Strategy & Planning Specialist

** 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 Strategy & Planning Specialist within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA or Strongsville, OH.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Scope of the role includes:

- Strategy and business analysis

o Ability to identify operational pain points and translate them into AI/GenAI opportunities.

o Experience developing business cases, roadmaps, and transformation strategies.

- Product Management:

o Ability to gather and translate business needs into product requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs.

- Stakeholder management

o Ability to partner with Lines of Business (LOBs), technology teams, risk partners, and senior leaders.

o Strong facilitation and consulting skills.

- Program and project management:
Ability to manage multiple initiatives, track milestones, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive execution

- Communication and executive presentations

o Strong written and verbal communication skills.

o Experience preparing executive summaries, presentations, and strategic recommendations.

- Data and analytical skills

o Ability to evaluate business benefits, operational impacts, adoption metrics, and value realization.

o Experience using data to support prioritization and decision-making.

- GenAI and AI knowledge (Nice to have)

o Understanding of GenAI concepts, use cases, deployment patterns, and AI fundamentals.

o Familiarity with technologies such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, and enterprise AI platforms.

- Governance and risk awareness:
Experience supporting use case intake, review, and approval processes. Experience supporting use case intake, review, and approval processes.

- Preferred background

o Strategy, business consulting, product management, process improvement, data & analytics, or technology transformation experience.

o Familiarity with banking operations, risk, and regulatory environments is beneficial.

PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

** Job Description*
* + Supports a strategic enterprise initiative to understand, analyze, develop and implement strategy and planning solutions.

+ Supports team in defining business and/or multiple lines of businesses problems, issues and solutions.

+ Participates in data collection, research and reporting activities for assigned initiatives.

+ Provides analysis and solution recommendation for key enterprise initiatives. Participates in development of presentations.

+ Collaborates with senior Strategy and Planning teams to identify solutions.

PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:

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** 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.

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** 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*
* Branding, Change Management, Collaboration, Communication, Creative Process, Design Thinking, Innovation, Machine Learning (ML), Personal Initiative, Strategic Planning, Teamwork

** Competencies*
* Accuracy and Attention to Detail, Analytical Thinking, Business Process Design, Data Gathering and Analysis, Effective Communications, Influencing, Planning:
Tactical, Strategic, Problem Solving, Strategic Thinking

** Work Experience*
* Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 2+ years of relevant professional experience. 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)

** Pay Transparency*
* Base Salary:  $63,750.00 - $

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