Associate / Senior Associate - Strategy & Operations (Financial Services)

PwC South East Asia Consulting; Kampung Malaysia Tambahan; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC South East Asia Consulting is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to join the Financial Services Strategy & Operations team in Kuala Lumpur. You will lead components of engagements, structure problems from first principles, and drive analysis that underpins client solutions.

You will identify domain knowledge quickly, mentor juniors, and collaborate with leaders to deliver value. A background in finance or engineering, 3–5 years in consulting or related strategy roles, and strong English

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in Consulting or Strategy roles.
• MBA or CFA is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead a component of engagements and structure problems from first principles.
• Identify domain knowledge quickly and connect outcomes to client challenges; manage aspects of engagements and mentor juniors.
• Contribute to diverse teams across analytics and operations.

Skills

Financial services

First principles

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor/MBA

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

PwC's Consulting practice provides business and technology advice to leading organisations to help solve their most complex business challenges from strategy to execution.

The Financial Services Strategy & Operations team enables organisations in the Financial Services industry (banks, asset managers, insurers, etc) to design and execute strategies to grow, become more productive, modernise their organisation, and position themselves for the future. We support this through a range of services focused on growth, productivity, ways of working, and digital transformation.

About The Role

• As an Associate / Senior Associate, you will play a crucial role within engagement teams by leading a component of a project. You will formulate how problems should be structured and play a key role in driving analysis and activities that underpin solutions for our clients. Your ability to lead outcomes, think independently, and ideate ways forward within a team setting will drive the impact you will make as a Associate / Senior Associate
• On any given project, you will be able to quickly identify and acquire domain knowledge that enables you to problem solve, and have the ability to connect your outcomes to our client's unique challenges. Working with your leaders, you will help manage aspects of an engagement while nurturing and leading junior team members.
• Our Associate / Senior Associate come from a range of backgrounds that will contribute to diversity of opinion within engagement teams, with the ability to flex to different analytical and operational tasks.

About You

• You are likely to be a Financial Services professional with the following key attributes:
• Bachelors or Masters degree in business, economics, finance, engineering or a related field. MBA or CFA is a plus.
• 3 - 5 years of relevant experience in Consulting or equivalent Strategy, Transformation, Digitisation, Operations roles is desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
• High sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes and quality of work.
• Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems using first principles thinking.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (both quantitative and qualitative orientations).
• Demonstrated ability and propensity for leadership in team settings.
• Familiar or proficient with core consulting skills concepts, such as structured problem solving and hypothesis-driven approaches.
• Have a basic understanding of a Financial Services industry (e.g. Banking, Insurance, etc).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• An ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Record of high performance.
• Creativity and intellectual curiosity.
• Strong personal presence, combined with compelling and professional presentation and communication skills.