IN-Senior Associate_Strategy _FS Tech _Advisory _Mumbai

Job Description & Summary:
 

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

Responsibilities:

1.Work on delivery of payments strategy engagements and stakeholder management both

internally and externally

2. Deliver complex transformation projects from strategy to execution

3. Develop and lead proposals/RFPs in collaboration with other teams & competencies.

4. Contribute to thought leadership space in the payments space by creating white paper, case

studies, analysis of trends etc.

5. Develop the team through training and coaching. Initiate and lead open conversations with

teams, and stakeholders to build trust.

Required Skills

(must have)

1) 3 - 9 years of experience in FS with at least 50% experience in payment roles

2) Past experience working on projects such as such as (a) go to market / expansion strategies,

(b) Pricing strategies, (3) Target Operating model design (4) Market research and

benchmarking (5) Customer value proposition definition (6) Business process reengineering

(7) BRD / FRD / Process / SOP documentations (8) Commercial or operational due diligences,

(9) Best fit partner identification / selection, (10) Cost reduction / automation / digitization,

(11) Business plan and model creation etc.

3) Good basic understanding of the payment’s domains covering available market solution and

vendors, market defining trends, different rails and their uses cases, commercial business /

pricing aspects of payments, risks & regulatory related requirements, etc.

4) One or more payment areas of expertise with in depth knowledge (Areas could include -

Cards, Toll/Transit, Acquiring, Wallets, Faster Payments, Payment aggregation / PG, Cross

border payments, Corporate payments, ISO20022, etc.)

5) Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate thoughts in a crisp and concise manner

6) Proficient in using PowerPoint, Excel, MPP and other tools to delivery high quality consulting

deliverables

7) Knowledge on certain technical aspects of payments such as cloud and on-prem

infrastructure, payment data analytics and payments security (PCI DSS/PA DSS compliance)

8) Problem solving and solution oriented in all for situation and tasked assigned

9) Strong communication, client handling and interpersonal skills.

10) As may be required by the client, the candidate should be willing to travel for projects within

and outside of India for long periods (6 to 8 months), if required.

11) Self-driven and willing to do what is required to meet demanding client needs

12) Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations

13) Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

14) Navigate the complexities of working in a highly matrixed environment with diverse teams

across competencies, countries and engagements

15) Sound financial analysis skills

Mandatory skill sets:

Strategy

Preferred skill sets:

Strategy

Years of experience required:

3 - 9 years of experience

Education qualification:

BE/Btech/MBA