Business Analyst — AI & Hiring Intelligence Platform
Business Analyst — AI & Hiring Intelligence Platform at Beaverhand — Portland, Oregon, United States
- Company: Beaverhand
- Location: Portland, Oregon, United States
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Posted: 2026-01-21
About this role
Company: Beaverhand Inc
Location: Remote (US preferred)
Type: Full-time
About Beaverhand
Beaverhand is an AI-powered hiring intelligence platform transforming how companies evaluate, interview, and select talent.
We help organizations reduce bias, improve hiring accuracy, and make better people decisions through AI-driven interview analysis, behavioral insights, structured evaluations, and performance prediction.
Our platform combines:
AI interview analysis
Behavioral & skills signal extraction
Hiring workflow optimization
Data-driven decision support for HR and leadership
We are building the future of fair, scalable, and intelligent hiring.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Business Analyst to help translate real-world hiring processes into scalable, data-driven systems.
This role is ideal for someone with a quality engineering, process improvement, or operations background who excels at:
Breaking down complex workflows
Defining KPIs and metrics
Identifying inefficiencies
Turning ambiguity into structured logic
You will work closely with:
Product & engineering teams
AI/ML engineers
Founder & leadership
Your mission:
turn hiring behavior, HR actions, and platform usage into measurable, analyzable, and improvable systems.
Key Responsibilities
Business & Process Analysis
Analyze end-to-end hiring workflows (screening → interviews → evaluations → decisions)
Map current vs future-state processes for companies using Beaverhand
Identify inefficiencies, bias risks, and decision gaps
Translate human decision behavior into structured business logic
Data & Metrics Definition
Define KPIs for:
Interview quality
Candidate performance signals
Hiring funnel efficiency
Recruiter and hiring manager behavior
Design metrics frameworks similar to operational KPIs (yield, defects, variance, reliability — adapted to hiring)
AI & Product Requirements
Translate business needs into:
Product requirements
Functional specifications
Data requirements for AI models
Collaborate with ML engineers to define:
Input signals
Output metrics
Confidence scoring
Model evaluation criteria
Analytics & Insights
Analyze platform data to identify:
Hiring trends
Candidate success patterns
Decision inconsistencies
Support dashboard development for HR and executives
Convert raw data into clear business insights and recommendations
Continuous Improvement
Apply structured problem-solving methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis)
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across:
Product workflows
Interview experience
Customer onboarding
Support experimentation and A/B testing strategies
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, Operations, Engineering, or related field
3+ years experience in:
Business analysis
Operations analysis
Quality engineering
Process improvement
Strong analytical mindset with experience defining KPIs and metrics
Experience working cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams
Strong documentation and communication skills
Preferred / Strong Plus
Experience with:
SQL, Excel, BI tools, dashboards
Process mapping (Visio, Lucid, Miro)
Background in:
Quality systems
Root cause analysis
Data-driven decision making
Exposure to:
SaaS platforms
HR tech
AI-driven products
Six Sigma Green Belt or similar certification (strong plus)
What Makes This Role Unique
You will help define how AI interprets human hiring decisions
You will shape how fairness, bias detection, and performance prediction are measured
You will work directly with the founder on core product strategy
Your work will directly influence how companies hire people
This is not a reporting-only analyst role —
you will help design the intelligence layer of the product itself.
Ideal Candidate Profile
This role is perfect for someone who:
Comes from manufacturing, quality, or operations
Understands structured systems deeply
Wants to move into tech, AI, and SaaS
Thinks in metrics, root causes, and optimization
Enjoys ambiguity and building systems from scratch
Why Join Beaverhand
Early-stage AI startup with real product traction
Direct impact on product direction
High ownership and visibility
Opportunity to grow into:
Lead Business Analyst
Product Strategy
AI Operations Lead
We value clarity, structure, and people who turn chaos into systems.