Portfolio Analytics & Strategy Manager Senior

PNC•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

At PNC, the Portfolio Analytics & Strategy Manager Senior is part of the Financial Risk & Operational Quantitative Strategy organization and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The role owns and manages the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) and Regulatory Content application portfolio, providing day-to-day leadership, product oversight, governance, and strategic direction. It leads a team of approximately five to six employees and contractors and helps shape and execute GRC and reporting strategy in partnership with business and technology leaders. The position maintains working knowledge of GRC capabilities, application architecture, data structures and models, integrations, and product functionality. It owns application access management and related controls, and serves as the primary application-management contact for Internal Audit and regulatory examinations. The manager partners with senior and executive stakeholders, translates business and risk needs into technology priorities, and oversees application health, lifecycle, risks, issues, vendors, changes, and control execution. This is an in-office leadership role with regular interaction across business, Risk, Technology, Audit, and other stakeholders. The broader role description also covers financial and regulatory reporting and analyses, complex business performance, risk, and operational analytics, and the development or use of analytical methods and models to assess risks. It uses business and product expertise to analyze large datasets, improve risk-adjusted returns, support profitable growth, and communicate conclusions. Responsibilities may include developing strategies for portfolio decisions and risk management, tracking strategy performance, applying predictive models and third-party data, and managing information-supplier engagements with appropriate governance. The role communicates regulatory and financial accounting impacts, interacts with regulators, Internal Audit, and management on portfolio analyses and credit risk, evaluates market and peer-bank trends, and collaborates with line-of-business, Finance, and Risk partners on risk appetite, policies, and procedures. It directs and motivates staff responsible for portfolio analytics activities.

Requirements

University or college degree typically required; a comparable combination of education, job-specific certifications, and experience, including military service, may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Typically 8 or more years of industry experience.
Typically at least 5 years of prior management experience.
Demonstrated experience leading employees, contractors, or blended delivery teams.
Working knowledge of GRC platforms, regulatory content solutions, risk and control structures, data models, reporting, and application management.
Strong executive communication skills and ability to explain technical or GRC-related topics clearly to business and technology audiences.
Strong ownership mindset and ability to independently drive priorities, escalate appropriately, and deliver in a complex, highly governed environment.
Preferred skills include analytical thinking, credit risks, data analytics, financial analysis, model development, operational risks, quantitative models, and risk appetite.
Competencies include banking products, big data management and analytics, business analytics, credit risk, mathematics of financial instruments, operational risk, predictive analytics, pricing models and analytics, and the financial-services regulatory environment.

Nice To Haves

Higher-level education such as a master's degree or PhD, or certifications, is desirable.

Responsibilities

Own and manage the GRC and Regulatory Content application portfolio, including day-to-day leadership, product oversight, governance, and strategic direction.
Lead approximately five to six employees and contractors; set priorities, manage delivery, develop talent, and support effective execution.
Help shape and execute GRC and reporting strategy with business and technology leaders, simplifying the application landscape and strengthening data and reporting capabilities.
Maintain working knowledge of GRC capabilities, application architecture, data structures and models, integrations, and product functionality; identify appropriate experts when deeper expertise is needed.
Own application access management and related controls, including governance, control execution, evidence, issue remediation, and ongoing compliance.
Serve as the primary application-management contact for Internal Audit and regulatory examinations; coordinate responses, evidence, walkthroughs, remediation, and partner engagement.
Partner with senior and executive business and technology leaders to drive delivery, resolve issues and dependencies, communicate risks, and align application priorities with business and risk objectives.
Oversee application health, lifecycle management, risks and issues, vendor relationships, change activity, and control execution.
Translate business and risk-management needs into technology priorities, bridging GRC expertise, application capabilities, data, reporting, and technology delivery.
Provide hands-on leadership across strategic planning, people leadership, technical and application discussions, control execution, and senior stakeholder engagement.
Provide financial and regulatory reporting and analyses to maintain adequate controls over reporting processes.
Run complex business performance, risk, and operational analytics; develop analytical methods and models to assess risks where appropriate.
Analyze large datasets and communicate conclusions to improve risk-adjusted returns, support profitable growth, and improve business and portfolio decisions.
Develop, recommend, and implement strategies that assist in managing risk, increasing revenues, reducing exposure to losses, meeting business goals, and improving performance; establish baselines and track results against expectations.
Apply predictive models, third-party data, and other tools to quantify portfolio risks and develop and execute segmentation and targeting for acquisition and portfolio strategies.
Manage engagements with internal and external information suppliers, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and appropriately governed.
Understand and communicate regulatory and financial accounting impacts on the balance sheet to regulators and PNC control functions as appropriate.
Interact with regulators, Internal Audit, and management concerning credit portfolio analyses, credit risk appetite, and credit loss projections.
Evaluate market conditions and peer-bank behavior to identify trends and issues affecting credit risk and return, and determine appropriate risk limits, quantification methodologies, and portfolio allocation.
Collaborate with line-of-business, Finance, and Risk partners to assess and establish credit risk appetite and develop policies and procedures for identifying, monitoring, and managing it.
Direct and motivate staff responsible for portfolio analytics activities.
Assess and manage risks in accordance with PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework; promote inclusive teams, model PNC values, drive change, achieve results, and develop talent.

Benefits

Medical and prescription drug coverage, including a Health Savings Account feature.
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.
Nine occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law, depending on eligibility.
Between 15 and 25 vacation days each year depending on career level and years of service, subject to eligibility.