Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

Kia ora,

Innovate. Build. Reinvent. Make your tech skills count at PwC New Zealand.

At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.

Join our diverse whānau of experts and be supported with coaching, flexibility, and a culture where you truly belong. Here, you’ll work with world-leading technology - including A.I. - bringing your people-focused skills and experience to deliver outcomes that matter.

This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

Ngā Kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role 

 

This role sits within the AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) and exists to enable secure, scalable, and value-driven AI capability across PwC New Zealand. The team’s purpose is to connect PwC NZ with the global PwC Network AI Factory and strategic technology partners, while ensuring AI platforms are effectively landed, governed, supported, and optimized for use across the firm. The role also oversees vendor relationships, platform operations, compliance and adoption reporting to ensure AI solutions deliver measurable value. 

Your day-to-day could include: 

Managing PwC network and vendor relationships 

Overseeing AI platform operations 

Coordinating the import and go-live of AI Solutions 

Ensuring compliance and governance 

Monitoring adoption, performance and value 

Maintaining documentation and artefacts 

Ngā pūkenga ka kawea mai e koe, ka whakawhanakehia rānei i tēnei tūranga  / Skills you will bring or develop in this role 

Essential  

3+ years in platform operations, service management, vendor management or product operations 

Experience working with enterprise SaaS platforms and licences 

Strong stakeholder engagement skills and clear written and verbal communication 

Experience coordinating security, privacy and responsible controls for go live 

Familiarity with Azure DevOps or similar for tracking work and change 

Financial management of technology portfolios, benefits tracking and FinOps in programme settings  

Desirable 

Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot and Harvey platforms 

Knowledge of responsible AI evaluations, privacy impact assessments and security reviews 

Exposure to FinOps and licence optimisation 

Professional services experience or other complex multi stakeholder environments 

Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ 

Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways 

Reputation - PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems. 

Wellbeing - Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies) 

Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture 

Time off - Purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave; two recognition days provided each year; annual summer shutdown period 

Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave 

Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals 

 

Mo te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for? 

Hit Apply now. To learn how you can grow and shine in your career at PwC, visit our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html.  

Grow here. Go further. 

 

Ngā whakautu ki o pātai / Your questions answered:

 

Mana motuhake / Independence: Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process. 

 

Tono tōtika mai / Please apply directly: We’re not currently partnering with recruitment agencies for this role. If you’d like to be considered, please apply directly - we’d love to hear from you. 

 

Nau mai ngā tono moata / We encourage early applications: This role may close before the listed date if we identify a suitable candidate. 

 

Atamai Hangahanga / A.I. usage: Please note that secure, A.I.-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people. 

 

 

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Job Posting End Date

March 18, 2026