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Job DescriptionThe AI & Data Analytics Consultant serves as the strategic liaison between business leaders and the Data Analytics organization. This role partners with stakeholders across the enterprise to understand business challenges, identify opportunities for data-driven decision making, and design solutions leveraging Artificial Intelligence, predictive analytics, descriptive analytics, and advanced reporting capabilities.
The successful candidate will act as an evangelist for the Data Analytics team, promoting the value of AI and analytics, shaping business demand, and translating complex business problems into practical and scalable analytical solutions. The role combines consulting, stakeholder management, innovation, and analytics expertise to drive measurable business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Business Consulting
- Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and business stakeholders across multiple functions.
- Act as the primary point of contact for AI and analytics engagements.
- Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions to understand business goals, pain points, and opportunities.
- Translate business challenges into actionable analytics and AI use cases.
- Develop business cases that demonstrate value, ROI, and expected outcomes.
AI & Analytics Evangelism
- Champion the capabilities of the Data Analytics team across the organization.
- Educate stakeholders on the potential of AI, machine learning, predictive analytics, descriptive analytics, and data visualization.
- Identify opportunities where AI can improve decision-making, customer experiences, operational efficiency, risk management, or revenue growth.
- Promote responsible and effective adoption of AI technologies.
- Present success stories, use cases, and innovation roadmaps to executive audiences.
Solution Design & Opportunity Assessment
Evaluate and prioritize opportunities for:
- Predictive analytics
- Forecasting and risk modeling
- Customer and behavioral analytics
- AI-assisted decision support
- Automation and intelligent workflows
- Executive reporting and business intelligence
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, engineers, and product teams to design fit-for-purpose solutions.
- Define success metrics, business requirements, and implementation roadmaps.
Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership
- Influence senior leaders and drive alignment around analytics initiatives.
- Communicate complex analytical concepts in clear, business-friendly language.
- Manage a pipeline of AI and analytics opportunities across business units.
- Facilitate prioritization of initiatives based on strategic value and feasibility.
Innovation & Market Awareness
- Monitor emerging AI technologies, analytics trends, and industry best practices.
- Identify innovative approaches that can create competitive advantage.
- Recommend new methodologies, tools, and capabilities to enhance the organization's analytical maturity.
Required Qualifications:
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
- Master's degree preferred.
Experience
- 7+ years of experience in analytics consulting, business intelligence, data science, strategy consulting, or related fields.
- Experience engaging with senior leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Proven track record delivering business value through analytics and technology initiatives.
- Experience translating business requirements into analytical or AI solutions.
Technical Knowledge
Strong understanding of
- Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI
- Machine Learning concepts and applications
- Predictive and descriptive analytics
- Data visualization and storytelling
- Business Intelligence platforms (Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
- Data warehousing and modern analytics architectures
- Statistical analysis and forecasting techniques
- Cloud-based analytics platforms
Critical Skills
Business & Consulting Skills
- Executive presence and influencing skills
- Strategic thinking
- Stakeholder management
- Business case development
- Facilitation and workshop leadership
- Change management
Communication Skills
- Outstanding presentation and storytelling abilities
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Analytical Skills
- Problem-solving mindset
- Data-driven decision-making
- Ability to connect business outcomes with analytical solutions
- Commercial and operational acumen
Success Measures
Success in this role will be measured by:
- Growth in AI and analytics adoption across the business
- Number and quality of business opportunities identified and delivered
- Measurable business value generated from analytics initiatives
- Stakeholder satisfaction and engagement
- Increased use of predictive and AI-driven decision-making
- Development of a strong pipeline of innovative analytics use cases
- Improved awareness and understanding of Data Analytics capabilities across leadership teams
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a hybrid of management consultant, business strategist, data analyst, and AI evangelist. They are equally comfortable presenting to executive leadership, facilitating a workshop with business teams, and working with technical experts to convert ideas into scalable AI and analytics solutions. They possess a passion for innovation and a strong ability to turn data and AI capabilities into tangible business outcomes.
The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.
Accessibility
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.
Total Rewards
U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.
We offer a market-competitive compensation package that includes:
Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.
Performance-based incentives for eligible employees (as defined by relevant plan rules), awarded through transparent, objective criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.
Inclusive equitable benefits that are accessible to all employees and focused around our 3 main pillars of financial wellbeing, health & wellness).
Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways based on inclusive and transparent criteria.
Employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones for all.
We regularly review our compensation and benefits to ensure they remain competitive, inclusive, and responsive to employee needs and market trends. Further details of the compensation package will be provided upon application.
We encourage candidates to explore the full value of our offer, including monetary and non-monetary benefits, at Employee benefits and development | U.S. Bank | Elavon.
Closing Date
Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.
We aim to provide timely updates throughout the process and encourage early applications to ensure consideration.
