Business Analytics Lead - Real Estate Market Analytics
About The Position
The Business Analytics Lead works within PNC's Data, Modeling & Analytics Real Estate Market Analytics organization and is based in Pittsburgh, PA; Cleveland, OH; Chicago, IL; or East Brunswick, NJ. The role owns analytics at the enterprise and portfolio level, with accountability for analytical outcomes, quality, and timely delivery. It leads analytics processes across multiple functions or business units, using complex analytical tools to develop data-driven solutions, and mentors junior employees and consultants. The role defines ambiguous business problems and determines appropriate analytical methodologies, data approaches, and solutions. It leads scalable analytical design using automation and data tools, with human-in-the-loop validation, and oversees complex work to ensure quality, consistency, governance, and timely delivery. It develops and optimizes analytical solutions for business leadership, evaluates results, and communicates recommendations to business partners, senior management, and other audiences. Findings may influence lending, capital deployment, reserve setting, portfolio strategy, and other business decisions. PNC describes itself as an in-office company and encourages candidates to discuss workplace expectations with their recruiter and hiring manager. Employment visa sponsorship and STEM OPT participation are not available for this position.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree; a comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Typically requires 5 or more years of industry-relevant experience.
- Strong knowledge of commercial real estate, including industry fundamentals, market dynamics, and financial performance metrics.
- Excellent written, presentation, and communication skills, including the ability to translate complex data into actionable business recommendations.
- Ability to independently lead reporting initiatives, analyze business performance, and deliver clear insights to leadership.
- Demonstrated problem-solving ability, including developing solutions for business leaders and internal stakeholders.
- Knowledge and skills in analytical thinking, business intelligence, concept development, data-driven decision-making, data integration, market research, performance metrics, qualitative research, and strategic planning.
- Competencies in analytical thinking, business acumen, business analytics, consulting, decision-making and critical thinking, effective communications, and emerging technologies.
Nice To Haves
- Experience using Power BI to develop reporting, dashboards, and data-driven insights.
- Proficiency with Python, GitHub, and Microsoft Copilot to support analytics, automation, and process improvements.
- Specific certifications are often required for roles at this level, but no certification is required for this position.
Responsibilities
- Independently define ambiguous business problems and select appropriate analytical methodologies and data approaches.
- Lead scalable analytical solution design using advanced automation and data tools, incorporating human-in-the-loop validation.
- Direct or oversee complex analytical work to ensure quality, consistency, governance, and timely delivery.
- Lead analytics processes across multiple functions or business units using complex analytical tools to create data-driven solutions.
- Consult with clients and mentor consultants on tool and strategy implementation and monitoring, statistical scoring, business intelligence, data quality, and analytical product or solution development.
- Determine optimal analytic approaches and support their development, implementation, and enhancement.
- Guide peers on analytical approaches for more complex solutions.
- Conceptualize, develop, and continuously optimize analytical solutions that enable data-driven decisions by business leadership.
- Analyze results and make recommendations to business partners and senior management, or communicate conclusions from complex analytical solutions to varied audiences.
- Translate findings into recommendations that can influence lending, capital deployment, reserve setting, portfolio strategy, and other business decisions.
- Mentor more junior employees.
Benefits
- Medical and prescription drug coverage, with a Health Savings Account feature, subject to eligibility.
- Dental and vision options.
- Employee and spouse/child life insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability protection.
- 401(k) with PNC match.
- Pension and stock purchase plans.
- Dependent care reimbursement account.
- Back-up child and elder care.
- Adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement.
- Educational assistance, including select fully paid programs.
- Wellness program with financial incentives.
- Maternity and/or parental leave, depending on eligibility.
- Up to 11 paid holidays each year, depending on eligibility.
- 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law, depending on eligibility.
- 15 to 25 vacation days each year depending on career level and years of service, subject to eligibility.
- Incentive-eligible compensation based on company, business, and/or individual performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
