Strategy Consultant Manager

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in strategy consulting focus on providing strategic guidance and insights to organisations. They analyse market trends, assess business performance, and develop recommendations to help clients achieve their goals. These individuals work closely with clients to identify opportunities for growth, optimise operations, and enhance overall business performance.

As a corporate and business strategy consultant at PwC, you will analyse client needs, provide consulting services across different strategic areas, and offer guidance and support to help clients develop and implement effective strategies that align with their business objectives and drive growth.

Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.

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

• Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
• Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
• Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
• Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
• Effectively mentor others.
• Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
• Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
• Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

Strategy&, PwC’s global strategy consulting business, leverages the Fit for Growth approach to help organizations build differentiating capabilities, strategically manage costs, and realign their structures for sustainable growth. In today’s climate of uncertainty, our solutions enable clients to strengthen their core, optimize operations, and unlock long-term value.

We enable our clients to cut costs and grow stronger at the same time. Our solutions assist companies to align their strategies with their capabilities, ensure the organisation structure is conducive to enabling workforce productivity to achieve the business strategy, and the business costs are reflective of the business strategy and operations for maximum efficiencies and revenues.

Job Purpose:

Lead and deliver high-impact business transformation initiatives applying Strategy&’s Fit for Growth methodology. This role requires a leader & strategic thinker with strong analytical capabilities, deep industry insight, and a proven track record in successfully selling and delivering impact-based engagements through operating model design, cost optimization, and business restructuring.

What’s going to be expected of you:

· Sell and deliver end-to-end strategy-based transformation projects across industries.

· Conduct deep-dive diagnostics into business operations, cost structures, and organizational effectiveness.

· Develop and present strategic recommendations supported by data-driven insights and industry benchmarks.

· Face-to-face engagement and interaction with client and team

· Lead business development efforts, including proposal development, client relationship management, and opportunity identification.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

· Mentor and develop consultants, fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture.

· Demonstrate resilience, agility and adaptability across client contexts and sectors.

· Experience in leading a team in the delivery of client engagements

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

· Post graduate degree from a top tier University in either Engineering, Finance, Mathematics and/or Actuarial Science.

· CFA level 1/MBA - advantageous.

Experience & Technical Skills:

· Minimum 12 years’ strategic work experience with a reputable consulting firm.

· Demonstrated experience across the full consulting lifecycle: sales, delivery, and project closure

· Consulting experience in Financial Services, Telecommunications and Infrastructure Sectors.

· Advanced proficiency in analytics tools including excel, python etc.

· Proven track record in cost reduction, digital transformation, operating model redesign, and performance improvement.

Soft Skills:

· High emotional intelligence (EQ) and interpersonal effectiveness.

· Strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.

· Ability to lead and influence in complex, ambiguous environments.

· Entrepreneurial mindset with a proactive, solution-oriented approach.

· Collaborative team player who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments.

Requirements added by the job poster

• Working in an onsite setting

• 12+ years of experience in Strategy/Planning

• Authorized to work in South Africa

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

April 30, 2026