PwC Hiring for Senior Associate – Tech Strategy at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

Full Job DescriptionLine of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Technology Strategy

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Advisory Acceleration Centre is the natural extension of PwC’s leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements.

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 Senior Associate, 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:

Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Knowledge Preferred:
PwC’s Technology Strategy practice is aimed at providing client solutions that are directly related to the CIO/CTO, managing/transforming business functions and providing diligence with respect to technologies involved. Our range of services includes delivery of client engagement in the following areas:

Cloud strategy:
 Cloud assessments: cloud readiness maturity assessment, planning and cloud solutions/platforms assessment, cloud migration planning, business case development, TCO (total cost of ownership) comparisons and vendor evaluation
 Cloud architecture definition and assessment: development of cloud reference architecture, target state cloud architecture definition
 Cloud deployment strategy development: cloud application development, integration and security

IT strategy and management:
 IT operating model and assessment, and IT organization design
 Application rationalization
 Business alignment and IT strategy and planning
 Development of current and future state application strategy and delivery roadmaps
 Digital transformation (IT maturity and strategy assessment, and future state roadmap development)
 Automation – RPA, SAP HANA, and other software – defined automation using cloud solutions

Other areas:
 Product and technology diligence (architectural review, infrastructure and technology roadmap
assessment, security assessment, etc.)
 Assessment of opportunities in emerging technologies (e.g. AI, internet of things, etc.)

Skills Preferred:
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:
 Ability to articulate leading business issues and trends including the associated technology implications within one or multiple industries
 Demonstrate application of business acumen while leveraging technologies
 ITIL Lifecycle experience across any phase: Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation, Continual Service Improvement
 Experience with cloud technologies and concerned architectures
 Ability to describe technology solutions and usage models in business terms and demonstrate business value to clients
 Demonstrated ability to determine customer needs, identify use cases for a technology/ solution, conduct cost-benefit analysis and develop business case
 Pro-active self-starter who can operate both individually and as part of a team
Management Consulting, PwC SDC

Job Description

 Deliver significant business results that utilize strategic creative thinking, problem solving, and taking individual initiatives
 Ability to apply structured approach to problem solving
 Leading project work streams and working autonomously with minimal direction
 Ability to build solid and collaborative relationships with team members
 Communicating effectively (written and verbal) to various situations and audiences
 Managing and conducting quantitative and qualitative benchmarking and primary and secondary analyses of large and complex data

Years of Experience:
PwC’s MC team currently seeks experienced consultants with experience between 5 – 7 years. Relevant work experience will be considered based on the interview process.

Professional and Educational Background:
An MBA degree from a tier-1 institute with an undergrad from a technical field; past consulting experience would be an added plus.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

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Optional Skills

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Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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