Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in strategy consulting focus on providing strategic guidance and insights to organisations. They analyse market trends, assess business performance, and develop recommendations to help clients achieve their goals. These individuals work closely with clients to identify opportunities for growth, optimise operations, and enhance overall business performance.

In technology strategy at PwC, you will specialise in developing and implementing strategic plans to leverage technology for business growth and innovation. You will analyse market trends, assess organisational needs, and provide guidance on technology investments and initiatives. Working in this area, you will collaborate with stakeholders to align technology strategies with overall business objectives to increase utilisation of technology resources, driving competitive advantage.

Summary about Organization

A career in our Advisory Acceleration Center is the natural extension of PwC’s leading global delivery capabilities. The team consists of highly skilled resources that can assist in the areas of helping clients transform their business by adopting technology using bespoke strategy, operating model, processes, and planning. You will be at the forefront of helping organizations adopt innovative technology solutions that optimize business processes or enable scalable technology. Our team helps organizations transform their IT infrastructure, modernize applications and data management to help shape the future of business.

An essential and strategic part of Advisory's multi-sourced, multi-geography Global Delivery Model, the Acceleration Centers are a dynamic, rapidly growing component of our business. The teams out of these Centers have achieved remarkable results in process quality and delivery capability, resulting in a loyal customer base and a reputation for excellence.

Job Description

As part of the Technology Strategy team, the incumbent will play a key role in supporting global Technical PMO engagements from India in driving the company's strategic and operational initiatives, implementing innovative solutions, measuring results early and often, and ensuring performance meets the desired targets.

Job responsibilities mainly include activities driven towards delivering results - conduct analyses and develop insights, prepare excel models, analyze large sets of data, support project lead, work directly with project teams and enable decision making, organize and prepare recommendations to address client problems, and participate actively in business development, thought leadership and firm building activities.

Position Requirements

Knowledge Preferred (General)

PwC’s Technology Strategy practice is aimed at providing client solutions that are directly related to the CIO/CTO, managing/transforming business functions, providing diligence with respect to technologies involved and supporting transformation projects.

Skills & Competencies

The incumbent should be able to demonstrate proven and thorough knowledge or success in supporting large teams through the design and implementation of changes to strategy and operations (including people, processes, and technology changes) by: 

Articulate business issues and trends within one or multiple industries, solve complex problems by structuring challenges, and utilize analytical tools

Demonstrate business acumen by leveraging cloud technologies and architectures

Describe technology solutions and usage models in business terms and demonstrate business value to clients

Develop comprehensive action plans, strategies, and roadmaps to address client challenges and achieve their goals

Determineclient needs, identify use cases for a technology/solution, conduct cost-benefit analysis, and develop a business case

Manage client relationships, conduct stakeholder meetings, support project administration, and identify sales opportunities

Demonstrate ownership of tasks, manage workstreams, and effectively lead junior team members

Communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms, engaging stakeholders across various situations

Create reusable deliverables, develop training materials, and lead automation initiatives

We are looking for candidates with experience and skillset in the following areas:

Proficiency in Technical Project and Program Management, including mobilizing programs and business case development

Advanced skills in running program status meetings, executive forums, and technical war rooms

Expertise in drafting status reports, technical delivery roadmaps, and timelines for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Strong ability to maintain a backlog of work, follow up on deliverables, and create RAID logs

Advanced experience in dashboarding tools to represent program status and drafting product readiness reports

Familiarity with financial modeling, budgeting, and legal contract drafting

Strong understanding of SDLC and agile methodologies, including experience in managing and prioritizing product backlogs

Experience with tools such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Google Suite, Slack, MS Teams, JIRA, and Confluence

Qualifications

Master’s degree – Technology and/or Management (Business Administration) specialization

5 - 9 years relevant experience in a PMO or technology strategy role, with a focus on project and program management

Certifications relevant to any of the following areas -

PMP Certification

ITIL Certification

Certified Scrum Master or SAFe Agile certification

AWS, Azure, or GCP certification (Beginner level)

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, Analytical Thinking, Analytics Strategy, Architecture Development, Business Architecture, Business Model Innovation, Business Transformation, Cloud Computing, Commercial Strategies, Communication, Creativity, Digital Customer Experience, Digital Strategies, E-Commerce, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Implementing Technology, Inclusion, Information Technology Applications, Intellectual Curiosity, IT Governance, Learning Agility {+ 11 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

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