Director, Strategy & Consulting - Private Equity and Pensions

PwC - Global; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as a Director in Private Equity & Pensions, where you'll tackle complex business issues with innovative strategies. Work with top-tier clients, including large-scale pension funds and asset managers, to develop impactful solutions. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of investment management, leveraging your expertise in strategy and transformation. Collaborate with diverse teams, drive meaningful change, and enjoy a competitive compensation package that supports your career growth and well-being. Be part of a culture that values inclusion and diversity, and make a difference in the world of finance.

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Health and Wellness Programs

Professional Development Opportunities

Competitive Compensation Package

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Qualifications

• 10+ years of investment management experience in consulting.
• Deep knowledge in business transformation and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagements with clients on growth strategy and ESG.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to generate insights.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Business Strategy

Communication

Data Analytics

Coaching and Feedback

Active Listening

Business Transformation

Customer Experience (CX) Strategy

Embracing Change

Creativity

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Data Visualization Tools

Job description

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Corporate and Business Strategy

Management Level

Director

Job Description & Summary

As part of our Strategy& practice - our Private Equity and Pensions team will provide you with an opportunity to work with some of the largest and most complex asset owners, asset managers, and alternative asset managers in the world. Our team engages with clients on all strategic and operational aspects of an investment manager to enable our clients to develop winning, sustainable, and impactful strategies. We analyze the critical trends in investments and pension funds and explore new approaches to help our clients make tough choices to grow and sustain their advantages. We provide strategic advice and support to our clients at the portfolio, business unit, and corporate level on navigating megatrends, operating model transformation, cost optimization, tech and data modernization, AI and emerging technologies, operational strategy, digital strategy, culture, and ESG and sustainability.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Director in Private Equity & Pensions - Corporate Strategy, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues by developing pragmatic and sustainable strategies that are executable and have an impact. Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Work across large-scale pension funds, asset managers, private equity, and other large-scale institutional investors and financial services companies.

• Work with leading maple 8 and other top pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, and alternative asset managers in Canada and globally

• Lead engagements with clients across a broad range of topics such as growth strategy, ESG and sustainability, digital strategy, culture and much more

• Manage day-to-day activities and delivery across broader client teams

• Contribute knowledge of asset management, pension funds, private equity and/or alternative investments as well as broader buy-side ecosystem ( e.g. service providers)

• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinions from all

• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels

• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to generate insights

• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realizes they are required

• Use straightforward, concise, and compelling communication, in a structured way, when influencing others

• Analyze complex quantitative and qualitative data in an efficient manner and synthesizing the output into meaningful and actionable insights

• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements

• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust

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

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

• Deep knowledge and understanding in a professional services or in-house strategy environment at a C onsulting firm in a business transformation, strategic planning function, chief of staff or similar roles

• 10 years+ of investment management in a Consulting firm obtained through consulting experience with large scale asset owners , asset managers, or alternative asset managers

• Demonstrated expertise acquired through completion of relevant industry certifications including, but not limited to, CFA, CAIA, IMC Certificate is desirable

• Experience leading complex transformational and/or modernization programs built around technology solutions

• Demonstrated credibility in influencing, selling and developing business within the investment management sectors or related financial services clients

• Capability to hunt in packs and identify and pursue new business opportunities, and support client development in collaboration with the broader team and PwC network

• Using first principles thinking, can develop credible and pragmatic analytical approaches, frameworks and methodologies

• Experience developing technology strategies and roadmaps, including comfort with various frameworks and methodologies, to enable the client to deliver as-is, future state and transformed services

• Ability to develop and deliver effective and organized communication in written and verbal form to senior audiences with appropriate persuasiveness and sensitivity

• Established ability to deliver quality work on time and within budget

• Willingness to build productive relationships with team members and clients, both long term and day-to-day

• Ability to manage through influence across all levels of internal and external stakeholders

• Passionate about attracting, retaining , and developing staff / team members

• An entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to delivering long-term results that are beneficial to our clients and our firm

• Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in managing work-life balance of self and team members

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

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more a bout our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Analysis, Business Opportunities, Business Process Consulting, Business Process Improvement, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Analysis, Conducting Research, Consumer Behavior, Creativity, Customer Experience (CX) Strategy, Customer Insight, Customer Strategy, Data Analytics, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Go-to-Market Strategies {+ 26 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in. We’re committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process. To learn more about inclusion and diversity at PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Be a part of The New Equation. Chez PwC Canada, notre atout le plus précieux, c’est notre personnel. Et c’est en apprenant les uns des autres que nous devenons plus forts. Nous avons à cœur de créer une communauté équitable et inclusive de professionnels de la résolution de problèmes, dans laquelle chacun se sent vraiment à sa place. Nous savons que l’expérience peut prendre diverses formes et, pour nous, donner confiance au public et résoudre des problèmes importants n’est possible que si notre milieu de travail reflète la diversité de la société dans laquelle nous vivons. Nous tenons à répondre à vos besoins tout au long du processus de demande d’emploi, d’entrevue et d’embauche. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation pour être parfaitement à l’aise, faites-le-nous savoir à l’étape de la demande d’emploi. Pour en savoir plus sur l’inclusion et la diversité chez PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/fr/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Faites partie de La Nouvelle équation.