Senior Associate, Financial Services, Digital Banking Operations, Consulting

A career within the Financial Services Banking Operations team will provide you with the opportunity to use data, technology and industry expertise to design strategies and transformational roadmaps that maximize business opportunities and reduce risk for our clients. We advise leading Canadian financial institutions (e.g., Banks, Insurers, Credit Unions) on strategic, operational, technology and risk-and-controls matters across the banking lifecycle, including customer acquisition, onboarding, servicing, and middle- and back-office operations. You will support business advisory, technology implementation, platform and ERP migrations, artificial intelligence initiatives, and transformation journeys that help our clients remain competitive during a dynamic and challenging time of change.

The Opportunity 

As a Operations Consulting - Senior Associate, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. Your role will include, but isn’t limited to:

• Support and lead delivery of client projects from project scoping to conclusion, while exceeding client expectations 
• Apply structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis to complex business, operational, technology, and risk challenges
• Support the design and implementation of risk-and-control frameworks, including first-line-of-defence processes and controls
• Build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues at different levels while working effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Manage multiple timelines and projects within budget while coaching other team members and improving team performance 
• Understand our client’s business and strategies through data collection, interviews, formulating and testing hypotheses
• Convert complex data into meaningful insights with qualitative and/or quantitative evidence
• Communicate complex information effectively in written and verbal formats 
• Embrace change and opportunities to be exposed to different situations, environments and perspectives
• Upskilling for a digital world and technology trends and stay informed of emerging technologies
• Uphold the firm's's code of ethics and business conduct

What You'll Bring 
Your skills, knowledge, and experiences are what set you apart. Here's what we look for: 

• Working experience in management consulting demonstrating knowledge of operations in financial Services, which may include specific knowledge of middle/back-office functions in the retail bank, commercial bank, investment bank, or wealth business while driving business growth for the firm 
• General understanding of risk terminology, first-line-of-defence responsibilities, enterprise risk management, and risk-and-control framework
• Demonstrated consulting experience supporting business transformation, process improvement, operational excellence, or risk-and-controls initiatives in Financial Services
• Working knowledge of the software development life cycle (SDLC), Agile delivery methodologies, and collaboration or delivery tools such as Jira and Microsoft tools
• Strong structured problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes, develop practical recommendations, and communicate complex information clearly
• Strong relationship-building skills and an interest in technology-enabled transformation, including AI and large platform or ERP migrations
• Demonstrated expertise in operational excellence, process optimization, RPA and AI/Gen AI as it relates to enhancing the efficiency of operations within the bank 
• Ability to become a trusted advisor to clients by building and maintaining relationships 
• Proven track record leading complex transformational and/or modernization and technology programs
• Experience leading strategic plans, target operating models, technology enablement roadmaps, including knowledge of problem solving and process improvement methodologies 
• Understanding the evolution and new trends in technologies (e.g., GenAI, Machine Learning) and how these technologies can help to solve complex problems 
• Working knowledge of SDLC methodology, data transformation and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, Qlik) and intelligent automation technologies (e.g., RPA, RDA, process mining) 
• Experience leading white papers and thought leadership materials through research and data collection 
• Lead practice development activities (e.g. new service offerings, training packages, recruiting initiatives, marketing) 
• Lead business development activities, including writing proposals and presenting them to clients, and responding to RFPs 
• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer 

This newly created role reflects our commitment to growth and delivering distinctive value for our clients and stakeholders.

The salary range for this position is $84,700 - $134,700. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for PwC locations in major city centres. Given our national recruiting approach, ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At PwC Canada, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may have opportunities to participate in variable incentive pay programs which are designed to reward individual and firm-wide achievements. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. During the hiring process, our Talent Acquisition team will provide details about our comprehensive total rewards package.

Why you’ll love PwC  

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at:  https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

We’re committed to providing accommodation throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.
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