Workforce Strategy Senior Manager | Advisory

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Workforce Transformation

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

The best workforce thinking starts with someone who can see around corners — connecting business strategy, market shifts, and the way work itself is changing into choices that move an organisation forward. As a Workforce Strategy Senior Manager at PwC, you'll bring your strategic workforce planning expertise and commercial acumen to shape the future workforce for our Advisory business, based in Sydney / Gadigal or Melbourne / Naarm. You'll partner closely with senior leaders to translate business strategy, client demand and AI disruption into clear workforce scenarios, priorities and action.

Why PwC?

At PwC Australia, your skills meet purpose. We tackle big challenges across industries like finance, technology, energy, and health—giving you the chance to make a real impact. Here, your growth is our priority. You’ll work with leading teams, explore new technologies, and unlock your full potential.

Join a global community of more than 370,000 people who value bold ideas, collaboration, and lasting change. Together, we’re building trust and shaping the future.

What you’ll do:

• Act as the Workforce Strategy partner for Advisory, developing a deep understanding of business strategy, client demand, financial drivers and the changing nature of work to identify future workforce priorities and choices.

• Lead Strategic Workforce Planning for Advisory, translating business strategy, market demand and AI disruption into future workforce scenarios and a 3–5-year workforce strategy and plan.

• Assess the implications for the size, shape, skills, location and composition of the workforce, identifying key gaps, risks and opportunities and shaping appropriate build, buy, borrow, bot and bridge responses.

• Partner with Advisory leaders to identify opportunities to redesign work, roles, teams and workforce models, drawing on specialist capability from across the Future Workforce CoE where required.

• Translate workforce priorities into a clear, prioritised roadmap, connecting agreed actions across workforce transformation, skills, career pathways, workforce intelligence and other relevant people initiatives.

• Bring together workforce, financial and demand intelligence to provide Advisory leaders with clear insights, recommendations and choices that support workforce and business decision-making.

• Partner across PP&C, Finance, Operations and the broader Future Workforce CoE to mobilise agreed priorities, embed them into business planning and monitor progress as workforce requirements evolve.

What we’re looking for:

Core Skills

• Significant experience in strategic workforce planning, workforce strategy, workforce transformation, organisational/workforce design or a related discipline.

• Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy, market shifts and emerging workforce trends into clear workforce choices and actionable plans.

• Strong experience partnering with and influencing senior leaders on complex business and workforce challenges.

• Ability to use workforce, business and financial insights to develop scenarios, identify risks and opportunities, and support evidence-based decision-making.

• Strategic workforce planning and workforce strategy.

• Business and commercial acumen.

• Strategic problem solving and scenario planning.

• Data-driven insight and decision-making.

• Senior stakeholder partnering and influencing.

• Clear and compelling communication and storytelling.

Desirable Skills

• Experience working across complex, multidisciplinary or matrixed environments.

• Professional services experience.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications.

• Workforce and organisational design.

• Transformation and change delivery.

Don't meet every requirement?

We encourage you to apply. We value all forms of experience that may be transferrable and relevant.

What you’ll gain:

• The opportunity to work with leading organisations and cutting-edge technology that challenge and expand your expertise.

• Work within an inclusive environment committed to Inclusion and Diversity and First Nations Prosperity , ensuring diverse perspectives are at the forefront of our work.

• Flexibility means trusting you to choose when, where, and how you work balancing what’s best for you, your team, and your clients to grow and thrive together.

• Clear paths for career progression supported by continuous learning and leadership development.

• Generous leave entitlements to support your work-life balance - including floating public holidays, birthday leave and ability to purchase additional leave on top of your four weeks.

• A world-class parental leave policy offering up to 26 weeks of leave for caregivers, supporting your family and personal life.

We know that perks are as important as your financial rewards. Explore all the benefits that PwC has to offer

here.

Ready to grow here and go further?

Join PwC Australia as a Program Lead – AI Future Workforce Director and make an impact that goes beyond the expected. Apply now and take your next step with a team shaping the future.

We’re committed to treating all our job applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability, neurodivergence, or any other protected characteristic. We want you to have every opportunity to thrive in our selection process. In the application form, you can let us know what adjustments you require during our recruitment process and/or any workplace accommodations you anticipate needing to help you perform your role.

Education

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Degrees/Field of Study required

Degrees/Field of Study preferred

Certifications

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Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, AI Fluency, AI-Human Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Coaching and Feedback, Co-Creation, Communication, Conducting Research, Cost Analysis, Creativity, Data Analysis, Data Analytics, Data-Driven Decision Making (DIDM), Data-Driven Insights, Data Visualization, Demand Forecasting, Digital Tooling, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Human Resources (HR) Policies, Human Resources (HR) Transformation, Human Resources Information System (HRIS) {+ 34 more}

Desired Languages

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Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

October 25, 2026