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Data Validation Risk - Director
Posted 15 Oct
What’s this role about? The Director will lead data validation risk initiatives and oversee complex data analysis workstreams to support client business decisions. They are responsible for driving business growth, managing executive-level client relationships, and mentoring team members in analytical and governance practices.
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About PwC At PwC, we help clients drive their companies to the leading edge. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help build, accelerate and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com. PwC: Audit and assurance, consulting and tax services PwC refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity. Content on this page has been prepared for general information only and is not intended to be relied upon as accounting, tax or professional advice. Please reach out to your advisors for specific advice.
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Responsibilities
- As a Data Validation Risk Director you will lead data analysis efforts that support client needs through advanced data manipulation, validation, visualization, and statistical modeling, while helping shape how insights are applied to business decisions within our Risk & Regulatory practice. As a Director you will set strategic direction, lead business development efforts, oversee multiple projects, and use executive-level client relations to translate vision into action while mentoring others and helping maintain PwC’s reputation for quality, integrity, and inclusion. In this role at PwC, you will guide teams in developing data-driven solutions, identify opportunities to improve processes, and collaborate across the PwC Network to deliver work that supports client objectives and broader firm goals.
- Leading data validation risk initiatives across client engagements and shaping strategic direction for data analysis workstreams
- Driving business growth by identifying opportunities to apply data quality, data integrity, and risk analysis capabilities to client needs
- Overseeing complex data validation efforts, including data collection, preprocessing, modeling, and statistical analysis
- Translating analytical findings into clear recommendations that support business decisions and address control gaps
- Developing and refining data quality improvement plans and validation methods for large-scale data environments
- Managing executive-level client relationships and aligning delivery approaches with risk and regulatory objectives
- Mentoring emerging leaders and building team capability in analytical thinking, data governance, and report preparation
- Applying advanced tools and methods such as SQL-based data tools, statistical analysis software, and AI-enabled analytics to improve delivery
- Promoting innovation in data analysis processes and advancing practical uses of analytics across the broader network
- Validating adherence to professional standards, independence requirements, and the firm’s code of conduct
Qualification
- At least 9 years of experience
- Preference for Accounting, Engineering, Data Processing, Computer Science, Economics, or Finance
- Certification in Databricks, MS SQL, Power BI, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, or SAS
- Demonstrating data validation leadership across complex client engagements
- Driving strategic decision making through data quality insights
- Developing data models, controls, and validation routines for risk programs
- Translating technical findings into executive-ready recommendations
- Up to 60%
- Job Posting End Date
- The salary range for this position is: $155,000 - $410,000. 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
- 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
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Holiday pay
- Vacation
- Personal sick leave
- Family sick leave
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