Capital Markets, Financial Services, Consulting, Senior Associate

Pwc Canada•Toronto, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At PwC, our people in Financial Services Consulting practice specialize in providing consulting services on optimizing operational efficiency and effectiveness. These individuals analyze client needs, develop operational strategies, and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes, improve productivity, and drive business performance. As a Financial Services, Capital Markets Senior Associate at PwC, you will possess a broad understanding of various aspects of operations consulting. You will provide comprehensive guidance and support to clients in optimizing operational efficiency and effectiveness. Working in this area, you will analyze client needs, develop operational solutions, and offer recommendations tailored to specific business requirements. The Opportunity: As a Capital Markets, Financial Services, Consulting, Senior Associate, unlock your potential and embrace the chance to drive meaningful outcomes that’ll elevate your career. You will be an integral part of our dynamic team, supporting critical projects and initiatives that address complex business challenges from strategy development to execution. Your expertise will drive transformative results for our clients in Capital Markets Your role will include, but isn’t limited to: Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain effective, trusting and collaborative relationships with key financial services clients at multiple levels, focusing on comprehensive business relationships across front office, operations, risk and technology functions. Client focus within Financial Services will be centered on Financial Markets participants such as: Wholesale Capital Markets, Corporate Cash Management, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Treasury Trading, Commodities Trading, and Digital Assets. Market Analysis and Insight: Monitor industry trends and deliver actionable insights that empower clients to make informed, strategic decisions and capitalize on emerging opportunities. Supporting Business Development: Collaborate with team members at various levels to support sales, preparation of project proposals, points of view (PoVs), resource planning, and project estimations for client engagements, integrating across lines of services and global capabilities as required. Client Engagement Delivery: Contribute to the execution of client engagements and successful project outcomes by managing stakeholders of all levels, communicating complex information effectively in various situations and to various audiences, conducting research and synthesizing complex data into meaningful insights, and understanding the client’s business and technology strategy and operations through research, interviews, formulating and testing hypotheses. Innovation and Efficiency: Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and implement innovative practices across multiple projects and environments to drive delivery efficiency. Team Development and Leadership: Champion the growth and development of team members through mentorship, coaching, and recruitment. This position ensures continuity and upholds our standards of excellence following the departure of a valued team member.

Requirements

Working experience in consulting is considered an asset
Experience within industry roles, with a focus on any of the following: internal consulting within Wholesale Capital Markets, Asset Management, or Wealth Management; Treasury Cash Management & Trading; Commodities Trading; or Digital Assets considered an asset
Self-motivated with a passion for client work and teamwork, and an ability to multitask and manage ambiguity as you navigate change at the client site.
Demonstrated success in supporting complex, large-scale transformation programs for any of the following areas: Wholesale Capital Markets, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Treasury Cash Management & Trading, Commodities Trading, or Digital Assets.
Familiarity with technology capabilities and key vendor landscapes in Wholesale Capital Markets, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Treasury Cash Management & Trading, Commodities Trading, or Digital Assets.
Experience developing technology strategies and roadmaps, including comfort with various frameworks and methodologies, to enable the client to deliver as-is, future state and transformed services.
A strong dedication to valuing diversity, developing and mentoring diverse teams, and ensuring that diverse perspectives are acknowledged and incorporated.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain effective, trusting and collaborative relationships with key financial services clients at multiple levels, focusing on comprehensive business relationships across front office, operations, risk and technology functions.
Monitor industry trends and deliver actionable insights that empower clients to make informed, strategic decisions and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
Collaborate with team members at various levels to support sales, preparation of project proposals, points of view (PoVs), resource planning, and project estimations for client engagements, integrating across lines of services and global capabilities as required.
Contribute to the execution of client engagements and successful project outcomes by managing stakeholders of all levels, communicating complex information effectively in various situations and to various audiences, conducting research and synthesizing complex data into meaningful insights, and understanding the client’s business and technology strategy and operations through research, interviews, formulating and testing hypotheses.
Identify opportunities to enhance efficiency and implement innovative practices across multiple projects and environments to drive delivery efficiency.
Champion the growth and development of team members through mentorship, coaching, and recruitment.