AI Analyst Associate

About the role

HellermannTyton North America (HTNA) is accelerating the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to unlock capacity, improve quality, and fuel growth across its North American manufacturing operations. The AI Analyst Associate collaborates closely with cross‑functional teams to understand business needs, conceptualize solutions, and deliver production‑ready AI capabilities. This role assists with AI design, development, and deployment of solutions that automate processes, improve efficiency, and enhance decision‑making, while maintaining HellermannTyton Quality and EHS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Data Analysis & Requirements
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to review and analyze existing systems and develop AI strategies.
  • Document as‑is capabilities of business processes and technology.
  • Develop structured and unstructured data requirements for training and optimizing AI models.
  • Troubleshoot data issues to improve model accuracy and reliability.
  • Analyze, model, and organize information to reconcile conflicts, elicit requirements, and distinguish solution ideas from business needs.
  • Evaluate IT architecture, create presentations and white papers, and provide feedback on technical processes.
• Collaboration & Project Execution
  • Work with business stakeholders, IT, Business Analysts, and Technical Analysts to gather and refine AI project scope.
  • Participate in the full lifecycle: concept → design → development → testing → deployment.
  • Communicate solution design, constraints, and implementation considerations clearly.
  • Run effective meetings: schedule, develop agendas, facilitate requirements‑gathering sessions, and capture action items.
  • Attend AI Steering Committee meetings to help define and prioritize projects.
• AI Solution Design & Development Oversight
  • Perform AI design activities, including technical designs and portions of technology architecture.
  • Oversee design, development, testing, and deployment of AI solutions with the AI Program Manager and IT Development team.
  • Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business requirements and technical standards.
  • Drive utilization, adoption, and proficiency to achieve business results.
• Process & Workflow Development
  • Assist the AI Program Manager in developing AI strategy/infrastructure (data management, BI, IoT, etc.).
  • Support business systems and process needs, identify projects, build business cases, and facilitate prioritization.
  • Create and test AI processes and workflows that reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.
  • Help the Senior Process Excellence Leader close process and procedure gaps to meet KPIs.
  • Create and maintain project documentation and technology deliverables.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience analyzing data, AI, or automation.
• Strong data management knowledge with emphasis on end‑user application.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership across Operations, Sales, Marketing, IT, HR, and Finance.
• Pursuing a degree in Business Management/Analysis, Engineering, Manufacturing, Computer Science, Data/Analytics, or equivalent work experience.
• Background in manufacturing or related environments (desired).
• Lean / Six Sigma certification and experience embedding AI within continuous improvement programs (desired).
• Experience with AI tools such as MS CoPilot Studio, MS Fabric, and MS Azure Foundry (desired).