Risk And Quality Senior Associate

About the company

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Job description & summary

Join our Middle East Deals Risk & Quality (R&Q) team and play a key role in enabling the success of our Deals practice. As our business grows, so does the complexity of our engagements, making your role as an experienced Senior Associate vital to managing risk and ensuring quality. Your work will involve partnering closely with our Deals teams, guiding them through the engagement lifecycle, and contributing to the continuous improvement of our processes. We support Deals project teams throughout the entire engagement lifecycle from bidding through contracting and on into delivery, taking a partnership approach to work alongside and collaborate with partners and teams.

Please note this role requires the candidate to be Arabic speaking.

Role responsibilities

• Support senior leadership in assessing risks associated with client engagements, including reputational, contractual, and legal risks.
• Assist in the review of engagement panels, helping to identify potential exposures PwC could face.
• Provide input on contract clauses, evaluating them from a risk perspective and ensuring clarity on liability caps, profitability calculations, and risk mitigation measures.
• Collaborate with engagement teams to understand the nature of services provided and ensure risk is managed throughout the delivery process.
• Help monitor and manage risks in Deals, including reputational and service permissibility risks, working under the guidance of senior risk managers.
• Contribute to ensuring engagements align with PwC’s risk policies and procedures, identifying areas of concern and proposing mitigating actions.
• Stay informed about emerging risks and technologies that could impact engagements, particularly in the context of PwC’s transformation initiatives.
• Prepare reports and analysis to support risk assessments and decision-making by senior leadership.
• Participate in delivering training to staff across Deals.

Requirements

• Experience in a risk management or client advisory role, preferably within a Big 4 or similar professional services environment.
• Preferred experience from a consulting or Deals M&A background.
• Solid understanding of contract management, including liability, profitability, and legal exposure in client engagements.
• Knowledge of risk management principles, with an ability to identify and manage risks across a range of engagements.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, concise insights to senior stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with teams to ensure risks are appropriately addressed in engagement planning and delivery.
• Professional certifications in risk management or legal advisory services are an advantage.
• Familiarity with PwC’s service offerings, market positioning, and client engagement practices.
• Motivated to build excellent working relationships and meet deadlines successfully in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Proficient in English and Arabic speaking required.

Optional skills

• Accepting feedback
• Active listening
• Analytical thinking
• Anti-bribery
• Anti-money laundering compliance
• Business ethics
• Code of ethics
• Communication
• Compliance and governance
• Compliance and standards
• Compliance auditing
• Compliance frameworks
• Compliance program implementation
• Compliance reporting
• Compliance review
• Compliance risk assessment
• Compliance training
• Controls compliance
• Creativity
• Cyber security risk management
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Data protection management (DPM)
• Disability support
• Embracing change
• And more relevant skills

Travel requirements

Up to 20%