Portfolio Analytics & Strategy Specialist - Data, Modeling & Analytics

Portfolio Analytics & Strategy Analyst Specialist

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company's success. As a Portfolio Analytics & Strategy Specialist within PNC's Data, Modeling & Analytics Commercial Credit Analytics organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA.

This role focuses on supporting the implementation, monitoring, and enhancement of regulatory-compliant quantitative risk models such as PD, LGD, and EAD for wholesale portfolios. These capabilities are delivered through the Pega-based Risk Rating Platform (RRP), which enables end-to-end risk assessment and credit decisioning.

The role is well-suited for professionals with strong experience in Pega-based application development, enterprise architecture, and analytics-driven platform implementations, with the ability to bridge business, risk, and technology domains.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead and contribute across the full application lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and production deployment, leveraging Pega best practices.
• Partner with Line of Business stakeholders, architects, and SMEs to translate business needs into scalable process flows, UI designs, and case management solutions.
• Drive implementation and enhancement of risk rating and credit analytics functionality within the Pega-based RRP platform, ensuring alignment with regulatory and business requirements.
• Support development and integration of data models, reporting components, and real-time analytics capabilities to enable risk measurement and portfolio insights.
• Participate in and lead Agile ceremonies, including backlog grooming, story creation, and sprint execution to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Ensure solutions adhere to Pega guardrails, performance standards, and enterprise architecture guidelines, including code reviews and optimization strategies.
• Contribute to testing (unit, SIT, UAT, performance) and ongoing platform support, ensuring stability and continuous improvement of the RRP application.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field; 5+ years of professional experience in software development, enterprise application design, and Pega-based solutions. Strong experience in Pega development is recommended, with familiarity in application architecture, case management, and enterprise-scale implementations. Experience in analysis, requirement gathering, design, software development lifecycle and large scale enterprise application systems. Ability to learn complex material quickly, allocate time efficiently; handle multiple projects and deliverables concurrently, while managing competing priorities. Strong communication, interpersonal, time management and organizational skills. Working knowledge of database programming languages such as SQL, SAS, Python (preferred), etc.

Qualifications:

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Credit Risks, Data Analytics, Financial Analysis, Model Development, Operational Risks, Quantitative Models, Risk Appetite

Competencies:

Analytical Approach, Banking Products, Big Data Management and Analytics, Business Analytics, Credit Risk, Mathematics of Financial Instruments, Operational Risk, Performance Measurement, Predictive Analytics, Pricing Models and Analytics, Regulatory Environment - Financial Services, Risk Management Banking

Work Experience:

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education:

Bachelors

Certifications:

No Required Certification(s)

Licenses:

No Required License(s)