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

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 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

As a Senior Associate in the Financial Services Workforce of the Future team, 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:

Engagement Delivery

Working directly with our financial services clients to support engagement delivery - from project scoping to conclusion, while consistently keeping the client’s goals in mind;

Demonstrating ownership through the delivery of specific workstreams on projects supported by high quality work and client service;

Designing and implementing change management strategies for technology driven change programs and bringing creative solutions to enable business readiness and adoption;

Helping clients get the most out of their employees, by unlocking productivity and realizing potential through the creation of high performing, operationally proficient teams;

Developing innovative workforce strategies that build engaged, enabled and agile workforces that reflect the uniqueness of each organization, grounded in analysis and data-driven insights;

Designing operating models and organizational structures for clients as they transform (e.g. digitization, merger and acquisition, organization restructuring etc);

Assessing an organization's culture and to develop strategies that enable a culture that drives engagement, productivity and innovation;

Developing new relationships with clients and building collaborative relationships with the team;

Believing in the value created by diverse teams and can adapt to a variety of working styles;

Approaching new projects with an open mind; 

Analyzing complex ideas and building a range of meaningful recommendations;

Communicating complex information effectively in written and verbal formats to various situations and audiences; and

Learning from mistakes and asking for help when needed.

PwC Internal Delivery

Keep up to date with developments in Change Management, Operational Excellence, Talent Management and Organizational Design in Financial Services; and

Contribute to pursuit teams and proposal development, including innovative approaches and methodologies;

Contribute to the development of thought leadership for the Workforce of the Future community, nationally and globally as part of our network;

Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand.

What you’ll bring to this role

Genuinely passionate about helping organizations transform their workforce;

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

Ability to work with data to transform information into actionable insights is an asset

Will to work in a fast-paced environment with sometimes unpredictable circumstances or changes; comfortable working in ambiguity;

Self motivated with a passion for client work and teamwork;

Superior verbal and written communication skills, strong facilitation skills;

Commitment to valuing differences and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard;

Able to develop and present new, innovative ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions;

Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively; 

Will to learn, adopt and lead new ways of doing things (e.g., personas, journey mapping, gamification, etc.);

Undergraduate degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Engineering, Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, MBA or comparable experience;

Prior professional services experience is an asset

Proficiency in English. French would be a bonus.