Consulting Finance Strategy & Operations - Manager

About the role

PwC's Consulting practice advises leading organisations on complex business challenges, from strategy to execution. The Financial Services Strategy & Operations team helps banks, asset managers, insurers and others design and run strategies to grow, modernise and prepare for the future, covering growth, productivity, ways of working and digital transformation. As a Manager, you will lead on-the-ground delivery of engagements while helping to build the broader Financial Services S&O practice.

Key responsibilities

• Lead client interactions and delivery of work alongside leaders and junior teammates
• Own execution of client delivery: identify client needs, define approaches, set work plans and manage work
• Help activate the wider PwC network to leverage its capabilities
• Act as a role model for junior team members, developing their core competencies and leadership potential
• Help build and sharpen client offerings and contribute to thought leadership, including external publications and internal innovation
• Use business acumen and financial services experience to anticipate client problems and show how to help

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in business, economics, finance, engineering or a related field; MBA or CFA is a plus
• At least 6-8 years of relevant experience in consulting or equivalent strategy, transformation, digitisation or operations roles
• Demonstrated delivery leadership, people management and team outcome delivery
• Experience in the financial services industry (banking, asset and wealth management, insurance, fintechs)
• Expert problem-solving and analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative
• Ability to explain complex ideas simply to a broad audience, with a track record of senior executive engagement
• Solid functional knowledge of business areas such as sales, marketing, operations and IT

Required skills

• Agile, Scrum, PMP, Lean / Six Sigma or equivalent certifications are advantageous
• Communication, coaching and feedback, operational analysis and operational excellence

The role accepts work visa sponsorship and requires government clearance.