Business Analyst, Card Portfolio Analytics

Our Fortune 100 financial services client is seeking a Business Analyst Card Portfolio Analytics to provide dedicated analytics and reporting support for a community financial institutions card portfolio with a particular focus on a new card program.  This role will develop a deep understanding of the portfolio and serve as a trusted business partner for reporting analytics and ongoing business questions related to the card program.

The ideal candidate brings a combination of strong business analysis and reporting capabilities card-service knowledge sound business judgment and the ability to translate data into practical recommendations.  This is a highly collaborative business-facing role that requires someone who can work independently while partnering closely with stakeholders to understand needs identify trends and improve how portfolio information is reported and used.

The Details:

• Location: Fully remote within U.S. (Must work Pacific or Mountain Time)
• Duration: Approximately a 9-month consulting role with the possibility of extension (must be able to work on Blends W2 without sponsorship)
• Benefits: We do offer benefits to our full-time consultants including Health Vision Dental 401K plan Life Insurance Pretax Commuter Benefits and an incredibly supportive team cheering you on!

What youll do:

Card Portfolio Analytics & Reporting

• Provide ongoing analytics and reporting support for a card portfolio with a particular focus on a new card program.
• Develop a strong understanding of portfolio performance business objectives and stakeholder needs to provide meaningful analytical support.
• Develop refine and maintain recurring business reports and dashboards.
• Respond to ongoing business questions by researching data analyzing results and translating findings into clear business insights.
• Analyze portfolio performance trends and key drivers to identify opportunities challenges and areas requiring additional attention.
• Present findings through clear reports presentations and business recommendations tailored to the needs of business stakeholders.

Business Analysis & Thought Partnership

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand questions objectives and reporting needs and translate them into actionable analysis.
• Apply sound business judgment when interpreting data and determining the practical implications of findings.
• Translate quantitative information into clear data-informed recommendations that can support business decision-making.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to stakeholders by proactively identifying trends opportunities and potential areas for improvement.
• Develop a deep understanding of the card portfolio and use that knowledge to provide context beyond simply reporting the numbers.

Reporting Optimization

• Evaluate existing reports and reporting processes to identify opportunities to simplify streamline and improve recurring deliverables.
• Help transform lengthy or complex reporting into more efficient user-friendly and actionable formats.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and improve consistency across recurring reporting processes.
• Where appropriate collaborate with stakeholders and technical partners to explore opportunities for reporting automation or process improvements.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional partners to understand priorities and deliver timely analytical support.
• Manage multiple requests and priorities while maintaining accuracy quality and responsiveness.
• Communicate analytical findings clearly to both analytical and non-technical audiences.
• Build strong working relationships and establish credibility through reliable follow-through attention to detail and practical business insight.
• Work independently while knowing when to ask questions seek additional context or escalate an issue.

Qualifications :

Education & Experience

• 5 years of experience in business analysis data analysis reporting card services card operations or a related field.
• Experience working with business reporting and analyzing quantitative information to identify trends performance drivers and meaningful business implications.
• Strong knowledge of payments card services card operations or card portfolio management.
• Experience developing refining and maintaining business reports.
• Experience supporting a card-product launch portfolio optimization initiative or similar business initiative is a plus.
• Experience working with DataChoice First Data or Symitar is strongly preferred.
• Experience simplifying or automating recurring reporting processes is a plus.

Analytical & Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong data analysis capabilities including the ability to interpret results identify trends and determine practical business implications.
• Ability to translate data into clear actionable business recommendations.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when working with reports and quantitative information.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot or similar AI-enabled productivity tools is strongly preferred.
• Exposure to AI coding or development-assistance tools is a plus but hands-on software development experience is not required.

Business & Communication Skills

• Strong business judgment and the ability to connect analytical findings to broader business objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to explain analytical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and ongoing business requests.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Highly detail-oriented proactive dependable and comfortable taking ownership of deliverables.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a practical business-focused approach to analysis.

Additional Information :

The targeted pay range for this role is $60.00-65.00 per hour.  Actual compensation within the range will be dependent on several factors including but not limited to relevant experience skills certifications training and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range and determining factors for compensation are considered for each individual circumstance. BLEND360 also offers a competitive benefits program to meet the health and financial well-being of our team and their families. You can look forward to a range of benefits including medical dental vision 401K PTO commuter benefits spending accounts life insurance disability coverage and EAPs.

A diverse workforce is a strong workforce
To deliver growth at BLEND360 and for our clients we believe as a Talent Solutions Company we have a responsibility and unique opportunity to positively impact the workforce. Diversity has played a critical role in our history our growth and continues to have a profound impact on our success.  We are determined to have equality in the workplace within our team and as an extension of our clients team.

BLEND360 is an equal opportunity employer.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Contract