Deals Value Creation Strategy Manager

A career in our Strategy practice within Value Creation will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients make an impact on the lives of their customers, shareholders, employees, and communities. In Value Creation we advise our clients' leadership teams on how to transform their businesses in the face of increasingly complex economic, social, and geopolitical trends. We work collaboratively with senior executives to help them navigate these trends, while increasing trust and delivering sustainable outcomes.

Our team works with a range of clients – from some of the largest and most complex organizations in the world to important Canadian mid-market players, private equity firms and pension funds. We help our clients determine the right strategic priorities to grow profitably and maximize shareholder value, while offering support and practical solutions to achieve these objectives. We combine strategic insight, rigorous analysis and in-depth industry expertise with access to PwC's global network of industry and functional specialists, local knowledge and resources.

Our team engages with clients on all strategic and operational aspects of their business, providing strategic advice and support at the portfolio, business unit, and corporate level on areas such as Growth Strategy, M&A Strategy, Commercial Due Diligence, Operational Improvement, Business Model Redefinition, and more. We help shape and guide strategies in the Deals and non-deals environment. As part of the Value Creation team, you will have the opportunity to work across industries including, but not limited to, Financial Services, Private Equity/Pension, Retail & Consumer Goods, EURIS (Energy, Utilities, Resources, Industrial Services), TMT (Telecommunications, Media, Technology) and Government & Public Sector.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead client interactions to understand their strategic goals and challenges.
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with clients.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client executives, providing guidance and recommendations through strong communication.
• 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.

• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Develop project plans, define project objectives, and manage resources effectively.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables that meet client expectations and adhere to industry standards.
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

• Conduct comprehensive industry and market analyses to inform strategic recommendations.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to generate insights.
• Analyze data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for clients.
• Develop actionable strategies and present findings to clients in a clear, concise manner, being able to connect dots across work streams, projects and programs.
• Utilize first principles thinking, and develop credible and pragmatic analytical approaches, frameworks and methodologies.

• Manage, mentor, and develop a team of associates, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Provide regular feedback, conduct performance evaluations, and identify professional development opportunities.
• Encourage knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team.
• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all.
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

• Contribute to the growth of the firm by identifying new business opportunities.
• Support partners in client account management and participate in proposal development, perspective development and thought leadership publications.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and share insights with both internal teams and clients.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

• The successful candidate is a professional at either a consulting firm, a large-scale asset manager, private equity firm, pension fund, or large corporation with a minimum of 6 years of experience.
• Helping companies define and evaluate corporate and business unit strategies and investment portfolios.
• Reflecting market, competitive and other external drivers with specific areas of focus including Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Deals Strategy, and Digital Strategy.
• Managing teams / multiple work streams to establish successful project conclusion - i.e., delivery of quality work on…