Description

Join us in cultivating a collaborative workplace driven by unique perspectives. We’re proud PwC advances a culture that helps everyone to thrive. It's one of the reasons we're recognized as a "Top Company" to work for in Canada. As you ignite a meaningful career and build a network that’ll last for life, you'll work with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to help solve important problems, empowered by technology to turn today's ideas into tomorrow's solutions. We cultivate an environment in which our differences are embraced and our people feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. An empowering and diverse environment starts with you. Are you ready to get started?

A career in our Assurance Transformation Implementation practice, within Assurance Transformation Services, will provide you with the opportunity to be responsible for developing functions in PwC that support audit engagement teams and audit quality efforts. You’ll focus on enhancing our services related to data auditing, business analytics, visualisation and leveraging of analytic technologies to evaluating complex Enterprise Systems for audit and non audit services.

Our team is a global programme working towards making PwC truly distinctive in the market and taking our audit to a new level, offering ground-breaking features through the use of data and new technology and following them through to implementation. We provide practitioners with tools and technologies that simplify working, increase productivity, and add value and insight while overseeing a smooth implementation of these features making sure our clients have a full understanding of best practices going forward.

A career in our Transformation Assurance team, within our Risk Assurance practice, will provide you with the opportunity to work on some of the largest transformation programs across Canada. You will work with a team whose focus is on solving complex problems for our clients and supporting them in achieving their program objectives. You will leverage your prior experience and skillset to bring innovative solutions, tools, technologies and best practices in delivering for our clients.

Our Transformation Assurance team is growing and comprises a truly international team, with a wealth of experience in transformation advisory services, program and project delivery and risk management. A key focus for the team currently is to embrace and use the latest digital technologies to enhance our service delivery and successful candidates will be provided with focused training to support the adoption of these technologies. Based on our success in the marketplace, we are looking to expand our team's footprint and support new programs of work.

To learn more about of our Transformation Assurance team, check us out at https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/services/risk-assurance/transformation.html

Important point to consider: 

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy: Putting the safety of our people and clients first as we look to a hybrid future: The health, well-being and safety of our colleagues, clients, and communities is our number one priority. Vaccinations have proven to reduce the risk of COVID-19. Effective Friday, October 1, 2021, PwC Canada requires all partners, staff, contractors and visitors to be fully-vaccinated when entering a PwC location, subject to applicable legal exemptions. At PwC, the future ways of work will be a hybrid of in-person and virtual, allowing choice and flexibility to explore new ways of working and collaborating. Read this press release for further details.

What you’ll create and do

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Designing and implementing programme governance and programme management strategies

• Assisting in rolling out leading practice programme management services like benefits realization, quality assurance, decision management, document management etc.

• Working with and presenting to senior programme leadership within large scale programmes

• Delivering and/or assessing large complex programs or projects

• Developing and executing programme and project assurance strategies and plans

• Developing responses to client proposals and drive impactful conversations with senior client leaders

• Pursue opportunities to develop existing and new skills outside of comfort zone

• Act to resolve issues which prevent effective team working, even during times of change and uncertainty

• Coach others and encourage them to take ownership of their development

• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.

• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations

• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's/client's expectations

• Develop a perspective on key global trends, including globalisation, and how they impact the firm and our clients

• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct

What you’ll bring to this role

• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work

• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard ​

• Significant hands on experience in Programme Management and Project Assurance of large Transformation projects

• Proven experience supporting implementations of large complex system/transformation initiatives

• Ability to set up Programme Offices and rolling out the necessary governance and operational processes to manage the programme

• Highly confident with implementing or performing project assessments, programme gateway reviews, risk-based reviews

• Involvement within Public Sector (Municipal, Provincial, or Federal)

• Certified Project Manager (PMP, PMI PMBOK, APM BOK, PRINCE2, MSP, MoR, Agile, or Benefit Realization)

• Understanding of core project management process area (IT governance, quality assurance, or SDLC), project management software/tools, and/or ERP or industry specific applications

• Self-motivated to begin and continue tasks committed to achieving project goals

• Exceptional commitment to providing excellent client service, by building and maintaining productive relationships with both internal and external clients

• Advanced analytical, problem solving and multitasking/project management skills

• Strong abilities to write and deliver proposals to prospective clients

• Confident to effectively negotiate, problem solve, and influence through verbal and written communications

• Bilingual proficiency in French and English is considered an asset