Strategy& Consumer Markets Sr. Associate-Corporate & Business Strategy

Company: PwC
Location: River Forest
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

A career within Corporate and Business Strategy services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients solve their toughest problems and seize essential advantages by defining and evaluating strategies of all types. We analyse business and market trends to explore new approaches that help our clients make tough choices and surpass the competition. At both the business unit and corporate level, we help organisations with organic enterprise growth, pricing and profitability, shareholder value, and sustainable corporate strategies.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
• Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.
  Degree Preferred:
  Master of Business Administration
  
  Preferred Knowledge/Skills:
  Demonstrates extensive knowledge and/or a proven record of success in the Consumer Markets industry, either in professional consulting services or corporate roles, including:
  • Helping companies define and evaluate corporate and business unit strategies and investment portfolios; and,
  • Reflecting market, competitive and other external drivers with specific areas of focus including CorporateStrategy, Business Strategy, Deals Strategy, and Digital Strategy. Demonstrates extensive abilities and/or a proven record of success in leadership, strategic and creative thinking, problem solving, individual initiative, including the following areas:
  • Helping companies define and evaluate corporate and business unit strategies and investment portfolios; and,
  • Reflecting market, competitive and other external drivers with specific areas of focus including CorporateStrategy, Business Strategy, Deals Strategy, and Digital Strategy.
  • Identifying and addressing client needs, rapidly building credibility, and maintaining and utilizing networks of client relationships;
  • Managing teams / multiple workstreams to establish successful project conclusion - i.e., delivery of quality work on time and within budget;
  • Building productive relationships with team members and clients, both long term and day-to-day, by using a collaborative approach with thorough listening skills and the ability to manage through influence;
  • Utilizing first principles thinking, and developing credible and pragmatic analytical approaches, frameworks and methodologies;
  • Analyzing complex quantitative and qualitative data in an efficient manner and synthesizing the output into meaningful and actionable insights;
  • Designing and conducting market research to understand consumer needs and purchasing behaviors;
  • Communicating effectively in an organized and knowledgeable manner in written and verbal formats to senior audiences and being able to deliver difficult messages with persuasiveness and sensitivity;
  • Demonstrating executive presence and ability to become a trusted advisor to the c-suite level clients;
  • Identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, and leading client / market development;
  • Attracting, retaining, assessing and developing staff / team members;
  • Demonstrating flexibility and creativity in managing work-life balance of self and team members;
  • Demonstrating Power User ability with MS Office suite of applications including Word, PowerPoint and Excel; and,
  • Demonstrating proficiency in Google Suite of collaboration and productivity apps including Gmail, Docs, Drive, and Calendar.
    
    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
    For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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