Product Owner II - Analytics Engineer (Pittsburgh)

Job Profile

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 companys success.

As a Product Owner II - Analytics Engineer within PNC's Asset Liability Management Chief Investment Office organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA; Cleveland, OH or New York, NY.

About the Role

Join a high-performing team thriving on solving complex problems. Youll enable advanced analytics and data management for a strong, hands-on quant team. We value quality over quantityseeking adaptable analytics engineers who learn quickly, proactively solve problems, and collaborate cross-functionally.

What Youll Do

Develop and support analytics engineering platform using enterprise cloud-native technologies and toolsets (e.g., OpenShift, Kubernetes).
Enable rapid development and deployment of data apps and analytics tools (such as JupyterHub, Airflow, MLflow, Plotly Dash, Streamlit, Flask, FastAPI).
Build and support modern data management solutions, including data lakehouse architectures (e.g., Apache Iceberg), data virtualization, and robust data pipelines for streaming and batch workloads.
Collaborate directly with traders and portfolio managers to understand business problems, deliver proof-of-concepts, and transform current practices (e.g., migrating Excel/VBA/C++ workflows to Python and API-based solutions).
Set and enforce analytics best practices: code quality, CI/CD (Jenkins), testing, documentation, and security (Python 3.9+, SonarQube, IAST/SAST).
Drive AI/ML-driven analytics experience, including model lifecycle management, explainability, and compliance with evolving regulatory standards.
Involved in designing and operating multi-tenant environments, Helm-based deployments, and analytics app lifecycle management.
Prioritize reliability and redundancy for daily business operations; support RBAC and data governance for risk and market data domains.
Proactively identify challenges, troubleshoot issues, and continuously learn new knowledge and business concepts to deliver effective solutions.
What You Bring
23 years experience building and operating cloud-native platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes or similar).
Strong Python and SQL skills; familiarity with modern data and ML toolsets (open source preferred).
Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins), containerization, and app hosting for data-driven applications.
Understanding of data lakehouse concepts, data pipelines, and data governance.
Ability to work closely with business users, quickly learn financial domain concepts, and translate needs into technical solutions.
Demonstrated proactive problem solving and commitment to active learning.
Bachelors degree required; Masters a plus.
Knowledge and practice of web development.
Knowledge and practice of API.
Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Nice to Have

AWS data engineering or machine learning training/experience.
Experience in financial services, especially trading, risk, or asset/liability management.
Familiarity with quantitative analytics, machine learning, and modernizing legacy workflows.
Knowledge of database technologies (MySQL,Postgres, Oracle, MS SQL) and NoSQL such as redis, mongodb and performance optimization.
Experience with AI/ML model development, deployment, and monitoring (including generative AI, explainable AI, and compliance frameworks).
Understanding of regulatory requirements for AI in finance (model risk management, bias testing, explainability, and data privacy).
Familiarity with C/ C++ libraries and scheduling tools.

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

Job Description

• Owns the vision and the definition of the product. Serves as the voice of the customer. Provides guidance to concentrate the Scrum Team(s) effort on correct priorities based on business value.
• Defines and conveys the vision to the team(s) in order to address client requirements to meet business objectives.
• Accountable for the creation of and the integrity of the product backlog. Prioritizes and leads grooming of the product backlog.
• Works in partnership with the Scrum Master(s) to ensure items are worked on in accordance with the product backlog. Serves as the primary point of contact for questions from the team(s).
• Accepts delivery of working product from the Scrum Teams(s). Reviews and validates Scrum Team(s) working product. Socializes the delivery of business value and outcomes of the iteration to various stakeholders.

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

Accountability, Customer Solutions, Data Visualization, Prioritization, Scrum, User Experience (UX) Design

Competencies

Agile Development, Business Acumen, Design Thinking, Innovation, Interpersonal Relationships, IT Standards, Procedures & Policies, Managing Multiple Priorities, Matrix Management, Organizational Leadership, Planning and Organizing, Solutions Development

Work 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 cons