Associate - Strategy and Operations (Financial Services)

PwC; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Malaysia is seeking an Associate in our Advisory practice to lead a component of engagement teams, solving problems with structured analysis and driving client-ready solutions.

You will work under senior guidance, identify domain knowledge quickly, and mentor junior colleagues while adapting to fast-paced environments. A STEM degree and consulting-or related experience are preferred, with strong MS Office skills and English proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in STEM fields.
• Experience in Consulting or equivalent Strategy/Transformation roles desirable.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Strong ownership and accountability for outcomes.
• Structured problem solving using first principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Leadership in team settings.
• English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a component of a project within engagement teams.
• Model problems and drive analysis to support solutions.
• Guide junior team members and manage engagement aspects.
• Adapt to diverse analytical and operational tasks.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

English communication

First principles thinking

Ownership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in STEM

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Corporate and Business Strategy

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

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, 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

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Some 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.

Optional Skills

• Accepting Feedback
• Accepting Feedback
• Active Listening
• Analytical Reasoning
• Application Software
• Business Data Analytics
• Business Management
• Business Technology
• Business Transformation
• Communication
• Documentation Development
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Implementation Research
• Implementation Support
• Implementing Technology
• Inclusion
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Optimism
• Performance Assessment
• Performance Management Software
• Problem Solving
• Product Management
• Product Operations
• Product Delivery {+ 11 more}

Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No