Applied AI Analyst

Ascentek
Any Location, MN
Job Description
Role Overview

As the Applied AI Analyst, you will put AI to work for the business by enabling, deploying, and driving adoption of new solutions. You will be the business-facing owner of these solutions, translating business needs into practical applications of AI and data that create measurable value.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include serving as the business analyst for new solutions, owning deployment and adoption, enabling and coaching business teams to build their own AI agents, building reference agents and prototypes, and partnering with the Data Engineer and IT Platforms Architect.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in business analysis or a solutions/enablement role, hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot or Copilot Studio, and working experience with a modern data or BI platform.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years in business analysis or a solutions/enablement role
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot or Copilot Studio (or comparable AI assistant/agent tooling)
  • Working experience with a modern data or BI platform (Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, or similar) and a working understanding of data models
  • Experience enabling or coaching business users to adopt new tools or solutions
  • Strong requirements elicitation and documentation
  • Technical fluency with AI agent tooling (Microsoft Copilot / Copilot Studio) and with data concepts (Fabric, semantic models)
  • Ability to enable and coach non-technical business users toward self-service
  • Excellent communication; bridges business and engineering audiences
  • Practical judgment on where AI and automation add value — and where they do not
  • Ability to manage multiple concurrent solution and adoption efforts across stakeholders
  • Working knowledge of responsible-AI practices and data governance
  • Experience building agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, or comparable low-code/AI tooling
  • Hands-on experience with Claude and other leading AI assistants and how they are applied in a business setting
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric medallion architecture and Power BI semantic models
  • Business-analysis experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment
  • Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as JD Edwards, Salesforce, BigCommerce, or ServiceNow
  • Change-management, training, or adoption experience

Benefits

  • Medical Plan options, including fertility coverage and free mental health and telehealth coverage
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • FSA/HSA options
  • Paid parental leave
  • Company-provided short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance
  • Supplemental Insurances, including accident, critical illness, hospital, and supplemental life insurance
  • 401(k) with a generous company match
  • Pet Insurance Benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • 21 Paid Days Off
  • 7 Paid Holidays
  • Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP) bonus
  • Dress For Your Day (casual dress environment)
  • Company phone provided
  • Company computer provided
  • Career advancement opportunities
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