Senior Analyst, Value Creation & AI Transformation

QAD

1d • Remote

About The Position

QAD Inc. is seeking a sharp, analytical, and action-oriented Senior Analyst to join its Value Creation team. This team partners with executive and functional leaders to translate strategic priorities into measurable initiatives, focusing on AI transformation, operating model evolution, systems integrator transition, and business impact. The role involves supporting enterprise value creation initiatives by translating strategy into measurable actions, building tracking mechanisms, partnering with functional teams, and conducting analysis to assess impact. A key focus will be driving QAD's AI Transformation Agenda, including identifying, prioritizing, and tracking AI initiatives across various functions, structuring AI use cases, defining success metrics, and supporting deployment. The role also supports operating model and SI transition work, including diagnostics, design, and implementation planning, as well as coordinating with internal teams and external partners. A significant part of the role involves building executive-ready analysis and materials, synthesizing complex information into clear insights, and ensuring reporting focuses on outcomes and value delivery.

Requirements

• 2–5 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.

Responsibilities

• Support Enterprise Value Creation Initiatives by translating 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 QAD’s AI Transformation Agenda by supporting the identification, prioritization, and tracking of AI initiatives across functions.
• 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, 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 by preparing 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.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed