Deals Strategy Associate

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 31-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Deal Strategy

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

Whatever their specific business priorities unlocking new ways to create durable long-term value is critical for our clients. A career with Value Creation will provide you with the opportunity to help clients enhance their revenue and maximize profitability especially during mergers and acquisitions (M&A) processes.

We help our clients determine the right strategic priorities to grow profitably and maximize value and offer support and practical solutions to achieve these objectives. We combine strategic insight rigorous analysis and in-depth industry expertise with access to PwCs global network of industry and functional specialists local knowledge and resources.

Commercial Due Diligence: Assist both financial and corporate buyers and sellers in evaluating investments by understanding the dynamics of the deal and the business including deal hypotheses industry dynamics value drivers synergies and risks

Growth Strategy: Assist clients assess where and how to grow by identifying organic and inorganic growth opportunities unlocking growth levers and prioritizing growth programs (e.g. geographies sectors / industries customer segments products / services)

Market Entry Strategy: Assist clients in assessing the attractiveness of a market by understanding market dynamics including size (current and future) growth rate key trends market segments profitability and cost structure customers distribution channels key players and disruptors.

Strategic Planning: Assist clients in setting their business ambitions generate and evaluate key strategic initiatives to achieve these and deliver against a plan

In addition to working with clients we regularly engage in new business development initiatives such as white paper discussion documents client proposals and practitioner training to increase our teams overall capabilities

Our Clients

We support clients across a broad range of industries and on a wide range of transaction sizes; our core Deal Strategy clients include:

Major Canadian private and public corporations;
Leading Canadian financial buyers (Private Equity and Pension Funds); and
Inbound financial and strategic acquirers

Meaningful work youll be a part of:

The Associate position is the cornerstone of any case team and you will be a key contributor from Day 1. Within the case team you will be responsible for research analysis and developing insights that address significant client issuesyou will quickly become an expert at strategic analysis research and interpreting interviews and market dynamics while working on a wide range of sectors and case types. We view consulting as an apprenticeship and recognize our responsibility to contribute to your development as much as we need you to contribute to the practice.

Successful candidates will be highly motivated with great intellectual curiosityindividuals who enjoy making contributions to improve the performance of a team and who thrive in an entrepreneurial environment.

Experiences and skills youll use to solve:

Analytical problem-solving skills (both qualitatively and quantitatively)
Proactive approach in seeking feedback to enhance the quality we provide to clients
Background or interest in business strategy and clear leadership potential
Proven technical and analytical capabilities including financial and business performance analysis skills
Strong communication presentation and report writing skills
Ability to structure a document to tell a story to the client
Flexibility and adaptability to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
Confidence and the desire and ability to learn all aspects of a business and its industry in a short
PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer

Why youll love PwC

Wereyoull be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work and our continuous development environment will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact and support your wellbeing through a competitive compensation package inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island on the land that is now known as Canada which are the lands of the ancestral treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

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

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback Accepting Feedback Active Listening Business Administration Carve-Outs Change Management Communication Contract Negotiation Cost Efficiency Cost Reduction Emotional Regulation Empathy Enhanced Due Diligence HR Due Diligence Inclusion Initial Public Offering (IPO) Intellectual Curiosity M&A Strategy Market Research Operational Advice Operational Performance Management (OPM) Operations Strategy Optimism Post-Merger Integration Private Equity 9 more

Desired Languages (If blank desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

Government Clearance Required

Job Posting End Date

November 5 2025

At PwC Canada our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. Were committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.

Were committed to providing accommodations throughout the application interview and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best please let us know during the application process.

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Chez PwC Canada notre atout le plus précieux cest notre personnel. Et cest en apprenant les uns des autres que nous devenons plus forts. Nous avons à cœur de créer une communauté équitable et inclusive de professionnels de la résolution de problèmes dans laquelle chacun se sent vraiment à sa place. Nous savons que lexpérience peut prendre diverses formes et pour nous donner confiance au public et résoudre des problèmes importants nest possible que si notre milieu de travail reflète la diversité de la société dans laquelle nous vivons.

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Line of ServiceAdvisoryIndustry/SectorNot ApplicableSpecialismDeal StrategyManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryWhatever their specific business priorities unlocking new ways to create durable long-term value is critical for our clients. A career with Value Creation will provide you wi...