Risk Management & Independence - Senior Associate (Fixed Term)

Kia ora,

At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.

This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

Ngā kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role

The Senior Associate in our internal Risk Management & Independence team plays a key role in strengthening the firm’s risk and quality frameworks.

You’ll support the delivery of regulatory, compliance, and internal policy requirements, while embedding best-practice risk processes across the firm. The role also leverages emerging AI technologies to enhance efficiency, drive continuous improvement, and support innovation in risk management activities. Drawing on your professional services experience, you will help safeguard the firm’s reputation and reinforce the trust we uphold with our clients.

This is a 9-month FTC where you’ll work closely with local and global teams, applying process management, strong attention to detail and communication skills to ensure adherence to laws, regulations, PwC network requirements and professional standards.

If you’re self-motivated, curious, and keen to make a meaningful impact, this is an opportunity to contribute to a critical function within PwC, supporting our commitment to integrity and excellence, in a dynamic, fast-paced, and supportive environment.

Your day-to-day could include:

• Technology Risk Reviews: Support the delivery of technology risk reviews, helping ensure compliance with the firm’s risk and quality procedures, as well as local and global policies.

  • Coordinate reviews from initiation through to sign off, managing the end to end process and ensuring each review is completed efficiently and in line with the relevant risk level.

  • Work closely with internal clients and, where required, third party vendors to obtain the right information at the right time, enabling subject matter experts to complete their assessments.

  • Triage enquiries and review requests, identify and manage bottlenecks, and help resolve issues or roadblocks to keep reviews moving forward.

• Policy Development and Implementation: Assist in developing, reviewing, and implementing risk management policies, staying up to date with regulatory changes and industry best practice to ensure policies remain effective.

• Advisory and Support: Act as a trusted advisor to partners and staff on risk matters, particularly technology, AI and Information Protection. 

• Reporting and Communication: Prepare regular reports and dashboards for senior management and promote a strong culture of risk awareness and compliance through effective stakeholder communication.

• Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams and senior Risk, Independence and Ethics members to ensure alignment with PwC network requirements and collaborate with global firms to share best practice.

• AI and Technology Integration: Leverage AI to enhance technology risk reviews, risk management team processes, challenge and improve current ways of working, and support technology transformation initiatives.

Ngā pūkenga ka kawea mai e koe, ka whakawhanakehia rānei i tēnei tūranga  / Skills you will bring or develop in this role

• A minimum of 3 years' experience in risk management, compliance, or a related field within a professional services environment. 

• Knowledge of data protection, privacy impact assessments, and general information protection processes is advantageous, but not essential.

• Familiarity with AI technologies and their application in risk management. 

• Strong understanding of conflict of interest and independence regulations. 

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Proactively builds shared understanding with colleagues by clarifying scope, expectations, and delivery requirements from the outset.

• Ability to constructively challenge and improve existing processes. 

• Strong leadership and advisory skills to guide teams in adopting AI solutions. 

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 

• If you don’t meet every requirement, we still want to hear from you - your skills and potential may be a great fit.

Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ

• Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals

• Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways

• Wellbeing - $250 annual wellbeing allowance; Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)

• Reputation - PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.

• Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture

• Time off - Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period; purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave

• Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave

Mō te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for?

Hit Apply now. To learn how you can grow and shine in your career at PwC, visit our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html.

Grow here. Go further.

Ngā whakautu ki o pātai / Your questions answered

Tono tika mai / Please apply directly: We’re not currently partnering with recruitment agencies for this role. If you’d like to be considered, please apply directly - we’d love to hear from you.

Nau mai ngā tono wawe / We encourage early applications: This role may close before the listed date if we identify a suitable candidate.

Atamai hangahanga / A.I. usage: Please note that secure, A.I.-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people.