Leads program risk and quality activities across business application consulting engagements. Oversees project planning, budgeting, execution, deliverables, controls, documentation, and stakeholder communications. Reviews risks, dependencies, and quality concerns; supports software implementation, integration, and business transformation initiatives. Coaches consulting teams, manages performance, validates alignment with client needs and technical standards, and drives corrective actions and process improvements.
The Opportunity
As a Program Risk & Quality Manager you will lead risk and quality activities across business application consulting workstreams, helping clients optimize operational efficiency through careful analysis, software implementation support, training, and ongoing guidance. As a Manager you will motivate and develop teams, coach team members, and manage performance while taking ownership of project planning, budgeting, execution, and completion across multiple priorities within our Technology Consulting practice. In this role at PwC, you will oversee deliverables, identify opportunities to improve processes, and validate that work aligns with professional and technical standards while supporting client needs and business application delivery.
Responsibilities
- Leading program risk and quality workstreams across business application consulting engagements
- Guiding planning, budgeting, execution, and completion of client projects with attention to scope, timelines, and deliverables
- Coaching team members on risk controls, quality review methods, and application consulting deliverables
- Validating alignment between solution design, implementation activities, and client operational needs
- Reviewing project documentation, issue logs, and status reporting to identify gaps, dependencies, and emerging risks
- Leveraging business application knowledge to support transformation, integration, and implementation activities
- Developing client relationships and communicating program risks, quality concerns, and corrective actions to stakeholders
- Applying technology consulting methods to improve project delivery, documentation, and control monitoring
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Master's or Masters of Business Administration degree
- Managing program risk, quality, and control workstreams
- Leading business application consulting projects across client teams
- Coaching teams on performance, timelines, and deliverables
- Applying technology integration knowledge to business transformation efforts
- Navigating complex stakeholder issues and difficult conversations
- Using systems thinking to connect project components and outcomes
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
As a Program Risk & Quality Manager you will lead risk and quality activities across business application consulting workstreams, helping clients optimize operational efficiency through careful analysis, software implementation support, training, and ongoing guidance. As a Manager you will motivate and develop teams, coach team members, and manage performance while taking ownership of project planning, budgeting, execution, and completion across multiple priorities within our Technology Consulting practice. In this role at PwC, you will oversee deliverables, identify opportunities to improve processes, and validate that work aligns with professional and technical standards while supporting client needs and business application delivery.
Responsibilities
- Leading program risk and quality workstreams across business application consulting engagements
- Guiding planning, budgeting, execution, and completion of client projects with attention to scope, timelines, and deliverables
- Coaching team members on risk controls, quality review methods, and application consulting deliverables
- Validating alignment between solution design, implementation activities, and client operational needs
- Reviewing project documentation, issue logs, and status reporting to identify gaps, dependencies, and emerging risks
- Leveraging business application knowledge to support transformation, integration, and implementation activities
- Developing client relationships and communicating program risks, quality concerns, and corrective actions to stakeholders
- Applying technology consulting methods to improve project delivery, documentation, and control monitoring
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 5 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Master's or Masters of Business Administration degree
- Managing program risk, quality, and control workstreams
- Leading business application consulting projects across client teams
- Coaching teams on performance, timelines, and deliverables
- Applying technology integration knowledge to business transformation efforts
- Navigating complex stakeholder issues and difficult conversations
- Using systems thinking to connect project components and outcomes
The salary range for this position is: $99,000 - $232,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
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