PwC

Senior Manager - Workforce Advisory

Kuala Lumpur Full time

Line of Service

Tax

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

General Tax Consulting

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

A career within Workforce Advisory services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients reset their talent strategies and deliver extraordinary business results through their people. We focus on evaluating and managing their unique challenges so our clients can maximise their return on the overall investment in human capital. You’ll gain a tremendous depth of expertise in all aspects of human capital, including creating sustainable value through people culture and change, designing compensation and retirement strategies, and improving human capital operations.

Your role 

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join the Advisory team as a Senior Manager. The role would be responsible for advising organisations on all aspects withing the HR domain. The scope of the role is wide and will vary depending on the needs of our clients. 

As a team, we provide specialist advice to organisations to enable them to design, implement and operate their reward & pay programmes as part of their strategic people agenda. We advise a range of local, regional and global clients on all aspects of reward strategy, underlying compliance and governance in many areas of business-driven HR programs.

You should be interested in building and showcasing your skillset within the following areas:

  • Workforce of the future - Strategic workforce planning, workforce practices and future of work readiness assessments.

  • People analytics - Leveraging insights and data to drive decisions on people and organisation requirements and implementation.

  • HR operating model - Aligning HR capabilities and structure to deliver value in line with business strategy.

  • HR service delivery – Exploring different service delivery models (eg. Shared services, outsourcing ) and leveraging technology and automation to drive smart and intuitive people practices.

  • Employee experience – Be able to think differently, usage of design thinking to develop HR practices that engages the mindset and behaviours of the workforce.

  • HR policy & processes review - provide practical frameworks to refine operating processes and reduce costs, or improve service levels across the entire HR services value chain.

  • Ability to analyse data and statistics for trends and patterns with attention to recruitment, hiring practices, motivation, turnover, and compliance with employment laws and regulation. Creating people data sets and aligning these to wider organisational data sets. Using and applying quantitative and qualitative research design and carry out data analysis, from basic to multivariate analysis to solve problem.

Role specific responsibilities:

  • Proactively assist in the management of several clients, while reporting to Senior Managers and above

  • Train, support and lead team members

  • Establish effective working relationships directly with clients

  • Contribute to the development of your own and team’s technical acumen

  • Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and research opportunities on new/existing clients

  • Continue to develop internal relationships and your PwC brand

  • Develop proposals as part of the team pursuit of advisory engagement opportunities covering research work, preparing proposal decks, carrying out internal risk checks, etc 

  • Ensure the deliverables adheres to the firms' policies and risk management requirements

  • Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in workforce management and human capital strategy, contributing to the development of thought leadership content.

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.

Skills, experience and qualifications 

  • Degree in any discipline 

  • At least 12 years of experience of working either in-house or within a consultancy practice 

  • Able to project manage a team including coaching and developing junior members of the team 

  • Able to deliver bespoke written and oral advice to clients in a simple and impactful way 

  • Strong communication skills and ability to build effective relationships 

  • Strong report writing and analytical skills 

  • Ability to navigate and manage conflicting demands 

Additional application instructions 

Please attach the following documents along with your CV when you submit an online application: 

  • Academic Certificates and Transcripts 

  • A copy of your NRIC or passport 

  • Recent passport size photo 

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

Degrees/Field of Study required: Bachelor Degree

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Career Development, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Employee Performance Management, Employee Retention, Human Resources Management (HRM), Inclusion, Influence, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Organizational Development (OD), Organizational Management, Organizational Psychology, Personnel Development, Professional Courage, Rapid Experimentation {+ 19 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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