Analytics Consultant - Contingent

Position: Analytics Consultant 5 - Contingent
Program/Portfolio Reporting Analyst - Contingent

Charlotte, NC

Contract

Job - 174090

Job Description:

* The Program/Portfolio Reporting Analyst plays a critical role in enabling transparency, informed decision-making, and effective governance across large, multi? workstream programs.

* This role is responsible for developing enterprise, grade reporting, delivering meaningful insights, and ensuring alignment across business, technology, and strategic partners.

Key Responsibilities:

Portfolio Reporting & Analytics:

* Develop and maintain comprehensive reporting frameworks that track milestones, progress, financials, risks, and dependencies across complex portfolios.

* Design dashboards and analytical summaries integrating delivery metrics, operational KPIs, and value?realization indicators.

* Translate large volumes of program data into clear, executive ready insights such as status summaries, health assessments, and scenario-based forecasts.

* Ensure reporting accuracy, data integrity, and alignment with established governance standards.

Program Governance & Operating Model Support:

* Support the setup and execution of governance routines, including steering committees, operational reviews, dependency discussions, and risk escalation forums.

* Maintain standardized templates, portfolio taxonomies, intake artifacts, and prioritization tools.

* Promote consistent adoption of lifecycle standards, change management expectations, and enterprise delivery frameworks.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:

* Partner with business sponsors, product owners, engineering leaders, process teams, and analytics partners to gather inputs and validate portfolio data.

* Facilitate alignment between work streams, ensuring risks, blockers, and interdependencies are captured, communicated, and addressed.

* Provide clear, concise communication to support effective decision-making by senior leaders and program executives.

Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management:

* Track and manage portfolio-level risks and issues, ensuring appropriate categorization, mitigation planning, and remediation timelines.

* Identify cross-initiative dependencies and proactively raise items requiring leadership attention.

* Present risks and issues in a structured, data-driven format to relevant governance bodies.

Value Realization & Strategic Insight Development:

* Support assessment of the business value generated by program outcomes-including efficiency gains, cost reductions, capacity creation, experience enhancements, and operational improvements.

* Build projections, scenario analyses, and forward?looking insights to support strategic planning.

* Contribute to enterprise reporting efforts that connect delivery performance to long-term transformation goals.

Tools, Data, and Reporting Enablement:

* Leverage enterprise reporting tools and analytics platforms to automate, scale, and enhance reporting processes.

* Collaborate with technology teams to improve telemetry, data pipelines, and analytics capabilities within the portfolio. Maintain metadata consistency, portfolio lineage, and standardized reporting practices.

Required Qualifications:

* 7 plus years of Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

* 5 plus years of experience in program reporting, portfolio analytics, PMO reporting, business analysis, or a related field.

* Proven ability to analyze complex datasets and synthesize insights for operational and executive audiences.

* Strong proficiency with reporting and visualization tools.

* Experience supporting large-scale, multi-team initiatives or transformation programs.

* Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex information into clear and actionable insights.

Desired

Qualifications:

* Experience with operational, digital, AI-driven, or automation-focused transformation initiatives.

* Familiarity with enterprise governance structures, PMO methodologies, and portfolio management frameworks.

* Background in analytics, process engineering, or data-driven continuous improvement.

* Ability to collaborate effectively with senior leaders and support prioritization and strategic decision-making.

* Experience building scalable reporting frameworks that enhance transparency and inform enterprise decision processes.

In this contingent resource assignment, candidate may:

* Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives and resources for highly complex business and technical needs across Analytics.

* Consult on the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking.

* Provide expertise to client senior leadership on innovative Analytics business solutions. Strategically engage with client personnel.

Pay Range: $60 - $68/hr.…