Product Analyst – AI
About The Position
NISC develops and implements enterprise-level and customer-facing software solutions for over 960+ energy cooperatives and communication organizations across North America. Our mission is to deliver technology solutions and services that are Member-focused, quality-driven and valued-priced. We exist to serve our Members and help them serve their communities through our innovative software products, services and outstanding customer support. We are an AI-forward company committed to being a technology leader in our industry. NISC has been ranked in ComputerWorld’s Best Places to Work for 23 years, and we are looking for qualified individuals to join our team. Summary: We’re building the next generation of intelligent tools that empower NISC Members and their communities. As a Product Analyst – AI, you’ll play a key role in shaping how AI insights, automation, and predictive capabilities are integrated into NISC’s enterprise software ecosystem — from our customer-facing AI Assistant to our intelligent operations tools, reporting, and data-driven decision support systems. You’ll bridge product design, analytics, and data science to ensure every AI-powered feature we deliver is useful, explainable, and aligned with Member needs.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in product analytics, data analytics, or BI — ideally with exposure to AI, ML, or predictive product features.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills — able to translate technical findings into clear, Member-focused recommendations.
- Comfortable working cross-functionally and iteratively in a fast-moving, data-informed environment.
- Passion for responsible, transparent, and explainable AI that improves human work rather than replaces it.
- Strong understanding of machine learning fundamentals — model evaluation, feature importance, overfitting, and drift.
- Experience interpreting model outputs (e.g., predictions, classifications, probabilities) and turning them into actionable product insights.
- Proficiency in SQL and one or more data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, Looker, or QuickSight).
- Familiarity with cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern data pipelines.
- Exposure to AI observability tools or techniques (e.g., model drift monitoring, fairness assessment).
- Experience supporting AI product evaluation and governance initiatives.
- Familiarity with utility or broadband industry data or enterprise SaaS environments.
- Prior work on RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) systems or AI Assistant tools a strong plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Business Analytics, or related quantitative field.
Nice To Haves
- Prior work on RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) systems or AI Assistant tools a strong plus.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Product Management, Design, and Engineering to define data-informed requirements for new AI and intelligent features.
- Write user stories, define acceptance criteria, and translate model outputs into meaningful user experiences.
- Define and maintain key product health metrics — usage, adoption, retention, and ROI — for AI features and products.
- Conduct deep-dive analyses into user interactions with AI tools (e.g., prompt quality, model relevance, workflow outcomes).
- Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to evaluate and monitor model performance, including accuracy, drift, fairness, and edge cases.
- Build dashboards and monitoring systems that track AI system health and highlight actionable insights.
- Perform exploratory data analysis and partner with Product Management teams to identify opportunities for automation, prediction, and decision support across NISC products.
- Benchmark industry AI trends and third-party tools to help shape product direction.
- Partner with internal enablement and support teams to promote understanding of NISC’s AI tools, roadmaps, and ethical design principles.
- Clearly communicate insights and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring alignment with NISC’s mission and Member values.
- Maintain documentation of analytical approaches, ensuring transparency, reproducibility, and explainability in all work.
- Stay informed on AI governance, compliance, and responsible AI practices, helping NISC maintain a “human-in-the-loop” approach across all AI solutions.
- Other related duties as assigned.
- Commitment to NISC’s Statement of Shared Values.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
