Director, Strategy& Consulting - Private Equity and Pensions

Meaningful work you’ll be part of  

As a Director in Private Equity & Pensions - Corporate Strategy, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues by developing pragmatic and sustainable strategies that are executable and have an impact. Responsibilities include but not limited to: 

• Work with leading maple 8 and other top pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, and alternative asset managers in Canada and globally 

• Lead engagements with clients across a broad range of topics such as growth strategy, ESG and sustainability, digital strategy, culture and much more 

• Manage day-to-day activities and delivery across broader client teams 

• Contribute knowledge of asset management, pension funds, private equity and/or alternative investments as well as broader buy-side ecosystem (e.g. service providers) 

• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations 

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinions from all 

• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels 

• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail 

• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to generate insights 

• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realizes they are required 

• Use straightforward, concise, and compelling communication, in a structured way, when influencing others 

• Analyze complex quantitative and qualitative data in an efficient manner and synthesizing the output into meaningful and actionable insights 

• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements 

• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust 

• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve  

• Deep knowledge and understanding in a professional services or in-house strategy environment at a Consulting firm in a business transformation, strategic planning function, chief of staff or similar roles 

• 10 years+ of investment management in a Consulting firm obtained through consulting experience with large scale asset owners, asset managers, or alternative asset managers 

• Demonstrated expertise acquired through completion of relevant industry certifications including, but not limited to, CFA, CAIA, IMC Certificate is desirable 

• Experience leading complex transformational and/or modernization programs built around technology solutions 

• Demonstrated credibility in influencing, selling and developing business within the investment management sectors or related financial services clients  

• Capability to hunt in packs and identify and pursue new business opportunities, and support client development in collaboration with the broader team and PwC network  

• Using first principles thinking, can develop credible and pragmatic analytical approaches, frameworks and methodologies 

• 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 

• Ability to develop and deliver effective and organized communication in written and verbal form to senior audiences with appropriate persuasiveness and sensitivity 

• Established ability to deliver quality work on time and within budget 

• Willingness to build productive relationships with team members and clients, both long term and day-to-day 

• Ability to manage through influence across all levels of internal and external stakeholders 

• Passionate about attracting, retaining, and developing staff / team members 

• An entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to delivering long-term results that are beneficial to our clients and our firm 

• Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in managing work-life balance of self and team members 

• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences, developing and coaching diverse teams, and ensuring diverse perspectives are heard