Supports client core banking modernization initiatives through platform transformation, configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and process improvement. Analyzes business requirements, develops functional documentation, coordinates cross-functional workstreams, troubleshoots application issues, interprets data and user feedback, manages client relationships, and mentors junior team members.
The Opportunity
As a Core Banking Modernization Senior Associate you will support client work in business application consulting, focusing on core banking platform transformation, implementation, and process improvement. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex problems, manage assigned workstreams, build meaningful client relationships, and mentor junior team members while navigating ambiguity and interpreting feedback to deliver work that fits broader project objectives within our Advisory practice. In this role at PwC, you will help clients modernize core banking technology, contribute to application configuration and integration efforts, and bring a client-focused approach to operational efficiency, training, and support across the delivery lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing core banking platform needs and translating business requirements into implementation workstreams
- Supporting client-facing transformation activities across core banking modernization, configuration, and integration efforts
- Developing functional documentation, process maps, and delivery artifacts for platform change initiatives
- Troubleshooting application issues and validating system behavior during testing, deployment, and stabilization phases
- Coordinating project tasks, timelines, and dependencies across technology, operations, and business teams
- Interpreting data and user feedback to inform recommendations for process improvement and automation
- Guiding junior team members through task execution, review cycles, and problem-solving approaches
- Building meaningful client relationships by anticipating needs and responding to changing priorities in complex environments
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Master's or Masters of Business Administration degree
- Experience supporting core banking platform transformation initiatives
- Translating complex banking concepts into clear client deliverables
- Interpreting data to inform recommendations and delivery decisions
- Developing client relationships across diverse perspectives and needs
- Using analytical thinking to navigate ambiguity and solve problems
- Mentoring junior team members while managing multiple workstreams
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. 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 Core Banking Modernization Senior Associate you will support client work in business application consulting, focusing on core banking platform transformation, implementation, and process improvement. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex problems, manage assigned workstreams, build meaningful client relationships, and mentor junior team members while navigating ambiguity and interpreting feedback to deliver work that fits broader project objectives within our Advisory practice. In this role at PwC, you will help clients modernize core banking technology, contribute to application configuration and integration efforts, and bring a client-focused approach to operational efficiency, training, and support across the delivery lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Analyzing core banking platform needs and translating business requirements into implementation workstreams
- Supporting client-facing transformation activities across core banking modernization, configuration, and integration efforts
- Developing functional documentation, process maps, and delivery artifacts for platform change initiatives
- Troubleshooting application issues and validating system behavior during testing, deployment, and stabilization phases
- Coordinating project tasks, timelines, and dependencies across technology, operations, and business teams
- Interpreting data and user feedback to inform recommendations for process improvement and automation
- Guiding junior team members through task execution, review cycles, and problem-solving approaches
- Building meaningful client relationships by anticipating needs and responding to changing priorities in complex environments
What You Must Have
- At least a Bachelor's degree
- At least 3 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
- Preference for a Master's or Masters of Business Administration degree
- Experience supporting core banking platform transformation initiatives
- Translating complex banking concepts into clear client deliverables
- Interpreting data to inform recommendations and delivery decisions
- Developing client relationships across diverse perspectives and needs
- Using analytical thinking to navigate ambiguity and solve problems
- Mentoring junior team members while managing multiple workstreams
The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. 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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