Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Corporate and Business Strategy

Management Level

Associate

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 associate 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.

As a corporate and business strategy associate 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.

The Opportunity

You’ll become part of a community of exceptional professionals and learn and grow with people dedicated to helping you succeed. We can offer you a career with diverse and challenging assignments, delivering a mix of strategy projects, in areas such as-

Strategy development: working alongside clients to design 3 - 5 year strategies for their business, with a focus on corporate strategy, growth strategy, market entry, route to market strategy, and M&A strategy.
Commercial due diligence: provide buy-side or vendor commercial due diligence of companies and markets.

Background & Experience / Preferred Skills - What we are looking for

Degree qualified with 1+ years experience in strategy consulting
Outstanding communication skills and an ability to create and deliver compelling narratives, grounded in data insights and market drivers
A curious and proactive attitude, ability and desire to take ownership of projects work streams or overall projects from start to finish
Analytical thinkers with demonstrable financial modelling experience
Intellectually curious, with an ability to build and nurture trusted relationships with clients and colleagues, at all levels

What we offer you

Opportunity to shape your own career based on your own particular interests, experience, and capabilities
Ongoing training and personal and professional development opportunities
Opportunity to work on high profile private and public sector strategy projects, as well as complex mergers and acquisitions

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

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

Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.
Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.
Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.
Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.
Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.
Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.
Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

Unlock your potential

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of amazing teams helping our clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This purpose-led work, and our continuous development environment, will help unlock your potential and take your career to the next level.

Enjoy Strategy&’s perks

We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package which gives you options to choose benefits that are important to you and your lifestyle, learning and development programs that will help you thrive in work and life.

Flexibility that lets you work in different ways and places, such as hybrid and flexible work options through our “Together Anywhere” policy which allows you to work abroad for a certain number of days. We offer hybrid working, but we ask that our people come together at least three days per week.

Benefits that support your wellbeing, such as employee assistance program, onsite and virtual gym

Being appreciated for being you

Our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe this so much that we have signed up for the Business in the Community Elevate Pledge. (https://www.bitc.ie/the-leaders-group-on-sustainability/inclusive-workplace-pledge/)

You can learn more about our culture of belonging and explore our range of inclusive programmes, initiatives, employee resource groups and more at www.pwc.ie.

Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply, we’d love to hear from you!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please email us at ie_experiencedhireteam@pwc.com for more information.

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

Business Strategy Consulting, Client Due Diligence, Conducting Due Diligence

Optional Skills

Strategy Consulting

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

August 31, 2025

Strategy& - Corporate & Business Strategy Associate

PwC

Strategy& - Corporate & Business Strategy Associate

PwC