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 within Financial Services Solutions, will provide you the opportunity to use sophisticated models to value complex financial instruments and design strategies that reduce risk and maximise business opportunities for our clients. We help on a wide variety of financial and valuation issues, as well as develop and test financial models, model risk scenarios, validate expertise across various financial areas, and deliver comprehensive analytics addressing client finance issues.

Important points to consider

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 Senior Associate, 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:

Support the financial services strategy and transformation programs, focused on retail banking and channels (digital and contact centre focus)

Gathering and analysing client information and develop data-driven insights to support the development of platform and channel business and technology strategies

Understand the client’s business and technology strategy and operations through research, interviews, formulating and testing hypotheses

Knowledge and experience of agile product and platform ceremonies, tolling and development

Work directly with clients to support agile development activities in the role of business analyst or product owner

Gather and prioritize business and or technology requirements and build process flows

Knowledge of program and project management process, tools and ceremonies

Deliver client projects on time and within budget, utilizing tested Project Management methods, exceeding client expectations through outstanding team performance and stakeholder management

Work directly with clients to integrate People, Process and Technology (Data) components into meaningful, value added solutions

Build and maintain effective, trusting and collaborative client relationships at multiple levels

Collaborate with team members at various levels to lead and develop compelling client proposals, white paper, thought leadership and point of view, describing the business challenge and proposed business and technology solutions, scope, risks and dependencies

Contribute to building a strong and sustainable PwC culture through effective employee engagement, mentoring and coaching team members through timely, meaningful verbal and written feedback

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 experience within Technology management, and / or strategy

Prior work experience with a Financial Services firm or an internal consulting group

Strong understanding of one or more business domains within Retail or Commercial banking

Hands on experience with technology domains including and not limited to Cloud migration - application / data, Automation, Data strategy, etc.

A proven track record of successful project completion and a demonstrated ability to manage client communications and expectations

Exceptional business acumen and business analysis skills

Proactive and logical approach to information gathering with an ability to synthesize complex ideas and present information clearly and effectively

Examples of leading yourself and others through previous work experience – generating a vision, establishing direction and motivating team members

Passionate about client service

Capable to build relationships which are genuine and rooted in trust with clients and teams

Ability to thrive in an environment of pressing deadlines and changing conditions

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to articulate new ideas

Willingness to take initiative and assume responsibility

An ability to travel to client sites across Canada