Manager - RISQ (Business Partner, Chief of Staff)

Overview

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Job Description

At PwC, our people in risk and compliance focus on maintaining regulatory compliance and managing risks for clients, providing advice, and solutions. They help organisations navigate complex regulatory landscapes and enhance their internal controls to mitigate risks effectively.

As a risk management generalist at PwC, you will provide advisory and practical support to teams across a wide range of specialist risk and compliance areas.

The role as Risk & Quality (R&Q) Business Partner for Advisory (Deals & Consulting) is critical to ensuring adherence to PwC Network standards and regulatory requirements, promoting a culture of risk awareness, and maintaining the highest levels of professional ethics and quality in the delivery of Advisory (Deals & Consulting) services in PwC Malaysia and Vietnam. The candidate will collaborate closely with engagement teams, partners, and senior leadership to ensure risk, quality, and independence compliance in acceptance and delivery of clients and engagements.

The individual will also serve as Chief of Staff to the Chief Risk Officer (CRO), supporting the coordination and execution of key strategic priorities and initiatives for PwC Malaysia and Vietnam.

Responsibilities

R&Q Business Partner for Deals & Consulting

• Oversight of PwC Malaysia and Vietnam Advisory (Deals & Consulting) Quality Management Systems and Risk Processes, ensuring that the programmes and requirements designed to manage risks and promote quality services and quality service delivery are implemented effectively.
• Prepare an annual Risk and Quality plan by analysing risks facing the Advisory practice and prepare an annual plan to address those risks and execute against it.
• Implement and comply with relevant Network Risk Management Policies and supplement them with policies, guidance and procedures, as necessary, to take account of any local legal or regulatory requirements and professional standards and / or respond to any local practices and risks.
• Ensure that policies and processes are in place to enable Deals & Consulting teams to provide quality services in a manner that meets relevant stakeholder expectations and complies with applicable professional standards, regulations, legal requirements, and Network Standards and Policies.
• Implement a regular training curriculum and other appropriate communications for Deals & Consulting partners and staff, relevant to their respective roles. Lead training sessions for Deals and Consulting partners and staff ensuring a strong culture of compliance and risk awareness.
• Ensure that business and engagement quality review programmes are conducted, as required by the PwC Network, to monitor the effectiveness of its quality management systems and processes.
• Remediate any identified deficiencies in the operation of its quality management systems or risk processes on a timely basis.
• Act as a key advisor to Deals and Consulting Partners and staff offering guidance on risk management practices, potential conflicts and sensitive situations, independence considerations and identifying potential risks in contract terms related to liability, confidentiality, indemnities, and other key clauses.
• Conduct periodic reviews of Deals and Consulting engagements to assess compliance with risk, quality, independence, and contractual terms.
• Provide feedback and coaching to engagement teams to improve risk management practices.
• Lead risk management meetings to update Deals and Consulting leaders and prepare reports to local leadership and Global Advisory R&Q.

Chief of Staff to the CRO

Qualifications

Key Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Coaching and Feedback, Coaching and Training, Communication, Compliance Advisement, Compliance Oversight, Compliance Program Implementation, Compliance Risk Assessment, Confidential Information Handling, Contract Review, Contractual Risk Mitigation, Contractual Risk Monitoring, Contract Writing, Creativity, Crisis Management, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Security, Discretion and Business Ethics, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy {+ 37 more}

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

January 31, 2026

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

Candidates must be resident in Malaysia, or have the right to work in Malaysia.

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