Strategy & Planning Specialist

PNC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 63,750 - 106,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) with PNC match

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

PNC seeks a Strategy & Planning Specialist to join its Technology organization in Pittsburgh, PA or Strongsville, OH. You will support enterprise initiatives, translate business needs into requirements, and partner with lines of business and technology teams to drive execution.

Key focus areas include strategy development, analytics, governance, and executive communication. This role emphasizes data-driven decision making and strong collaboration across senior leaders.

Qualifications

• University degree required; 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• GenAI knowledge is a plus and helpful for strategy & planning work.
• Experience in strategy, product management, analytics, or technology transformation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports strategic enterprise initiatives to understand, analyze, and implement strategy and planning solutions.
• Defines business problems, issues, and solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Collects data, conducts research, and prepares presentations and recommendations.

Skills

Branding

Change Management

Collaboration

Communication

Creative Process

Design Thinking

Innovation

Machine Learning

Personal Initiative

Strategic Planning

Teamwork

Education

Bachelors

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

Scope of the Role Includes

• Strategy and business analysis
• Ability to identify operational pain points and translate them into AI/GenAI opportunities.
• Experience developing business cases, roadmaps, and transformation strategies.
• Product Management:
• Ability to gather and translate business needs into product requirements, user stories, and prioritized backlogs.
• Stakeholder management
• Ability to partner with Lines of Business (LOBs), technology teams, risk partners, and senior leaders.
• 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
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience preparing executive summaries, presentations, and strategic recommendations.
• Data and analytical skills
• Ability to evaluate business benefits, operational impacts, adoption metrics, and value realization.
• Experience using data to support prioritization and decision‑making.
• GenAI and AI knowledge (Nice to have)
• Understanding of GenAI concepts, use cases, deployment patterns, and AI fundamentals.
• 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.
• Preferred background
• Strategy, business consulting, product management, process improvement, data & analytics, or technology transformation experience.
• Familiarity with banking operations, risk, and regulatory environments is beneficial.

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:

• 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.

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 – $106,250.00
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 07/13/2026, 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 [e-mail]. 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.

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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