Financial Services Risk and Regulatory Advisory, Senior Associate

Join PwC's Financial Services Risk and Regulatory Advisory practice to transform how organizations navigate critical challenges. This Senior Associate role involves shaping innovative solutions for leading financial institutions, addressing financial and non-financial risks like operational resilience, third-party risk, credit risk, and emerging technology risks. You will develop and enhance client deliverables, design risk management solutions, facilitate workshops, and contribute to business development, helping clients build robust frameworks and enhance strategic agility.

Must Have

• Leverage risk and regulatory knowledge to develop and enhance client deliverables.
• Contribute to innovative risk management solutions for business objectives.
• Facilitate client workshops with strong industry insight and critical thinking.
• Support business development efforts through proposals and marketing initiatives.
• Professional experience in Financial Services sub-sectors (e.g., Banks, Insurance, Asset Management).
• Proven consulting, industry, or regulatory experience with strong risk knowledge.
• Ability to critically analyze client operations to identify risk mitigation opportunities.
• Excellent report writing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn and apply emerging technologies (e.g., GenAI).
• Demonstrated capacity to provide clear recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Lead the design, implementation, and management of effective compliance programs.

Good to Have

• Enhance PwC’s leadership through active participation in industry forums and thought leadership.
• Engage in continuous learning covering risk, regulatory standards, and technology.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Inclusive benefits
• Flexibility programs
• Continuous development environment
• Opportunity to grow skills through challenging, meaningful work
• Build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy

Job Description & Summary

Join a dynamic team of talented risk professionals who are at the forefront of transforming how organizations navigate today’s most critical challenges across key and emerging risk landscapes. In our Financial Services Risk and Regulatory Advisory practice, you’ll have the unparalleled opportunity to shape innovative solutions that tackle complex problems and drive meaningful business outcomes for leading financial institutions.

Our team is a trusted partner to leading financial services clients seeking to transform and enhance their risk management functions. We help clients navigate the full spectrum of financial and non-financial risks in today’s rapidly changing regulatory landscape. From operational resilience to third-party risk management to credit risk and emerging areas such as technology and GenAI risks, we help clients build robust frameworks that not only meet stringent regulatory requirements but also enhance their strategic agility. By integrating innovative risk management practices and advanced technologies, we enable our clients to proactively identify vulnerabilities, adapt to evolving regulations, and sustain long-term business success amid disruption and uncertainty.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Financial Services Risk and Regulatory Advisory, Senior Associate you will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative solutions that empower our financial services clients to effectively manage their financial and non-financial risks – while driving superior customer outcomes and achieving their strategic goals. This area represents a critical growth area for our firm, offering you a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of expanding our advisory services during this period of significant change.

We are looking for a candidate to:

• Leverage risk and regulatory knowledge and a broad advisory skillset to develop and enhance client deliverables across financial and non-financial risk dimensions, including, enterprise risk, credit risk, operational resilience, third-party risk, compliance risk, and others – ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory expectations
• Contribute to the design and delivery of innovative risk management solutions that extend beyond traditional risk and compliance functions to support broader business objectives and create measurable value for clients
• Facilitate client workshops and collaborative sessions, applying strong industry insight, business acumen, and critical thinking to structure and communicate complex regulatory and risk concepts clearly and effectively
• Support business development efforts by contributing to proposal writing, marketing initiatives, and thought leadership that elevate PwC’s profile and demonstrate our expertise in risk and regulatory advisory
• Enhance PwC’s leadership position in Risk and Regulatory Advisory through active participation in industry forums, client presentations, and the publication of insightful research and viewpoints
• Engage in continuous learning through targeted training programs covering risk and regulatory standards, use of technology and GenAI, engagement best practices, and sector-specific knowledge to drive professional growth and deliver exceptional client service

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

• Professional experience in one or more of the following sub-sectors in Financial Services: Banks, Insurance Company, Asset Management, Private Equity, Credit Unions, and Financial Crown Corporation
• Proven experience from consulting, industry, or regulatory roles, with strong knowledge of regulatory requirements across non-financial or financial risks (e.g., credit risk, operational risk, operational resilience, third party risk management, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, etc.)
• Ability to critically analyze client operations to identify risk mitigation opportunities, drive improvements, and innovate solutions tailored to complex regulatory and business environments
• Excellent report writing and stakeholder engagement skills with demonstrated experience managing senior-level client relationships and collaborating effectively within diverse project teams
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn and apply emerging technologies—such as resilience tools and Generative AI—in risk and regulatory advisory contexts, adapting across diverse projects and client need
• Demonstrated capacity to support conclusions with logical reasoning, provide clear recommendations to senior stakeholders, and lead the design, implementation, and management of effective compliance programs
• A proactive mindset toward ongoing professional development to stay ahead of regulatory changes and industry best practices

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll 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: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

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

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Required Skills

Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Coaching and Training, Communication, Compliance Advisement, Compliance Oversight, Compliance Program Implementation, Compliance Risk Assessment, Confidential Information Handling, Contract Review, Contractual Risk Mitigation, Contractual Risk Monitoring, Contract Writing, Creativity, Crisis Management, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Security, Discretion and Business Ethics, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Risk Management {+ 32 more}

Optional Skills

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Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

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