Principal Portfolio Analyst

Discover. A brighter future.
With us, you'll do meaningful work from Day 1. Our collaborative culture is built on three core behaviors: We Play to Win, We Get Better Every Day & We Succeed Together. And we mean it - we want you to grow and make a difference at one of the world's leading digital banking and payments companies. We value what makes you unique so that you have an opportunity to shine.
Come build your future, while being the reason millions of people find a brighter financial future with Discover.
Job Description:
What You'll Do
This position will be focused on developing and maintaining a diverse set of delivery metrics and analytics to demonstrate the value of initiative delivery supporting key initiatives within Payment Services. This includes, but is not limited, to representation of these results in a wide variety of formats (electronic, online, etc.) and the automation of the collection and creation of these metrics and analytics.
How You'll Do It

• Supports creation of portfolio-level reporting materials including scorecards, dashboards, monthly reporting and others meeting department and leadership needs
• Partner with senior leadership office on reporting needs on portfolio performance and progress.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to collaborate in daily operational needs.
• Works with Senior Managers to perform resource planning and acquisition.
• Maintains an updated financial view ensuring optimal budget and resource utilization.
• Centralizes and maintains capacity view to facilitate optimization of resources.
• Ensures SOPs and appropriate controls are in place for processes within the portfolio.

Qualifications You'll Need
The Basics

• Bachelors Information Technology, Graphic Design, Marketing, or related
• 6+ years Visual Design, SharePoint/Web Design, Metrics or related

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position as required by federal, state, and local laws:

• Primarily remain in a stationary position
• Frequently move about the work environment to complete the major responsibilities of the job.
• Primarily performed indoors in an office setting.
• Ability to operate office equipment such as but not limited to computer, telephone, printer, and calculator.
• Ability to communicate verbally.; Ability to communicate in written form
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Proven experience in Portfolio Management or in a related role with 8+ years of experience.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and software development lifecycle.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of relevant tools such as Microsoft Visio, JIRA, MIRO, Ms Office.

Discover will not sponsor or transfer employment work visas for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Application Deadline:
The application window for this position is anticipated to close on May-04-2025. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date, but it is not guaranteed.
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
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Applicants must be 18 or older at the time of hire.