Innovation Analyst

Overview

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm with a global presence in major U.S. regions and international financial centers. We provide professional services through an alternative practice structure, operating under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. Baker Tilly Advisory Group and its subsidiaries deliver tax, business advisory, and attest services.

Innovation at our firm is intentional, structured, and strategically aligned. Our Innovation team operates at the intersection of enterprise strategy, service line evolution, and emerging technology. We help the firm anticipate change, evaluate impact, and translate insight into actionable direction.

We are seeking a high‑potential, analytically minded Innovation Analyst to support this next phase of growth. This early‑career role is designed for someone energized by structured problem‑solving, emerging technology, and cross‑functional collaboration, and who wants exposure to strategy, innovation, and enterprise decision‑making.

As an Innovation Analyst, you will support two core engines of our Innovation function:

• AI Monitoring – disciplined scanning and structured assessment of AI developments that may impact the firm.
• Innovation Pods – focused, cross‑functional teams that explore, test, and frame high‑impact AI opportunities.

You will collaborate closely with Innovation Leads, Service Line representatives, and Technology partners. As part of a visible team, this role includes exposure to senior leaders across the organization.

• Curate, tag, and organize internal and external AI signals.
• Contribute to structured monitoring artifacts, including signal logs, watchlists, and summary reports.
• Support maintenance and enhancement of AI Radar dashboards and reporting tools.
• Conduct targeted research to help distinguish meaningful signals from noise.
• Prepare materials that inform leadership posture decisions and strategic discussions.

• Support and participate in structured exploration sessions using creative problem‑solving and human‑centered design approaches to reimagine workflows, services, and client experiences.
• Help synthesize exploration and experimentation outcomes into clear, decision‑ready materials.
• Contribute to structured evaluation approaches such as desirability, feasibility, and viability scoring.
• Assist in developing executive‑ready artifacts that frame opportunities and inform direction.

• Support intake, tracking, and organization of innovation ideas.
• Contribute to portfolio visibility and reporting as processes mature.
• Assist in refining templates, frameworks, and documentation standards.
• Flex across Innovation initiatives as priorities evolve.

This role requires comfort with ambiguity and the ability to contribute effectively as the team continues to refine and scale its operating model.

• 1+ years of experience in consulting, strategy, analytics, innovation, or business operations.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail.
• Able to structure ambiguous problems into organized, logical outputs.
• Strong written communicator capable of producing executive‑ready materials.
• Confident verbal communicator with the ability to engage professionally with senior stakeholders.
• Curious about AI and emerging technology, with interest in understanding business impact.
• Comfortable operating in an evolving, high‑visibility environment.
• Motivated by contributing to meaningful, forward‑looking work.

Our Innovation team is central to how the organization responds to market change, advances service line strategy, and translates emerging technology into actionable direction. The work you support informs leadership decisions and shapes how the firm competes and grows.

Innovation operates where enterprise priorities, service evolution, and emerging technology…