Manager - Strategy -Enterprise And Functional Strategy Bangalore

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.

As a corporate and business strategy consultant at PwC, you will analyse client needs, provide consulting services across different strategic areas, and offer guidance and support to help clients develop and implement effective strategies that align with their business objectives and drive growth.

Skills

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate
  
  

• Strategy
• Enterprise & Functional Strategy (EFS)
• Enterprise & Functional Strategy (EFS), a key pillar of the Strategy platform, reshapes enterprise costs to fuel growth. It helps clients holistically transform enterprise cost structures in accordance with corporate strategy by re-allocating spend from commodity capabilities toward differentiating capabilities. Key capabilities include cost baselining and analytics, benchmarking, opportunity identification, value realization strategies, process optimization, functional transformation (e.g., SG&A, Finance, HR, etc. functions), enterprise operating model design, and more. EFS also embeds adaptive, cross-functional strategies to outperform market shifts - developing and executing go-to-market (GTM) strategies, market entry strategies, enterprise growth strategies, and boldly transforming front, middle, and back-office functions.
• Thus, as changing business dynamics and processes drive disruption across industries, our community of problem solvers partners with client teams to ensure seamless alignment of their people, processes, and strategy.
  
  

• Job responsibilities mainly include activities driven towards inspiring other team members and delivering results – develop processes and guidance to conduct research and analysis, identify value-creation opportunities, lead project teams and facilitate meetings to enable decision making and client conversations. Additionally, organize and prepare recommendations to address client problems, and participate actively in new business development, thought leadership and firm building activities; and develop relationships with senior leadership to drive growth and run operations of the wider team.
• A Manager in the Strategy Consulting practice plays a key leadership role in delivering high-impact strategic engagements, managing cross-functional teams, and building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders. They are responsible for driving the end-to-end delivery of complex strategy projects, guiding clients through critical business decisions, and contributing actively to the growth and intellectual capital of the firm.
  
  

• Lead large-scale strategy engagements from defining client challenges to designing actionable solutions that generate tangible business value
• Structure and oversee comprehensive analyses of client operations, financials, and market data to uncover strategic insights and transformation opportunities
• Develop and present strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders, synthesizing complex data into compelling narratives and robust business cases
• Guide the design of future-state operating models, organizational structures, and strategies that align with client objectives and evolving industry dynamics
• Lead large scale transformation project delivery encompassing GBS strategy, value chain diagnostics, cost transformation, etc.
• Advise on sectoral thought leadership and industry specific strategy levers
• Facilitate client workshops and strategic discussions to drive consensus and accelerate decision-making at the leadership level
• Manage engagement economics, risk and resource planning
• Team Leadership & Capability building
• Manage and mentor diverse, high-performing teams by providing clear strategic direction, fostering collaboration, and supporting talent development
• Inspire consultants through coaching, feedback, and skill-building opportunities to elevate the overall team performance
• Ensure quality, consistency, and rigor in all project deliverables, serving as the escalation point for critical client issues
• Business Development & Practice Build
• Contribute to business development by identifying client opportunities, shaping value propositions, and participating in proposal development and presentations
• Build and sustain long-term client relationships, acting as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leaders across industries
• Drive the development of thought leadership, methodologies, and reusable strategic frameworks to strengthen the firm’s consulting capabilities and market presence
• What skill does it take?
• Proven expertise in industry and strategy consulting, with a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes through close collaboration with client stakeholders and internal project teams
• Exceptional storytelling and communication abilities, both written and verbal, with the capability to influence and engage executive audiences, adapt messaging to stakeholder needs, and communicate complex ideas with clarity
• Advanced analytical thinking, with the ability to synthesize complex data, market intelligence, and research findings into actionable strategic insights and recommendations
• Strong intellectual curiosity and commercial awareness, continuously monitoring emerging business trends, market shifts, and disruptive forces to inform client strategies across multiple industries
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams across project workstreams or full engagements, independently managing priorities, resources, and timelines
• Strategic orientation towards technology, including a solid understanding of how digital tools, assets, and innovation can enable strategic transformation and enhance client performance.
• Proficiency in data analysis, business modeling, and visualization, using tools such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Power BI, Alteryx, or similar platforms to support data-driven decision-making
• Operational knowledge of project management methodologies and collaboration tools
  
  

• When you join PwC Acceleration Centers (ACs), you step into a pivotal role focused on actively supporting various Acceleration Center services, from Advisory to Assurance, Tax and Business Services. In our innovative hubs, you’ll engage in challenging projects and provide distinctive services to support client engagements through enhanced quality and innovation. You’ll also participate in dynamic and digitally enabled training that is designed to grow your technical and professional skills.
• As part of the Strategy Consulting team you will lead project teams to support global engagements, delivering impactful results through strategic insights and recommendations. As a Manager you will play a key leadership role in driving the end-to-end delivery of complex strategy projects, guiding clients through critical business decisions while fostering collaboration and talent development within your team.
  
  

• Manage project teams to deliver strategic consulting engagements effectively
• Guide clients through significant business decisions with actionable insights
• Foster a collaborative environment that promotes talent development
• Conduct thorough research and analysis to inform strategic recommendations
• Develop and implement project roadmaps to secure successful outcomes
• Leverage team strengths to enhance project delivery and client satisfaction
• Uphold quality and integrity in every deliverable
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and innovation in strategy projects
  
  

• Master's Degree
• 7 years of experience
• MBA / PGDM from a premier/ tier 1 B-School
• Oral and written proficiency in English required
  
  

• Proven leadership in industry and strategy consulting
• Excelling in storytelling and communication
• Analyzing complex data for strategic insights
• Demonstrating intellectual curiosity and commercial awareness
• Managing teams across project workstreams
• Strategically orienting towards technology and innovation
• Skilled in data analysis and business modeling
• Operational knowledge of project management methodologies