Current Jobs at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop programmatic content in partnership with Design Consultants, via curation, in-house authoring and engagement of external suppliers, leveraging Firmwide knowledge and experience as appropriate.
• Remain business-centered at all times, understanding their needs and keeping them in mind when taking actions and making decisions.
• Consistently follow the processes set by the Innovation & Investments Hub, in combination with content knowledge, to enable effective and efficient/ innovative learning design.
• Review of own and peer (as appropriate) content to maintain quality control, ensure learning objectives have been met, challenge learning efficacy and innovation and drive consistency.
• Support conversations with relevant business stakeholders, such as content SMEs, that are integral to programmatic design.
• Work closely with the People Solutions Learning Experience team and Integrated Services - Event Delivery team to support delivery of programmes.
• Support the briefing/training of facilitators and hosts to equip them to be able to deliver learning content.
• Contribute to the Innovation & Investment Communities of Practice to support collaboration and education and ensure the adoption of market insights and latest innovations.
• Have an awareness of appropriate diversity, inclusion and wellbeing; accessibility; external suppliers; and environmental and social impact when designing content.
• Collaborate with the Design Senior Associates across the Design Hub to ensure T&D activity is aligned across the CoE and share best practice.

Requirements

• An understanding of PwC’s service propositions, with a broad understanding of the firm’s strategy and priorities.
• Passion for authoring highly effective content 
• Experience in the design and development of face-to-face and technology enabled learning solutions.
• Experience of working in leadership development upskilling or of working with ESG and Technology upskilling would be beneficial.
• Innovative and creative in approaching new challenges.
• Ability to communicate confidently, clearly and effectively in verbal and written formats.
• Ability to lead and develop self in the pursuit of delivering a distinctive and sustainable L&D service to the firm.
• Operate with a global and inclusive mind-set, demonstrating commercial acumen and an understanding of the firm’s business priorities.
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage time effectively.
• Demonstrate resilience and delivery under pressure, in an ambiguous and changing landscape.

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Key Responsibilities:

Documentation Assistance:

• Assist in creating and maintaining architectural documentation, including diagrams, reports, and project files.
• Ensure that all documentation is organized, up-to-date, and easily accessible.

Analysis and Research:

• Collaborate with senior architects to research technology trends and conduct analyses to support architectural decision-making.
• Help identify potential solutions and best practices by gathering and analyzing relevant information.

Design Support:

• Contribute to architectural design tasks under the guidance of senior architects.
• Participate in the development of architectural solutions that align with EA principles and project requirements.

Learning and Development:

• Continuously learn and deepen knowledge of architectural principles, methodologies, and frameworks.
• Seek guidance from senior team members and actively participate in training and professional development opportunities.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with senior architects and project teams to support various architectural tasks.
• Collaborate on projects to gain practical experience and understanding of solution architecture processes.

Records Maintenance:

• Assist in maintaining records of architectural decisions, project statuses, and relevant information.
• Ensure accurate and thorough documentation is kept for future reference and reporting.

Communication:

• Support communication within the EA team and with external stakeholders by assisting in correspondence and responding to inquiries.
• Facilitate the relay of messages and information between team members and other stakeholders.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Strong interest in enterprise architecture and a willingness to learn and grow within the field.
• Basic understanding of architectural concepts and principles.
• Proficiency in office software (e.g., Microsoft Office suite).
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Qualifications:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce / Business Administration / Information Systems or similar.
• Technical Certification relevant to the technology used within the organisation (e.g. Cloud practitioner, Azure fundamentals, AI, etc.)
• A minimum of 4-5 years of relevant experience in a technology or architecture role, include exposure to architectural practices and projects

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Developer 

• Develop software solutions that are to the high performing technical standards and created using Insuretech best practices.  Note that the work will be focused on leveraging Insurance Tech software platforms, like Guidewire InsuranceSuite.  We provide training and mentorship on the platforms we work on for our clients. 
• Development work can include: 
• Configuration of the software platforms to meet requirements. 
• Development of customisations to change or extend the platform’s behaviour to meet requirements, where configuration is not sufficient. 
• Development of integration services. 
• Digital UX development. 
• Data Analytics 
• Create test data and unit tests to ensure that software solutions meet requirements. 
• Perform defect triage and fixes during System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing. 
• Ensure non-functional, security, regulatory and compliance requirements are met for all development activities. 
• Participate in code reviews and assist in resolution of technical issues. 
• Prepare and produce software releases. 
• Participate in daily standup meetings, sprint planning and retrospective. 
• Contribute to POC to support new opportunities. 

What are we looking for? 

• 1 plus years software development experience, including  
• JAVA 5/ J2EE, Web Services, XML, SQL, Gradle, Spring, Hibernate 
• Using Configuration management tools like Git, Tortoise SVN, Source Tree, Perforce, Plastic and ticket management tools like Azure DevOps, JIRA, HPQC.
• Knowledge of the AGILE methodology/Scaled Agile Framework, SDLC processes will be an added advantage. 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
• Prior client facing and design experience 
• Azure/AWS Cloud experience 

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Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and maintenance of data pipelines to support the organisation’s data needs.
• Participate in testing and validation to ensure the accuracy and integrity of data solutions.
• Support the implementation of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and version control.
• Assist with quality assurance processes under the guidance of senior team members.
• Collaborate with team members to gather requirements and contribute to project delivery.
• Assist in optimising data pipelines for performance and scalability.
• Stay up to date with developments in data engineering and DevOps, learning from more senior colleagues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor,s degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Familiarity with SQL and ETL processes.
• Python advantageous.
• Interest in learning DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a willingness to learn.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to quality.
• Familiarity with data governance and data security practices is advantageous.

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Qualifications / Certifications required:

• CA (SA)

Experience required: 

• 1 - 3 years working experience in support of an in-depth expertise

Responsibilities of role:

• Strong financial and analytical skills are critical (including a good understanding of Data Analytics and related data analysis tools);
• High level of agility in a demanding environment;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a broad range of stakeholders;
• You will need to be highly motivated and adopt a commercially astute approach.
• Good interpersonal and client relationship skills;
• An interest in and knowledge of the financial markets;
• Build productive and lasting relationships within Strategy& and PwC at all levels and be seen as a valued member of the office community
• Continue to develop internal relationships and developing your PwC brand

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Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop programmatic content via curation, in-house authoring and engagement of external suppliers, leveraging LoS specific knowledge and experience as appropriate.
• Remain business-centred at all times, understanding their needs and keeping them in mind when taking actions and making decisions.
• Consistently follow the processes set by the Innovation & Investments (I&I) Hub, in combination with content knowledge, to enable effective and efficient/ innovative learning design.
• Review content written by Design Senior Associates and peers to maintain quality control of content, ensure learning objectives have been met, challenge learning efficacy and innovation and drive consistency. 
• Hold relevant business relationships that are integral to programmatic design such as content SMEs.
• Work closely with the People Solutions Learning Experience team and Integrated Services - Event Delivery team to deliver a successful learning intervention.
• Facilitate design workshops where applicable.
• Lead the briefing/ training of facilitators and hosts to equip them to be able to deliver learning content.
• Support the PSL/SDC in ensuring appropriate evaluation metrics are put in place and analyse evaluation reporting at a programme level and consider the impact of this on future design iteration.
• Consider appropriate diversity, inclusion and wellbeing; accessibility; intellectual property; PwC brand and visual identity; external suppliers; and environmental and social impact when designing content.
• Coach and supervise more junior designers to enhance team capability, quality of output and to promote knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to the Innovation & Investment Communities of Practice to support collaboration and education ensuring the adoption of market insights and latest innovations.
• Collaborate with the other Design Consultants across the Design Hub to ensure T&D activity is aligned across the CoE and share best practice.
• Support the PSL/SDC in project management activity, where appropriate

Requirements

• A recent experience of working in the field of Audit (preferably with top or mid tier firms) and a clear understanding of working in a regulatory environment. 
• An understanding of PwC’s service propositions, with a broad understanding of the firm’s strategy and priorities.
• Passion for creating and delivering highly effective content. 
• Experience in the design, development and review of face-to-face and technology enabled learning solutions, showcasing innovation and creativity when approaching new challenges.
• An understanding of digital learning solutions and Learning Technologies and how they can be used to add value and transform the way we learn.
• Proven ability to engage and influence stakeholders, communicating confidently, clearly and effectively in verbal and written formats.
• Ability to develop and build a wide range of relationships and work collaboratively as part of a wider team.
• Ability to lead, coach and develop self and others in the pursuit of delivering a distinctive and sustainable L&D service to the firm.
• Operate with a global and inclusive mind-set, demonstrating commercial acumen and an understanding of the firm’s business priorities.
• Ability to adhere to project management disciplines to strategically plan and deliver on tasks and responsibilities on time and to budget, with designated resources.
• Assimilate complex data and information objectively to inform recommendations.
• Demonstrate resilience and delivery under pressure, in an ambiguous and changing landscape.

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Responsibilities/Output:

Primary responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, the following:

• Engagement and team support in decision making to help build the auditor of the future;
• Use knowledge and experience to conduct real time assurance reviews in the capacity of a primary reviewer and as supervisory reviewer to junior members on our team;
• Using the knowledge and experience gained as an assurance Manager, to assist engagement teams with Methodology queries through the MRAT Helpdesk;
• Using the knowledge and experience gained as an assurance manager to assist engagement teams with ad-hoc consultations submitted through the Consult database;
• Promote behavioural change amongst assurance Partners and their engagement teams through face to face interaction and challenging of audit approaches;
• Be at the forefront of development of tools and templates to drive quality;
• Develop and present training;
• Conduct exploratory discussions with Partners to understand the needs of the business to drive projects and outcomes to improve engagement quality; and
• Analyse and monitor audit quality throughout the practice and report findings and status to Assurance Leadership

Secondary / Ad hoc responsibilities may include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Reviewing the methodology compliance of any proposed new assurance software tool in the SMA;
• The establishment and facilitation of building working relationships within the African network;
• Liaise with key contacts with the East and West market areas;
• Travelling to various South Market Area regions and
• Support the core global team and represent our market area in global forums.

Requirements:

• Qualification Level: Chartered Accountant (South Africa)             
• Experience Required: minimum of 3.5 years post-articles experience as an audit engagement manager.