Associate - Deals Strategy & Operations - Marketing

The Programme 

A career in our Deals Strategy & Operations (DS&O) practice, within Deals, will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations realize the potential of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. 
 
We help some of the world’s leading companies originate, create, execute and realize value from deals. Through data driven insights we help our clients move in the right direction, ensuring maximum value for their company. 
 
Our team operates across a broad range of sectors, with particular areas of strength in Healthcare, Technology/Digital, Financial Services, Education and Logistics. 
 
Are you looking for an exciting role in a fast-growing Strategy and Operations team focused on the Deals space?  
 
If so, we would be keen to talk. We are currently building and investing in our team in Kuala Lumpur, looking for exceptional individuals to join us. 
 
As an Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from pre-deal to post-deal execution.  
 
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:  

• Proactively assist in the management of a portfolio of clients, while reporting to Directors and Partners. 
• Pursuits: Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients, as well as lead proposal strategy and development. 
• Project delivery: project manage a range of projects (from small to highly complex) to ensure completion within stipulated timeline and budget. 
• Mentoring: provide on the job coaching, technical guidance and mentoring to team members. 
• Contribute to growing the practice through recruitment and profiling.  
• Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand. 

Required Skills and Abilities 

Individuals we are looking to join our team, should have the following:

• 0 to 1 year of experience preferably in the following areas:  
• M&A Strategy: commercial due diligence, business plan validation, competitive benchmarking, synergy assessment, and target search and screen.  
• Corporate Strategy: value creation and strategic positioning, business plan and financial modelling, business operations review and strategic roadmaps. 
• Market Entry: market assessment, market entry study and strategy, benchmarking studies, commercial and financial feasibility 
• Post Merger Integration, Carve Outs, Project Management Office. 
• Project management: ability to lead, guide, and manage team in delivery of projects.    
• Strategy consulting, Banking strategy, investment/private equity or corporate strategy experience.  
• Strong presentation and communication skills is effective and confident in a variety of formal presentation settings. Ability to present to an internal and external C-suite audience. 
• Strategic thinker: is hungry, driven and goal oriented. Passion to win and deliver high quality client work.
• Excellent written communications: able to write succinctly in a variety of communication settings and adapt styles and get messages across that have the desired impact. 

In Return, What We Offer Those Who Join Us 

• Working hand-in-hand with a highly capable and fast-growing talented team of strategy professionals, in an environment of camaraderie which promotes innovation and creative thinking. 
• Integration into the global PwC Strategy and Deals network for best practices. 
• A fast-paced environment, with the nature of our projects often being shorter in length, high intensity, and involves dealing with senior-level clients in exciting industries. 
• An exceptional mix of experiences and opportunities spanning corporate strategy and strategy in the deals market.  
• Opportunities for accelerated personal and professional growth, and a long-term career at PwC
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified due to the high number of applicants for this role. 

Travel Requirements: 

• Up to 20%. 

About Us: 
 
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems.  
 
We’re a network of firms in 155 countries with over 284,000 people who are committed to delivering quality assurance, advisory and tax services.