Tax & Legal Risk and Quality

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS - Risk & Quality (R&Q)

Management Level

Director

Job Description & Summary

There’s real expertise in helping organisations navigate complex legal, regulatory, and professional obligations —it starts with people who can combine sound judgement, technical expertise, and practical advice.

As a Tax & Legal Risk and Quality Director at PwC, you’ll bring your legal qualifications and experience, risk and compliance expertise or interest, stakeholder management skills, and deep understanding of legal professional regulatory requirements to help the firm and legal and tax practitioners navigate risk, quality and compliance obligations.

You will be based in Sydney / Gadigal (Eora Nation), Brisbane / Meanjin (Turrbal and Jagera Country), Melbourne / Naarm (Wurundjeri Country of the Kulin Nation) or Perth / Boorloo (Whadjuk Country of the Noongar Nation). Working closely with internal teams and leadership, you’ll support the delivery of high-quality client engagements while helping ensure regulatory compliance, effective risk management, and sustainable business practices.

Why PwC?

At PwC Australia, your skills meet purpose. We tackle big challenges across industries like finance, technology, energy, and health - giving you the chance to make a real impact. Here, your growth is our priority. You’ll work with leading teams, explore new technologies, and unlock your full potential.

Join a global community of more than 370,000 people who value bold ideas, collaboration, and lasting change. Together, we’re building trust and shaping the future. 

What you’ll do:

• Be responsible for and report directly to the Tax & Legal Risk & Quality Leadership on PwC’s compliance with legal regulatory obligations as a multidisciplinary legal practice. This includes participation in relevant professional limitation of liability schemes and liaising with the relevant law societies and professional associations.

• Be responsible for ensuring that multidisciplinary engagements are established and operate in accordance with PwC policy and regulatory requirements.

• Review and advise on engagement contracts and other agreements to be entered into between the tax and legal practice and external clients including working with the Office of General Counsel (OGC) where required.

• Develop and present reputation and risk management training programs and communications including on legal professional obligations.

• Proactively identify and manage new and common risks within the PwC risk appetite including responsible use of AI. 

• Liaise with other internal firm services (e.g. OGC, Compliance, Independence, Markets, AML/KYC) to deliver projects, resolve complex issues, identify new and emerging risks and provide cohesive advice to client facing tax and legal teams.

• Develop tools, templates and facilities to enable client facing tax and legal teams to work efficiently and effectively to deliver client engagements while maintaining compliance with reputation and risk management policies.

• Support the client facing tax and legal teams in relation to day-to-day quality and risk related queries.

• Build and lead high-performing teams, mentoring and developing Senior Managers, Managers, and/or Consultants while playing a pivotal role in talent and capability building of PwC's Tax & Legal Risk & Quality Team and client facing teams.

What we’re looking for:

Core skills

• Legal qualifications and experience are required (admitted but a current practicing certificate is not required). 

• At least 7-10 years post qualification experience.

• You have strong stakeholder management skills. You will be required to deal directly with leadership and partners. You will also be required to liaise with various parts of the business, manage expectations and deliver outcomes to client facing teams within the bounds of firm policy and regulation

• Strong communication and presentation skills. Ability to articulate a problem clearly, obtain and understand relevant viewpoints and convert into meaningful advice

• Experience or a keen interest in internal Risk & Quality within a professional services firm or law practice. 

• Strong analytical and research skills and appetite for problem solving in a dynamic environment.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and strong leadership and coaching experience.

• Self-motivated, and have the ability to work autonomously, agile and comfortable working in a flexible environment. 

• Ability to build strong, trust based relationships and influence with impact.

• Confidence to work and communicate with people at all levels of seniority as well as external stakeholders.

• Capability to deliver tangible commercial outcomes in a fast paced environment.

• Confidence to learn and utilise internal systems and are competent in the use of AI tools. 
  

Desirable skills

• Familiarity with legal services in the context of Corporate & Commercial law, Employment Law or Tax Law.

• Experience in a multidisciplinary professional firm would be highly valued. 

Don't meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply. We value all forms of experience that may be transferrable and relevant.

What you’ll gain:

• The opportunity to work with leading organisations and cutting-edge technology that challenge and expand your expertise.

• Work within an inclusive environment committed to Inclusion and Diversity and First Nations Prosperity, ensuring diverse perspectives are at the forefront of our work.

• Flexibility means trusting you to choose when, where, and how you work balancing what’s best for you, your team, and your clients to grow and thrive together.

• Clear paths for career progression supported by continuous learning and leadership development.

• Generous leave entitlements to support your work-life balance - including floating public holidays, birthday leave and ability to purchase additional leave on top of your four weeks.  

• A world-class parental leave policy offering up to 26 weeks of leave for caregivers, supporting your family and personal life.

We know that perks are as important as your financial rewards. Explore all the benefits that PwC has to offer here.

Ready to grow here and go further? Join PwC Australia as a Tax & Legal Risk and Quality Director at PwC and make an impact that goes beyond the expected. Apply now and take your next step with a team shaping the future.

We’re committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability, neurodivergence, or any other protected characteristic and to maintaining a safe, respectful workplace for everyone. 

We want you to have every opportunity to thrive in our selection process. In the application form, you can let us know what adjustments you require during our recruitment process and/or any workplace accommodations you anticipate needing to help you perform your role. 

We welcome applications from individuals seeking part-time arrangements.

No agencies please: We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs in response to this advertisement. We are only accepting applications directly from individuals.

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, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Business Continuity, Business Process Improvement, Business Process Modeling, Business Risk, Business Risk Identification, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Contract Negotiation, Contractual Risk Mitigation, Corporate Governance, Creativity, Crisis Management, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Digital Tooling, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) {+ 37 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

November 16, 2026