Manager – Deals Strategy & Operations

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Deal Strategy

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Deals Strategy and Operation practice, within Deals Transaction Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help the team build, develop, manage and run strategic capacity which will undoubtedly benefit both PwC and our clients. As an indispensable part of the team, you will cooperate with other business units to boost strategic capacity in the team and stay close connection with clients to better meet their demands. In short, you are expected to strengthen the bond and establish mutual understanding between PwC and our clients through releasing every team members’ potential abilities and generating remarkable business value for the clients.

Job Description & Summary

PwC Indonesia is an inclusive and equal-opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on physical disabilities, gender, race, religion, or age. Your application will be treated fairly and assessed solely based on job requirements and competencies.

Deals Strategy and Operations (DS&O), part of Deals Transaction Services at PwC Indonesia, helps clients make and execute their most important strategic and transactional decisions, from market entry, investments and partnerships to acquisitions and value creation after the deal. We combine hypothesis-driven strategy work with commercial and financial rigour. As an indispensable part of the team, you will cooperate with other PwC business units to build strategic capacity, stay close to clients to meet their needs, and release the potential of every team member, strengthening the bond and mutual understanding between PwC and our clients and generating remarkable business value for them. Our team can deliver work under either the PwC Deals Strategy & Operations or the Strategy& Deals brand, depending on the client's needs and the delivery team's specifications.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.

• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.

• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

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

• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.

• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

• 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.

What You'll Do

• Deal strategy delivery: deliver deal strategy engagements such as commercial and strategic due diligence, market entry strategy, option analysis, investment evaluation and business planning.

• Project management: manage one or multiple projects at the same time, owning each project's scope, workplan, timeline, budget and deliverable quality.

• Problem solving: frame the client's key questions, formulate hypotheses, direct the research and synthesise the findings into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Analytical rigour: oversee the quantitative and financial analysis of client, competitor and market data, and challenge the underlying assumptions and models.

• Team leadership: assign and balance workstreams across Associates and Senior Associates, set direction, review their work and coach them to grow.

• Bridge to leadership: act as the link between the engagement team (Associates and Senior Associates, who run the individual workstreams) and leadership (Senior Managers, Directors and Partners). Translate leadership's direction into clear workplans, and escalate workstream findings, risks and issues early, with a recommended way forward.

• Client relationships: act as the day-to-day point of contact and a trusted advisor to client executives, managing their expectations, ensuring their satisfaction and building long-term relationships.

• Network collaboration: work with other PwC business units and the global PwC network to bring the right expertise to each engagement.

• Business development: act as a content lead on proposals by shaping scope, approach and fees, and support Senior Managers, Directors and Partners in winning new work.

• Practice development: contribute to the growth of the DS&O practice through knowledge sharing, thought leadership and recruitment.

Requirements

• Education: a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting, Management, Finance, Economics, Engineering (Electrical, Chemical or Industrial) or a related field from a top-10 university in Indonesia or a top-100 university globally, with minimum recent GPA of 3.20 out of 4.00 or comparable;

• A Master's degree is an advantage

• Graduating cum laude or with distinction is an advantage

• Experience: a minimum of 6 years of professional experience in consulting / investment bank / corporate strategic planning (or a minimum of 4 years for candidates from a Top 3 management consulting firm), of which:

• At least 2 years must be in consulting

• The consulting experience must be recent, i.e. the most recent consulting role ended no more than 2 years ago or is ongoing

• The consulting experience must be with a Top 3 or Big 4 firm, or another global strategy consulting firm

• Deal strategy knowledge: a solid understanding of deal strategy work (e.g. due diligence, market entry strategy, option analysis);

• Financial knowledge: an understanding of financial analysis (e.g. financial statements, valuation, financial modelling) is an advantage;

• Language and communication: fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English, with excellent written and verbal communication and persuasion skills;

• Business fluency in Mandarin, Japanese, German, French and/or Spanish is an advantage

• Problem solving: strong structured, hypothesis-driven problem-solving skills, with the ability to frame ambiguous problems and turn findings into clear, actionable recommendations;

• Analytical skills: strong quantitative skills, with the ability to review and challenge models and data;

• Business acumen: sound commercial capability and business judgement;

• Tools: proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with the ability to produce client-ready materials; 

• Leadership: a proven ability to manage one or multiple projects at the same time, lead and coach teams, and work effectively between junior team members and senior leadership;

• Relationships and collaboration: the ability to build trusted relationships with senior clients and stakeholders; a team player who is open, positive and collaborates well across teams and offices;

• Business development: experience contributing to proposals and business development is an advantage;

• Resilience: the ability to work under high pressure and deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines.

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, Acquisition Strategy, Active Listening, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Business Plan Evaluation, Capital IQ, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Competitive Advantage, Competitive Analysis, Corporate Development, Creativity, Customer Due Diligence, Deal Structures, Digital Tooling, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Financial Risk Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis {+ 20 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date