The Assurance Quality team plays a critical role in supporting quality, consistency, and continuous improvement across the Assurance practice. As a Non Audit Portfolio Manager, you will sit within the Assurance Quality Business Unit with two core remits: leading the Non-Audit Learning program and owning Learning and Education (Area 8) business processes.

You will shape and deliver learning strategies and quality management initiatives that help our people build the capabilities, behaviors, and discipline needed to perform Assurance-related services effectively. By driving PwC Quality Management for Service Excellence (QMSE) compliance through effective risk and control design, process optimization, and efficiency transformation, you will make quality easier in practice.

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: 

• Lead the Non-Audit Learning Program: Oversee strategy, planning, and delivery of learning for professionals ranging from Associates to Partners. Manage the annual learning cycle, partner with Risk & Quality to address professional standards and emerging risks, and act as a senior advisor on learning governance.

• Drive QMSE Compliance: Lead QMSE activities by identifying quality risks, designing controls, and maintaining process documentation that translates QMSE requirements into practical, scalable business processes.

• Process Optimization: Identify and implement opportunities to simplify, standardize, digitize, and optimize processes to improve efficiency and enhance stakeholder experience.

• Data-Driven Insights: Monitor learning effectiveness, process performance, and compliance outcomes through reporting and business insights, translating findings into actionable improvements.

What we’re looking for: 

Core skills 

• Extensive experience in learning program leadership, risk and quality, process improvement, or operational excellence.

• Demonstrated ability to design and deliver large-scale programs in complex stakeholder environments.

• Strong knowledge of risk management, controls, governance, and compliance concepts.

• Proven ability to review, design, and optimize business processes.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information for diverse audiences.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with confidence to challenge constructively.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.

• Demonstrated people leadership or coaching capability.

Desirable skills 

• Experience in Assurance, professional services, regulated environments, or Learning & Development functions.

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: 

• Leadership development programs and executive coaching designed to help you inspire teams and accelerate your career growth. 

• A culture valuing diverse perspectives, empowering leaders to drive innovation and collaboration, learn more about our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity and First Nations Prosperity 

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

• 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. 

• Being part of a community united by purpose, delivering impact that reaches clients, communities, and the future you’re shaping. 

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 Non Audit Portfolio Manager 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 and to maintaining a safe, respectful workplace for everyone. 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.  

No agencies please: We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs in response to this advertisement. We are only accepting applications directly from individuals.