repositories, and AI readiness requirements.
• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, and data requirements, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology solutions.
• Evaluate current-state information management, data governance, and content management processes, identifying opportunities for optimization and AI enablement.
• Create detailed documentation, process maps, requirements artifacts, gap analyses, and recommendations for future-state solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, data specialists, solution architects, and delivery teams, to support project objectives.
• Communicate project status, findings, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders while ensuring timely completion of project deliverables.

Business Analyst (Data & AI Readiness) | Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, with a strong track record of leading discovery, requirements gathering, and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
• Experience supporting data, analytics, data governance, or digital transformation projects, including process analysis and documentation of data-related requirements.
• Strong client-facing consulting skills, with the ability to facilitate workshops, conduct interviews, and communicate effectively with both business and technical audiences.
• Proven experience creating business requirements documents, process flows, current-state/future-state assessments, gap analyses, and executive-level deliverables.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaborate across geographically distributed teams.