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Job Title: Portfolio Analyst
Reports To: Portfolio Management Director
Summary:
The Portfolio Analyst will support the US Transformation Office - Portfolio Management practice by ensuring high-quality data stewardship within project portfolio management solutions and by supporting vendor management. This role will manage resource capacity reporting, track project performance, and analyze financial data. The Portfolio Analyst will engage business stakeholders to validate assumptions, track risks, issues, and dependencies, and produce accurate and timely portfolio-level reporting. This role will also support Procurement processes and vendor engagement for US Transformation Office third party resources.
Key Responsibilities:
Portfolio Analysis – Governance, Insights, and Reporting:
Maintain end to end data accuracy within project portfolio management solution(s) by validating and regularly auditing initiative-, milestone-, resource-, and financial-level data to ensure consistency with governance standards.
Proactively monitor data quality, identifying gaps, inconsistencies, or delays in stakeholder updates and driving timely resolution.
Ensure adherence to data governance protocols, including benefit classifications, cost categories, dependencies, assumptions, and risk ratings.
Support reporting cycles by preparing for governance forums and coordinating data readiness checks across initiative teams.
Facilitate regular touchpoints with initiative teams to gather insights, validate data entries, understand changes to scope or assumptions, and identify risks that may impact timelines or financial outcomes.
Drive consistency in portfolio practices by helping stakeholders understand processes and templates, definitions, phase gates, and reporting frameworks.
Prepare executive ready materials, translating raw data into concise, visually clear narratives tailored for senior stakeholders.
Perform ad‑hoc analyses to support strategic questions from leadership, such as scenario modeling, initiative benchmarking, or value at risk.
Vendor and Procurement Support:
Support the review of Statements of Work (SOWs) and change requests to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with established standards before they move into approval workflows.
Submit SOWs and change requests into the enterprise system and track their progress through the review/approval process.
Support the creation and management of purchase orders to ensure timely processing of vendor services.
Coordinate with suppliers to resolve administrative discrepancies, receipt invoices, and support audit or compliance inquiries.
Maintain vendor documentation, records and onboarding material to ensure an up to date and complete vendor file.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in business, analytics, finance, economics, data science, or related field
3-5 years of experience in analytical roles (business analyst, data analyst, PMO analyst, finance analyst) or in project management
Strong Excel skills and familiarity with Power BI or Tableau
Familiarity with Agile tools such as Jira or Trello
Strong analytical thinking and communication skills
Experience supporting vendor management or procurement
Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Experience supporting transformation or strategic initiatives
Knowledge of benefit realization frameworks or portfolio governance processes
Experience with enterprise portfolio management or work-tracking software
Hiscox Values:
At Hiscox our spirit is guided by our core values:
Courage: Dare to take Risk
Ownership: Passionate, commercial, and accountable
Integrity: Do the right thing, however hard
Human: Clear, fair, and inclusive
Connected: Together, build something better
What Hiscox USA Offers:
Competitive salary and bonus (based on personal & company performance)
401(k) with competitive company matching
Comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental and FSA plans (medical, limited purpose, and dependent care)
Company paid group term life, short- term disability and long-term disability coverage
24 Paid time off days, 2 Hiscox Days, 10 paid holidays, and ability to purchase 5 PTO days
Paid parental leave
4 week paid sabbatical after every 5 years of service
Financial Adoption Assistance and Medical Travel Reimbursement Programs
Annual reimbursement up to $600 for health club membership or fees associated with any fitness program
Company paid subscription to Headspace to support employees’ mental health and wellbeing
Recipient of 2024 Cigna’s Well-Being Award for having a best-in-class health and wellness program
Dynamic, creative and values-driven culture
Modern and open office spaces, complimentary drinks
**Please note that this position is hybrid and requires two (2) days in our office weekly**
Salary range: $70-$100k
The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.
About Hiscox:
As an international specialist insurer, we are far removed from the world of mass market insurance products. Instead, we are selective and focus on our key areas of expertise and strength - all of which is underpinned by a culture that encourages us to challenge convention and always look for a better way of doing things.
We insure the unique and the interesting. And we search for the same when it comes to talented people. Hiscox is full of smart, reliable human beings that look out for customers and each other. We believe in doing the right thing, making good and rebuilding when things go wrong. Everyone is encouraged to think creatively, challenge the status quo and look for solutions.
Scratch beneath the surface and you will find a business that is solid, but slightly contrary. We like to do things differently and constantly seek to evolve. We might have been around for a long time (our roots go back to 1901), but we are young in many ways, ambitious and going places.
Some people might say insurance is dull, but life at Hiscox is anything but. If that sounds good to you, get in touch.
About Hiscox USA:
Hiscox USA was established in 2006 to focus primarily on the needs of small and middle market commercial clients, via both the broker and direct distribution channels and is today the fastest-growing business unit within the Hiscox Group.
Today, Hiscox USA has a talent force of about 500 employees mostly operating out of 6 major cities - New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles and Scottsdale. Hiscox USA offers a broad portfolio of commercial products, including technology, cyber & data risk, multiple professional liability lines, media, entertainment, management liability, crime, kidnap & ransom, and terrorism.
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