About the role
AI summarisedSenior Associate in PwC's Risk Services practice, focusing on technology, cyber, and third-party risk for financial services clients. The role involves leading risk management engagements, advising clients on regulatory compliance and digital resilience, and mentoring junior team members.
BusinessFull-timeGeneral
Key Responsibilities
- Managing and delivering technology, cyber security, and third-party risk assignments, such as improving control environments, risk management approach, producing documentation and reports, and quality assuring the work produced by junior team members.
- Collaborate with stakeholders such as clients to identify opportunities to improve their key controls across cybersecurity, business, technology and third party management processes.
- Providing our clients with trusted advice, rooted in a pragmatic understanding of their business strategy, to help them navigate complex, risk-driven risk decisions.
- Work on specific projects to substantially improve and evolve the capability and quality of the processes, deliverables and thought leadership.
- Provide coaching and/or conduct training to junior staff to develop communication, analytical and technical skills.
- Supporting the development of toolkits, methodologies, and accelerators including innovating to enable automation and the use of generative AI.
Requirements
- A good Degree in Business, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or related disciplines with IT focus.
- CISA, CISM, CISSP, PMP or other professional certification is preferred.
- Demonstrated track record in leading engagements within a professional services or consulting environment, self-driven, combined with ability to work in teams effectively.
- Excellent communication skills – both oral (for interviews/meetings, presentations) and written (for designing and writing engaging reports which communicate recommendations and actions succinctly and clearly convey the message in a way which is appropriate for the audience, and rooted in the client's needs).
- A keen eye for detail and strong focus on encouraging quality work by all team members, and a constructive approach to developing and mentoring colleagues with those goals in mind.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple tasks, prioritise responsibilities, and work independently to achieve goals.
- Knowledge or familiarity with risk and security management tools (e.g., GRC, CyberArk, Zscaler, HSM).
- Knowledge or familiarity with third party risk management tools (e.g.: Coupa, Bitsight, OneTrust, etc).
- Knowledge or familiarity on workflow management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, JIRA), etc.
- Knowledge in cloud technologies of one or more cloud providers (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Alibaba/Aliyun, etc.).