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Senior Associate - Technology Strategy

At PwC, our people in strategy consulting focus on providing strategic guidance and insights to organizations. They analyze market trends, assess business performance, and develop recommendations to help clients achieve their goals. These individuals work closely with clients to identify opportunities for growth, optimize operations, and enhance overall business performance. In technology strategy at PwC, you will specialize in developing and implementing strategic plans to leverage technology for business growth and innovation. You will analyze market trends, assess organizational needs, and provide guidance on technology investments and initiatives. Working in this area, you will collaborate with stakeholders to align technology strategies with overall business objectives to increase utilisation of technology resources, driving competitive advantage.

At PwC, you will be part of a vibrant community of solvers that leads with trust and creates distinctive outcomes for our clients and communities. This purpose-led and values-driven work, powered by technology in an environment that drives innovation, will enable you to make a tangible impact in the real world. We reward your contributions, support your wellbeing, and offer inclusive benefits, flexibility programmes and mentorship that will help you thrive in work and life. Together, we grow, learn, care, collaborate, and create a future of infinite experiences for each other.

At PwC, we believe in providing equal employment opportunities, without any discrimination on the grounds of gender, ethnic background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, religion or other beliefs, perceived differences and status protected by law. We strive to create an environment where each one of our people can bring their true selves and contribute to their personal growth and the firm's growth. To enable this, we have zero tolerance for any discrimination and harassment based on the above considerations.

Job Description & Summary: At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We're a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 300,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Advisory and Tax services. Within Advisory, PwC has a large team that focus on transformation in Government through Digital inclusion. The open position is for a candidate who desires to work with government clients and bring about a change in society. A successful candidate will be expected to work pro-actively and effectively on multiple client engagements over the period of time and take ownership of the entire project delivery he/she entrusted with.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualization of projects for clients
• Identification of problem areas / concerns; exploration of optimal ways to tackle these
• Define IT solutions to address the client requirements
• Ensure professional documentation in timely manner (both client level & internal)
• Client stakeholder management
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools
• Track project milestones and deliverables, prepare project dashboard
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, devise contingency plans
• Build, develop, and grow business relationships vital to the success of the project
• Prepare "lessons learned" documentation for projects / engagements
• Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management

Mandatory skill sets:

• 5 to 10 years of Consulting experience, preferably in Government Domain
• Experience of working with Government (Central, State, ULBs) / related agencies is preferred
• Experience of working with Ministry/ Departments on will be an added advantage; preference will be given to candidates who have worked with multiple States/UTs and/or Government of India Ministries/Departments
• Experience in formulating mechanisms of data gathering, collation, validation, reporting and analysis to streamline planning and decision-making process, especially at the apex level
• Preference will be given to candidates with previous past experience of monitoring, evaluation and learning related to Government schemes, programmes etc.

Preferred skill sets:

• Transformative Governance through Citizen Centric Service Delivery
• Assist in implementation of Government schemes and initiatives, capacity building initiatives and monitoring support
• Strategizing new interventions and support in policy making
• Assistance in coordination with Various Authorities / Agencies

Years of experience required:

5-10 years of relevant work experience.

Education qualification:

• Graduation: BE / BTech, or equivalent
• Post-Graduation: MBA or equivalent