Product Owner II (Data and Automation)

PNC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

PNC is seeking a Product Owner II to join the Data and Automation Ontology Services team. Based in multiple U.S. locations, you will bridge business needs with data and AI capabilities to improve data quality, governance, and operational efficiency.

You will collaborate with business partners, data owners, and compliance teams to define requirements, refine prompts, and design AI workflows. The role emphasizes governance, reliability, and delivering trusted data outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering, data management, analytics, or application development.
• Experience supporting or developing Agentic AI, Generative AI, Copilot, or other LLM-based solutions.
• Strong SQL, data analysis, and requirements gathering skills.
• Experience identifying data quality issues and implementing process improvements.
• Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI practices, prompt engineering, and data governance concepts is preferred.
• Familiarity with data quality, metadata management, data lineage, data privacy, data classification, and data security.

Responsibilities

• Meeting with business partners to understand data challenges and potential AI opportunities.
• Reviewing operational data and AI-generated findings to identify data quality issues.
• Working with Data Owners and Compliance teams to validate classifications, governance rules, and remediation plans.
• Designing or refining prompts and AI workflows that analyze data quality and business processes.
• Building proof-of-concept AI solutions using Microsoft AI and data platforms.
• Reviewing AI outputs for accuracy, governance compliance, and business relevance.
• Documenting requirements, recommendations, and solution designs.
• Presenting findings and proposed improvements to business and technical stakeholders.

Skills

Data engineering

Data management

Analytics

Application development

Agentic AI / Generative AI

SQL

Data governance

Prompt engineering

Data quality

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft AI

Data platforms

Job description

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 Product Owner within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Dallas, TX, Birmingham, AL or Denver, CO.

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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 company’s success. As a Product Owner within PNC's Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Dallas, TX, Birmingham, AL or Denver, CO.

As a Product Owner II, you will be working within the Data and Automation Ontology Services team. This role combines data management, business process improvement, and AI solution development to help drive data quality, governance, and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with business stakeholders, data owners, and compliance teams to identify opportunities where AI can improve processes and deliver trusted data outcomes. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.

Key Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering, data management, analytics, or application development.
• Experience supporting or developing Agentic AI, Generative AI, Copilot, or other LLM-based solutions.
• Strong SQL, data analysis, and requirements gathering skills.
• Experience identifying data quality issues and implementing process improvements.
• Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI practices, prompt engineering, and data governance concepts is preferred.
• Familiarity with data quality, metadata management, data lineage, data privacy, data classification, and data security.

What You’ll Do

• Meeting with business partners to understand data challenges and potential AI opportunities.
• Reviewing operational data and AI-generated findings to identify data quality issues.
• Working with Data Owners and Compliance teams to validate classifications, governance rules, and remediation plans.
• Designing or refining prompts and AI workflows that analyze data quality and business processes.
• Building proof-of-concept AI solutions using Microsoft AI and data platforms.
• Reviewing AI outputs for accuracy, governance compliance, and business relevance.
• Documenting requirements, recommendations, and solution designs.
• Presenting findings and proposed improvements to business and technical stakeholders.

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

• 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 considered.

Education

Bachelors

Certifications

No Required Certification(s)

Licenses

No Required License(s)

Language Assessments

No Required Or Preferred Language Assessments

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $75,000.00 – $137,500.00

Application Window

Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 09/