Senior Associate Strategy, Risk & Compliance [US Client]

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Job Description & Summary

Focused on relationships you are building meaningful client connections and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations you are growing your personal brand deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity you are comfortable when the path forward isnt clear you ask questions and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills knowledge and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

• Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives needs and feelings of others.
• Use a broad range of tools methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
• Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
• Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
• Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
• Use reflection to develop self awareness enhance strengths and address development areas.
• Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance) the Firms code of conduct and independence requirements.

As a Senior Associate you will join our Strategy Risk & Compliance team helping clients manage cybersecurity risk compliance and governance. You will lead projects that identify risks design mitigation plans and implement security strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive security strategy and governance initiatives including operating model and organizational design.
• Conduct maturity assessments audit readiness reviews framework evaluations and vendor comparisons.
• Design and implement frameworks (NIST ISO PCI-DSS HIPAA COBIT) and roadmap planning.
• Define cloud architecture and migration strategies.
• Lead policy management (writing review lifecycle).
• Implement AI/GenAI solutions for GRC automation compliance reporting and control testing.
• Utilize GRC tools (MetricStream Archer ServiceNow) and analytics platforms (PowerBI Tableau).
• Assess organizational security posture and recommend action plans.
• Manage vendor risk outsourcing risk and technology risk.

Desired Skills

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity programs governance risk management and regulatory requirements.
• Hands-on experience creating cybersecurity standards and policies.
• Familiarity with GenAI/LLMs for automating GRC processes.
• Excellent communication analytical and project management skills.
• Ability to develop automation solutions aligned with business and threat posture.

Education & Certifications

• Degree in IT or Cybersecurity.
• Preferred certifications: CISA CISM CISSP CRISC ISO 27001 PCI DSS.

Experience: 38 years
Line of Service: Advisory

• Understand the importance of have a correct information management
• Knowledge of Information Security and Data Protection
• Correct Information Security Management

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to ethnicity; creed; color; religion; national origin; age; disability;neurodiversity; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; marital; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an inclusive organization and equal opportunity employer.

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