Senior Analyst, AI-Enabled Strategy & Long-Term Planning

Altera; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Altera seeks a Senior Analyst to shape AI-enabled long-range strategy and planning. You will combine business judgment with analytics to turn data into clear strategic choices and measurable outcomes.

The role partners across finance, product, marketing, sales operations, data, and tech teams. This applied strategy position focuses on where AI can improve decisions and workflows, and requires presenting concise recommendations to senior leaders while driving cross-functional initiatives in a

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in strategy, business planning or analytics.
• Strong business acumen and ability to model value drivers.
• Experience with AI systems and AI-assisted analytics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Shape and operationalize long-range business plans.
• Collaborate with finance, product, marketing, sales, operations, data, and tech teams.
• Present concise recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Develop KPI frameworks, dashboards, and scenario analyses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

AI tooling familiarity

Business judgment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Finance/Analytics

Job description

Job Details: Job Description: The Senior Analyst, AI-Enabled Strategy & Long-Term Planning will help shape and operationalize the organization’s long-range business plans. This person will combine strong business judgment, analytical rigor, and practical knowledge of AI systems and tools to turn complex data and emerging opportunities into clear strategic choices, plans, and measurable outcomes. The role partners across business, finance, product, marketing, sales operations, data, and technical teams. It is suited to someone who can understand how the business creates value, assess where AI can improve decisions or workflows, and communicate recommendations in a concise, compelling way to senior stakeholders. This is an applied strategy-and-planning role; it does not require building foundation models or serving as a production ML engineer. The pay range below is for Bay Area California only. Actual salary may vary based on a number of factors including job location, job-related knowledge, skills, experiences, trainings, etc. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance. $133.2K - $212.7K USD

Job Type: Regular Shift: Shift 1 (United States of America) Primary Location: San Jose, California, United States Additional Locations:

Posting Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation or ordinance.

About Altera Altera: Accelerating Innovators Altera provides leadership programmable solutions that are easy-to-use and deploy in applications from cloud to edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. Our end-to-end broad portfolio of products including FPGAs, CPLDs, Intellectual Property, development tools, System on Modules, SmartNICs and IPUs provide the flexibility to accelerate innovation. Altera is helping to shape the future through pioneering innovation that unlocks extraordinary possibilities for everyone on the planet.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in strategy, business planning, business operations, finance, marketing or sales operations, analytics, or a related discipline; equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Strong business acumen, including the ability to understand business models, value drivers, customer or market context, financial and operational trade-offs, and strategic priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to independently structure and solve complex business problems using quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Experience building or using analytical models, forecasts, dashboards, KPI frameworks, or scenario analyses to inform decisions.
• Practical familiarity with AI systems and tools (for example, generative AI and AI-assisted analytics), including the ability to assess appropriate use, verify outputs, and recognize limitations, privacy concerns, and potential bias.
• Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including experience presenting concise recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional workstreams, align contributors, and deliver outcomes amid ambiguity and changing inputs.