Associate - Strategy and Operations (Financial Services)

PwC is hiring an Associate - Strategy and Operations (Financial Services) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Level rates it ; you can apply on PwC.

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The posting mentions visa sponsorship.
The posting mentions Microsoft Office, strategic planning and financial services among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a mid-level role.
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Support financial services clients with digital transformation, strategy, and operational improvements at PwC.

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Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Corporate and Business Strategy

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

PwC’s Consulting practice provides business and technology advice to leading organisations to help solve their most complex business challenges from strategy to execution.The Financial Services Strategy & Operations team enables organisations in the Financial Services industry (banks, asset managers, insurers, etc) to design and execute strategies to grow, become more productive, modernise their organisation, and position themselves for the future. We support this through a range of services focused on growth, productivity, ways of working, and digital transformation.

About The Role

As an Associate, you will play a crucial role within engagement teams by leading a component of a project. You will formulate how problems should be structured and play a key role in driving analysis and activities that underpin solutions for our clients. Your ability to lead outcomes, think independently, and ideate ways forward within a team setting will drive the impact you will make as a Associate / Senior Associate
On any given project, you will be able to quickly identify and acquire domain knowledge that enables you to problem solve, and have the ability to connect your outcomes to our client’s unique challenges. Working with your leaders, you will help manage aspects of an engagement while nurturing and leading junior team members.
Our Associate / Senior Associate come from a range of backgrounds that will contribute to diversity of opinion within engagement teams, with the ability to flex to different analytical and operational tasks.

About You

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a STEM field - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Some relevant experience in Consulting or equivalent Strategy, Transformation, Digitisation, Operations roles is desirable.
Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
High sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes and quality of work.
Proven ability to structure ambiguous problems using first principles thinking.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (both quantitative and qualitative orientations).
Demonstrated ability and propensity for leadership in team settings.
Familiar or proficient with core consulting skills concepts, such as structured problem solving and hypothesis-driven approaches.
Have a basic understanding of a Financial Services industry (e.g. Banking, Insurance, etc.).
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
An ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
Record of high performance.
Creativity and intellectual curiosity.
Strong personal presence, combined with compelling and professional presentation and communication skills.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Reasoning, Application Software, Business Data Analytics, Business Management, Business Technology, Business Transformation, Communication, Documentation Development, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Implementation Research, Implementation Support, Implementing Technology, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Optimism, Performance Assessment, Performance Management Software, Problem Solving, Product Management, Product Operations, Project Delivery {+ 11 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

How we rate this

Associate - Strategy and Operations (Financial Services) at PwC rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
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Key facts

Associate - Strategy and Operations (Financial Services) is an open job at PwC.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Kuala Lumpur.
The job was posted on October 14, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by PwC. Apply on PwC

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Strategic PlanningFinancial ServicesProblem SolvingData AnalysisConsultingMicrosoft Office

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