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Position Overview
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 Analyst Senior within PNC's Retail Banking organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA; Cleveland, OH; Washington, DC; or Tyson's Corner, VA.Key Responsibilities:
- Translate high-level business strategies into structured workstreams, project plans, and measurable outcomes.
- Analyze complex business problems by integrating data, technology, business processes, stakeholder needs, risks, and business objectives.
- Partner with business, technology, and analytics teams to define requirements and deliver data-driven solutions.
- Build, maintain, and optimize Tableau dashboards and reports to support operational and strategic decision-making.
- Perform data extraction, transformation, and analysis using Python, PySpark, SQL, and big data platforms.
- Leverage large-scale datasets to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and actionable business insights.
- Develop business cases, analytical models, and report frameworks that support strategic initiatives.
- Present findings and recommendations through compelling data visualization and business storytelling.
- Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for innovation, automation, and process optimization.
- Adapt quickly to new business challenges, technologies, and evolving priorities while maintaining focus on business outcomes.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to structure and solve complex business challenges.
- Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into analytical solutions and actionable recommendations.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and manage competing priorities.
Required Technical Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Tableau dashboard design, development, enhancement, and maintenance.
- Advanced experience with Python and SQL for data extraction, transformation, manipulation, automation, and analysis.
- Experience working with PySpark and Hadoop ecosystems for large-scale data processing and engineering.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data modeling, analysis, reporting, and complex formulas.
- Strong Microsoft PowerPoint skills with the ability to communicate complex data insights through executive-level presentations.
- Expertise in data visualization, data storytelling, and translating analytical findings into business recommendations.
- Experience supporting data-driven decision-making through reporting, KPI development, and performance measurement.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience within Retail Banking, including customer, account, household, and relationship-level data.
- Experience analyzing Adobe Clickstream or digital interaction data.
- Knowledge of customer journey analytics, customer engagement, customer experience, and digital channel performance metrics.
- Experience supporting analytics related to: Customer journeys, Customer complaints, Digital engagement, Customer behavior, and/or Retention and loyalty initiatives.
- Experience with business intelligence, advanced analytics, or customer insights functions.
- Exposure to cloud-based data platforms and modern analytics ecosystems.
PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
Job Description
- Provides financial and regulatory reporting and analyses to maintain adequate controls over the financial and regulatory reporting processes. Responsible for running complex business performance, risk and operational analytics. May include the development of analytical methods/models to assess market, credit and/or operational risk of new and existing financial products.
- Leverages business / product expertise to rigorously analyze large datasets, improve risk adjusted returns, deliver profitable growth, and communicate conclusions. Synthesizes analytical results and develops, recommends, and implements business strategies that improve lending decisions, assist in managing risk, increase revenues, reduce exposure to losses, meet business goals, and improve performance. Establishes baselines for strategies and tracks actual performance to expectations.
- Applies predictive models, third party data, and other tools to develop and execute appropriate segmentation and targeting for acquisition and portfolio strategies to provide insight into portfolio risk. Manages engagements with internal and external information suppliers ensuring solution is fit for purpose while maintaining appropriate governance and oversight.
- Works with business, credit, data, and model development partners to design, develop, and monitor test designs and analytical reporting to track and enhance strategies. Designs / enhances standard reporting suites for regular product / portfolio reviews.
- Collaborates with the line of business, Finance, and Risk partners to assess and establish credit risk appetite and to understand its implications, as well as to establish policies and procedures governing the identification, monitoring, and management of risk appetite.
PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:
- Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
- Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
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 AppetiteCompetencies
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 BankingWork Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 3+ years of relevant / direct industry experience. Certifications are often desired. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.Education
BachelorsCertifications
No Required Certification(s)Licenses
No Required License(s)Pay Transparency
Base Salary: $86,250.00 – $172,500.00 Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.Application Window
Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 07/31/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion.Benefits
PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with 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/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives. In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com.
Disability Accommodations Statement
If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at AccommodationRequest@pnc.com. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.
This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and, for any registered role, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in portfolio analyst jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, accounting, or a related quantitative field
- Proficiency in Excel for financial modeling, portfolio attribution, and performance reporting
- Experience with Bloomberg Terminal or FactSet for data analysis and market research
- Knowledge of portfolio performance measurement methodologies including Sharpe ratio and alpha
- CFA designation or active progress toward CFA charterholder status
- Familiarity with risk management frameworks and investment compliance requirements
Tips for Your Portfolio Analyst Job Search
Quantify your attribution analysis results
Hiring managers expect portfolio analysts to show impact in numbers. Replace vague resume bullets with specific outcomes: the size of assets you analyzed, the accuracy of your performance reports, or the models you built that influenced allocation decisions.
Match your tools to the job posting
Portfolio analyst roles split sharply between Bloomberg and FactSet shops. Read each posting carefully and lead with the platform they name. Burying a skill they prioritize below a wall of unrelated software is one of the fastest ways to get filtered out.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists portfolio analyst openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by asset class focus
Filter your search by the asset class you want: equities, fixed income, alternatives, or multi-asset. Applying with a resume that mirrors the fund's focus signals fluency with their day-to-day work and raises your odds of a first-round call.
Prepare a concise performance attribution walk-through
Most technical screens for this role involve explaining how you decompose portfolio returns. Practice walking an interviewer through a real attribution analysis you ran, naming the methodology, the data source, and what the output drove in practice.
Negotiate using total compensation, not base alone
Offer letters in asset management often include a performance bonus that can be as meaningful as base pay. Ask for the bonus structure, vesting schedule, and any carried interest in writing before you accept, so you can compare offers on equal terms.
Portfolio Analyst Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most portfolio analysts?
The companies hiring the most portfolio analysts right now include Meta, PNC Financial Services, and Citi, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Pennsylvania, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is concentrated at asset managers, insurance companies, and large regional banks.
How many portfolio analyst jobs are remote?
About 58% of portfolio analyst openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with availability varying significantly by employer type. Sub-areas like performance reporting, data aggregation, and model maintenance tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while roles with direct client interaction or trading desk support are more likely to require in-office presence.
How do you become a portfolio analyst?
Start with a bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or a quantitative field, then build hands-on experience through internships in asset management, corporate treasury, or investment banking. Strengthen your candidacy by pursuing the CFA designation, becoming proficient in Bloomberg or FactSet, and learning to build performance attribution models. Entry-level roles in fund operations or financial reporting are common starting points that lead into portfolio analyst positions.
Can you get a portfolio analyst job with little or no experience?
Yes, entry-level portfolio analyst roles exist, and employers often fill them with candidates who have strong Excel and financial modeling skills built through coursework, internships, or self-directed projects. Building a sample attribution analysis using publicly available fund data and presenting it in interviews can substitute for formal work history. Roles at smaller RIAs, insurance companies, or corporate treasury departments tend to have more flexible experience requirements than large institutional asset managers.
What does the portfolio analyst interview process look like?
The process typically runs three to four stages. A recruiter screen confirms your background and salary expectations, followed by a hiring manager call focused on your experience with performance measurement and reporting tools. The technical round usually involves a case study or modeling exercise where you decompose portfolio returns or evaluate a hypothetical allocation. Final rounds often include a panel with senior analysts or portfolio managers who assess your understanding of risk and investment process.
Where can I find and apply to portfolio analyst jobs?
You can find and apply to portfolio analyst jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your background and apply directly to each one that fits.
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