Senior AI Business Analyst — Systems & Data Solutions

NTT DATA, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. in Indianapolis seeks an AI Business Analyst to drive AI, analytics, and automation initiatives. You will elicit requirements, translate them into functional specs, and serve as a bridge between business teams and AI/ML engineers.

You will define KPIs, support data quality checks, and help build analytics dashboards while collaborating with product, data science, QA, and engineering in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Business/Systems Analyst in tech environments.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML, data-driven decisions, analytics workflows.
• Experience across product lifecycle: requirements, design, UAT, go-live, post-implementation support.
• Translate complex business processes into functional/technical requirements.
• Strong analytical mindset with ability to research, interpret, and present insights.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with data analysis, KPI definition, dashboards.
• Familiarity with predictive modelling, AI solution use cases, automation opportunities, and workflow optimization.
• Experience collaborating with engineering, QA, data science, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Elicit and document requirements for AI, analytics, and automation initiatives.
• Convert business needs into functional specifications, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Bridge between business teams, AI/ML teams, product owners, and engineering.
• Participate in solutioning workshops to align business needs with technical capabilities.
• Work with data scientists to translate business challenges into AI/ML use cases and measurable outcomes.
• Assist in model validation, data quality checks, feature inputs, and interpretation of model results.
• Help define KPIs, measurement criteria, and success metrics for AI-driven processes.
• Support development of analytics dashboards, reporting frameworks, and decision-support tools.
• Support solution design activities including process optimization, automation, and data transformation.
• Perform data analysis, validation, mapping, and transformation for system inputs/outputs.
• Participate in testing cycles including functional testing, UAT, and regression.
• Develop user guides, training materials, and conduct stakeholder training sessions.
• Assist in project planning, tracking activities, documentation, and communication.
• Implementation & post-implementation support integrations between AI systems, enterprise platforms, and third-party apps.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and recommend continuous improvements.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth product rollouts and enhancements.

Skills

Requirements analysis

Process modelling

AI/ML concepts

Data visualization

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

NTT DATA, Inc. in Indianapolis seeks an AI Business Analyst to drive AI, analytics, and automation initiatives. You will elicit requirements, translate them into functional specs, and serve as a bridge between business teams and AI/ML engineers.

You will define KPIs, support data quality checks, and help build analytics dashboards while collaborating with product, data science, QA, and engineering in a fast-paced environment.