Job Description

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Job Title: Program/ Portfolio Reporting Analyst

Hybrid — 3 days/week in office Contract Length: 6+ Month contract

Location: CHARLOTTE NC 28277

Job ref# 244983

Job Summary

The Program/Portfolio Reporting Analyst enables transparency and informed decision-making across large, multi-workstream programs. This role builds enterprise-grade reporting, delivers executive-ready insights, and supports governance routines and operating models across business and technology partners.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Reporting & Analytics

• Build and maintain reporting frameworks covering milestones, delivery progress, financials, risks, and dependencies.
• Design dashboards and analytical summaries that integrate delivery metrics, operational KPIs, and value-realization indicators.
• Translate complex program data into clear executive-level insights (status, health assessments, forecasts, scenarios).
• Ensure reporting accuracy, data integrity, and alignment with governance standards.

Program Governance & Operating Model Support

• Support governance routines (steering committees, operational reviews, dependency forums, risk escalation).
• Maintain standard templates, portfolio taxonomies, intake artifacts, and prioritization tools.
• Promote consistent adoption of delivery lifecycle standards and change expectations across workstreams.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with business sponsors, product owners, engineering leaders, process teams, and analytics partners to validate inputs.
• Facilitate alignment across workstreams, capturing and communicating risks, blockers, and interdependencies.
• Produce clear, concise communications for senior leaders and program executives.

Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management

• Track portfolio-level risks/issues with clear categorization, mitigation plans, owners, and timelines.
• Identify cross-initiative dependencies and escalate items requiring leadership attention.
• Present risk/issue themes using structured, data-driven narratives.

Value Realization & Strategic Insight

• Support assessment of value delivered (efficiency gains, cost reduction, capacity creation, experience improvements).
• Create scenario analyses and forward-looking insights for strategic planning.
• Contribute to reporting that connects delivery performance to long-term transformation goals.

Tools, Data, and Reporting Enablement

• Use reporting/analytics platforms to automate and scale reporting processes.
• Collaborate with technology teams to improve telemetry, data pipelines, and analytics capabilities.
• Maintain metadata consistency, portfolio lineage, and standard reporting practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in program reporting, portfolio analytics, PMO reporting, business analysis, or closely related work.
• Strong ability to analyze complex datasets and synthesize insights for operational and executive audiences.
• Proficiency with reporting and visualization tools (dashboards, executive summaries, analytical reporting).
• Experience supporting large, multi-team initiatives or transformation programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distil complex information into clear actions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting operational, digital, AI-driven, or automation-focused transformations.
• Familiarity with enterprise governance structures, PMO methods, and portfolio frameworks.
• Background in analytics, process engineering, or data-driven continuous improvement.
• Comfort collaborating with senior leaders on prioritization and strategic decisions.
• Demonstrated success building scalable reporting frameworks that improve transparency and decision quality.