AC Solutions Geolocation And Expansion_Senior Associate

At PwC, our people in project portfolio management focus on optimising project portfolios to drive strategic business outcomes. These individuals oversee project selection, prioritisation, and resource allocation to facilitate successful project delivery. In programme management at PwC, you will oversee and coordinate multiple projects to facilitate successful delivery and alignment with organisational goals. Your work will involve strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Skills

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firms code of conduct, and independence requirements.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

The team is responsible for overseeing transformative projects and strategic initiatives vital to expanding the ACs global presence including all growth and expansion projects, global opportunities for member firms, and various initiatives, along with additional ad hoc projects related to these areas. This role will provide daily support for the tracking and execution of these projects, including responsibility for deliverables, etc.

Minimum Years Of Experience

5 -8 years

Degree Preferred

Bachelors Degree

Knowledge and Skills Preferred (Note: One section but can be separate paragraphs):

Demonstrates abilities with, and/or a proven record of success as both an individual contributor and team member:

• Ability to identify and address needs to progress projects advancing the Acceleration Center (AC) strategy;
• Understanding of PwC US Business Services functions and operations;
• Working collaboratively to bring together resources from the LoS, Business Services, AC Solutions and the ACs to drive project outcomes;
• Demonstrating the ability to work on more than one complex project or transformational initiative simultaneously;
• Ability to understand leadership expectations and translate them into project milestones necessary to deliver results;
• Demonstrating experience in process evaluation and improvement, change management and project management across multiple work streams;
• Demonstrating an approach to risk management, including early identification of potential project risks, associated mitigation planning and judgment to escalate to leadership when necessary.;
• Bringing business acumen, proven communication and stakeholder management skills with the mindset to innovate, promote and deliver solutions.
• Demonstrating commitment to valuing differences, ensuring diverse perspectives are heard; global acumen to work across many territories in the PwC network;
• Utilizing program management skills and implementation experience; prior experience with Agile/Scrum (sprint management) and other project methodologies and tools (e.g. MS Project, MS365, MS Teams);
• Demonstrating flexibility to shift priorities or pivoting quickly to new work when necessary.

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