Senior Analyst, Value Creation & AI Transformation

Support Enterprise Value Creation Initiatives

• Help translate high-level strategic priorities into specific measurable initiatives with clear owners milestones KPIs dependencies and expected business impact.
• Build and maintain initiative trackers value bridges KPI dashboards business cases and executive reporting materials.
• Partner with functional teams across Engineering Product GTM Support Professional Services Customer Success Finance HR and Legal to track progress identify blockers and support issue resolution.
• Support regular operating rhythms including leadership reviews SteerCo materials initiative readouts and follow-ups from executive discussions.
• Conduct analysis to size opportunities assess benefits track actual vs. planned impact and identify areas requiring management attention.

Help Drive QADs AI Transformation Agenda

• Support the identification prioritization and tracking of AI initiatives across functions including Engineering productivity Support diagnostics and resolution Professional Services automation GTM productivity Finance / BI enablement HR and Legal.
• Help structure AI use cases into clear problem statements workflows data / system requirements expected outputs adoption metrics and business outcomes.
• Define and track AI success metrics including adoption usage depth cycle time reduction productivity improvement throughput quality backlog reduction and financial impact.
• Partner with business teams technical teams and external vendors to move AI initiatives from concept to pilot to scaled deployment.
• Support executive-level reporting on AI transition progress including Board / leadership updates initiative status benefits realization risks and key decisions needed.
• Help establish practical measurement models that link AI usage to operational outcomes not just activity.

Support Operating Model and SI Transition Work

• Support enterprise operating model workstreams including current-state diagnostics future-state design workflow decomposition role / responsibility mapping and implementation planning.
• Help coordinate across internal teams third-party advisors and implementation / systems integration partners to ensure continuity between strategy design and execution.
• Support the transition from high-level transformation design to detailed L3 / L4 workflow definition requirements blueprints PRDs and implementation roadmaps.
• Track dependencies risks decisions and follow-ups across internal teams and external partners.
• Help ensure implementation partners are set up with the right context documentation governance and success metrics to execute effectively in later phases.

Build Executive-Ready Analysis and Materials

• Prepare concise high-quality materials for senior leadership discussions operating reviews Board updates and cross-functional working sessions.
• Synthesize inputs from interviews data transcripts functional plans and project updates into clear insights and recommended actions.
• Build Excel / Sheets-based analyses KPI trees initiative scorecards benefit trackers and simple financial models.
• Convert ambiguous or unstructured inputs into clear problem statements decision points and next steps.
• Ensure reporting focuses on outcomes value delivery risks and decisions needed not just activity updates.

Qualifications :

You are a structured problem-solver with strong analytical skills and a bias for action. You are comfortable working in ambiguity asking good questions and bringing order to complex cross-functional initiatives. You can move fluidly between analysis and execution: one day building a KPI model the next synthesizing leadership input and the next following up with functional owners to unblock progress.

You are intellectually curious about AI and business transformation but you do not need to be a technical AI expert. You should be comfortable learning quickly understanding how AI can reshape workflows and helping business and technical teams align on what needs to be built measured and operationalized.

Required Qualifications

• 25 years of experience in management consulting private equity value creation corporate strategy business operations transformation program management or a similar analytical / execution-oriented role.
• Strong analytical skills including comfort with Excel / Google Sheets financial logic KPI analysis business cases and operational metrics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex inputs into clear executive-ready materials.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams track follow-ups and drive accountability across cross-functional teams.
• Comfort working with senior stakeholders and translating ambiguous asks into structured outputs.
• High ownership strong attention to detail and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Interest in AI business transformation software enterprise technology or operational improvement.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in a private equity-backed company SaaS / enterprise software company or industrial technology business.
• Prior consulting experience especially in transformation operating model design value creation AI strategy or operational improvement.
• Exposure to AI initiatives automation programs digital transformation or workflow redesign.
• Experience supporting systems integrator implementation partner or transformation partner workstreams.
• Familiarity with ERP customer support professional services software engineering GTM operations or enterprise business processes.
• Experience building dashboards KPI trackers leadership materials or benefits realization models.

Additional Information :

• Your health and well being are important to us at QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunity to join a growing business launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.
• Collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.
• An atmosphere of growth and opportunity where idea-sharing is always prioritized over level or hierarchy.
• Compensation packages based on experience and desired skill set

About QAD:

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QADs DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. 

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time