Business Analyst, Artificial Intelligence

About Renaissance Financial

• Renaissance Financial is a comprehensive financial services firm with locations
• in St. Louis, Overland Park, Omaha, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City. Our Mission:
• Using creative business and personal planning, we help our clients achieve
• financial freedom… one opportunity at a time. Our true team approach and
• entrepreneurial atmosphere set us apart from other firms in our industry.
• Joining our close-knit team at Renaissance Financial will inspire professional
• growth through numerous opportunities while creating a lasting impact on our
• organization and community. We support and reward our staff through team outings
• and industry leading benefits because we sincerely care about the well-being of
• our team members.

• We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed
• to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

• The mission of this full-time position is to partner with teams and managers
• across the organization to identify practical, compliant opportunities to
• improve workflows through artificial intelligence. This role translates business
• needs into AI-enabled solutions, supports adoption of approved AI tools, and
• measures productivity gains through clear documentation, feedback, and
• follow-up.

About the Role

• The Business Analyst, Artificial Intelligence is responsible for helping
• Renaissance Financial evaluate, design, and implement responsible AI-assisted
• workflow improvements. This role meets with departments, managers, and team
• members to understand existing processes, document requirements, identify
• opportunities for AI-enabled efficiency, and develop practical solutions using
• approved platforms such as Microsoft Copilot and Claude. The position also
• supports a culture of safe and compliant AI usage by helping team members
• understand appropriate use cases, documenting measurable outcomes, and following
• up after implementation to determine time savings and business value.

Primary Responsibilities

• Meet with teams, managers, and business stakeholders to analyze current

• workflows, pain points, repetitive tasks, and opportunities for improvement
• through approved artificial intelligence tools.

• Execute the AI Strategic Plan: translate its five goals into deployment

• strategies, establish baseline measurements before launch, and report
• adoption, productivity, quality, governance, and innovation metrics to the
• Manager, Cybersecurity and other stakeholders.

• Assist with the development of the internal AI Hub as the firm’s single point

• of access for approved tools, policies, training, prompt libraries, use-case
• guidance, and innovation intake.

• Serve as product owner for Jump AI and other tools as prescribed. This

• includes configuration, licensing, roadmap, vendor support, escalation, and
• maintenance of the approved AI Tools Matrix.

• Design, build, test, and maintain reusable AI solutions, including Claude

• “skills,” instruction sets, prompts, and project knowledge bases, with
• guardrails that mitigate hallucination and keep a human accountable for final
• work product.

• Embed with departments as an internal consultant: map current-state

• processes, identify and deliver AI use cases, run the AI Champions Network,
• deliver role-based training, and gather feedback through focus groups and
• pulse surveys.

• Ensure every use case aligns with the firm’s Conditions of Use,

• data-classification rules, and regulatory obligations, including applicable
• FINRA and SEC requirements; support controls that reduce shadow AI and
• document use cases so the firm can evidence them to auditors and examiners.

Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

Essential Characteristics

• Strong business analysis skills, including the ability to understand

• workflows, ask effective questions, identify root causes, and translate
• business needs into clear requirements.

• Technical depth paired with practical curiosity - genuinely interested in how

• large language models work, and willing to read documentation, test, and
• iterate rather than wait for a vendor to supply the answer.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to

• explain AI concepts, limitations, and appropriate use cases to non-technical
• audiences.

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to document

• requirements, decisions, workflows, outcomes, and follow-up actions
• accurately.

• Strong active listening and collaboration skills, with the ability to build

• trust across departments and work effectively with managers, team members,
• IT, Cybersecurity, and Compliance.

• Comfortable learning new technologies, testing AI-assisted workflows, and

refining solutions based on feedback and measured results.

• Sound judgment regarding data privacy, client confidentiality, and

• responsible technology use - including the judgment to recognize when a use
• case has compliance conflicts and needs to be escalated.

• Professional, personable, and polished in all interactions, including with

team members at all levels of the organization.

Education, Training & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software

• Engineering, Data Science, Data Analytics, or a closely related technical
• field required.

• Demonstrated hands-on experience building with generative AI beyond consumer

• use - professional, academic, internship, or personal project work are
• required.

• Working understanding of AI fundamentals, including how large language models

• produce output, context and grounding, retrieval-augmented generation, tool
• and function calling, output evaluation, and the causes and mitigation of
• hallucination required.

• Working proficiency in Python, PowerShell, and JSON required.
• 1-3 years of professional experience in solutions engineering, business

analysis, technology enablement, or a related technical field required.

• Experience administering an enterprise AI platform; building SharePoint

• Online sites; Power Platform or Microsoft Forms; financial services or
• another regulated industry; AI governance frameworks such as the NIST AI Risk
• Management Framework required.

• Claude Certified Associate or Architect certifications required.

Computer Equipment & Software

• Proficiency in the use of:
• Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,

OneNote, SharePoint, and Teams

• Microsoft Copilot and other approved Microsoft 365 productivity tools
• The Renaissance AI Technology stack: Claude, Copilot, Jump AI, and other

tools as approved

• Survey, form, and feedback tools used to measure adoption, user experience,

and time savings

• Process documentation, diagramming, project tracking, and collaboration

tools

• Salesforce or other business applications used by internal teams

Working Conditions

• Business professional, in-office environment.
• Standard 40-hour work week.
• Overtime hours and travel may be required.

• We are committed to providing an accessible work environment. If you need
• accommodations, please let us know.

Benefits and Incentives

• Employer provided 401k contribution (up to 10% based on team member eligible

compensation annually).

• Employer Paid Medical Insurance.
• Potential for Annual Variable Compensation and Bonuses.
• Employer Licensing Coverage and Growth Opportunities.