Deals Strategy - Managers - Generalist - London

Overview
PwC's strategy practice is made up of approximately 150 consultants in London with international teams across the PwC network. Our team works with a wide variety of corporate and private equity clients, undertaking a broad range of projects involving commercial due diligence and strategic reviews

Our projects are typically short and sharp, providing the opportunity to gain a variety of experiences across sectors and/or engagement types, whilst continuously learning and developing. The majority of our work is London-based but there are times when it is required to travel abroad

As a fast-growing team we are now looking for Strategy Professionals to join us through the next phase of our journey

About the role
We are looking for Managers and Senior Managers to join our team to work on projects across sectors, whilst independently driving business development activities in a more focused area

Managers and Senior Managers are integral in driving project delivery to provide insightful solutions for our clients

As a Manager on our team you will have responsibility for:

• leading a team of consultants on a day-to-day basis, taking responsibility for:
  
  • primary research and data gathering; identifying key research areas and organising the junior team appropriately to effectively understand the key topics pertinent to the relevant industry sector and scope of work
    
  • planning initial hypotheses and analysis; formulating initial hypotheses based on previous experience, knowledge of the sector and understanding of the scope of work. Driving key analysis with appropriate techniques and tools
    
  • effective storyboarding to present a compelling narrative to the client
    
• managing the pace and delivery of projects, including:
  
  • day-to-day coordination with key project stakeholders including clients and other internal teams
    
  • upward management of senior team members to ensure progress is effectively communicated
    
  • reporting back to clients the key findings of our work
    
• contributing to the wider business unit through business development, knowledge sharing, mentoring and other activities
  

About you

• significant experience of strategy consulting from either a pure strategy consulting firm, Big 4 firm, or experience in the strategy department in a corporate environment
  
• Ideally some experience in commercial due diligence work for private equity houses and/or corporates, including:
  
  • Market and competitor analysis (market sizing, drivers and dynamics, competitive intensity, etc.)
    
  • Customer analysis
    
  • Internal analysis (strategic analysis, business model review, financial))
    
• Previous experience of leading teams and delivering projects through to completion
  
• Proven experience of coaching junior team members
  
• Evidence of contributing to the wider team and leading on business development opportunities
  

• Outstanding academic track record (an MBA is not necessarily required, but is considered an asset)
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  

• Fluency in another (European) language is useful but not essential
  

Location: London
Salary: Competitive
Closing Date: 08/05/2018 About Us About PwC
We're one of the world's leading professional services organisations. From 158 countries, we help our clients, some of the most successful organisations on the globe, as well as its most dynamic entrepreneurs and thriving private businesses, to create the value they want. We help to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
Deals
Our Deals business is an exciting, fast-paced and an ever-growing business that focuses on deals and crisis situations for our clients. Collectively, we deal with the types of situations you hear about regularly in the news and we provide support, insight and analysis to the management, shareholders and financiers of business.
The skills we look for in future employees
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