Senior Associate - Deals Strategy & Operations

PwC South Africa; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

PwC Malaysia is seeking a Senior Associate to join the Deals Strategy & Operations practice in Kuala Lumpur. You will help organisations realise value from mergers, acquisitions and divestitures through data-driven insights and strategic planning.

Working with a fast-growing team across industries, you will contribute to commercial due diligence, market assessments, and integration initiatives, collaborating with senior client executives and internal specialists to deliver high-impact results.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in deal strategy or corporate strategy.
• M&A Strategy: due diligence, synergy assessment, target search.
• Corporate Strategy: value creation, financial modelling, strategic roadmaps.
• Market Entry: market assessment and feasibility studies.

Skills

M&A Strategy

Corporate Strategy

Market Entry

Project Management

Job description

Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Deal Strategy Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary

A career in our Deals Strategy & Operations (DS&O) practice, within Deals, will provide you the opportunity to help organisations realise the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. We help some of the world’s leading companies originate, create, execute and realise value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction ensuring maximum value for their company. Our team operates across a broad range of sectors, with particular areas of strength in Healthcare, Technology/Digital, Financial Services, Education and Logistics.

Are you looking for an exciting role at a fast growing Strategy and Operations team focused on the Deals space? If so, we would be keen to talk. We are currently building and investing in our team in Kuala Lumpur, looking for exceptional individuals to join us.

Requirements

• At least 2 to 4 years of experience preferably in the following areas
• M&A Strategy: commercial due diligence, business plan validation, competitive benchmarking, synergy assessment, and target search and screen
• Corporate Strategy: value creation and strategic positioning, business plan and financial modelling, business operations review and strategic roadmaps
• Market Entry: market assessment, market entry study and strategy, benchmarking studies, commercial and financial feasibility
• Post Merger Integration, Carve Outs, Project Management Office
• Project management: ability to lead, guide, and manage team in delivery of projects
• Strategy consulting, Banking strategy, investment/private equity or corporate strategy experience
• Strong presentation and communication skills: is effective and confident in a variety of formal presentation settings.
• Ability to present to an internal and external C-suite audience
• Strategic thinker: is hungry, driven and goal-oriented.
• Passion to win and deliver high quality client work
• Excellent written communications: able to write succinctly in a variety of communication settings, and adapt styles and get messages across that have the desired impact

In Return, What We Offer Those Who Join Us

• Working hand-in-hand with a highly capable and fast-growing talented team of strategy professionals, in an environment of camaraderie which promotes innovation and creative thinking
• Integration into the global PwC Strategy and Deals network for best practices
• Fast-paced environment, with the nature of our projects often being shorter in length, high intensity, and involves dealing with senior-level clients in exciting industries
• An exceptional mix of experiences and opportunities spanning corporate strategy and strategy in the deals market
• Opportunities for accelerated personal and professional growth, and a long term career at PwC

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified due to the high number of applicants for this role

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? Yes

Job Posting End Date

Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We’ll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.