Your Team
As a Senior Associate in our Cybersecurity and Privacy team, you will play a key role in enhancing and expanding our supply chain cyber risk capabilities across diverse client sectors. You will assist clients in fortifying their third-party cyber risk management programs, ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory standards such as DORA and NIS2, while effectively responding to emerging threats within complex global supply chains.
This position is focused on growth, supporting engagements across multiple financial and non-financial services clients, many of which are part of long-term transformation initiatives.
Your Impact
As part of the Cybersecurity and Privacy team at PwC Switzerland, you will be engaged in:
- Delivering client engagements centered on supply chain cybersecurity, third-party risk, and compliance with DORA, NIS2, and related regulations across various industries.
- Designing and implementing supplier segmentation, cyber risk assessments, control testing, continuous monitoring, and incident response processes as aspects of broader Supplier Risk and IT Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) transformations.
- Collaborating with clients to define and operationalize future state Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) operating models, including delineating roles and responsibilities, escalation paths, and response plans.
- Building AI-augmented TPRM capabilities and workflows that leverage platforms such as ServiceNow, ProcessUnity, BitSight, RiskRecon, and SecurityScorecard, including tooling configuration and integrations.
- Developing pragmatic recommendations and roadmaps to enhance cyber risk governance, continuous monitoring, and incident/issue management throughout the third-party lifecycle.
- Leading and contributing to workshops, reports, and executive-ready presentations for CISO, CIO, Risk, Compliance, and Procurement stakeholders.
- Supporting internal capability building and contributing to thought leadership, market propositions, proposal responses, and initiatives for account expansion.
- Coaching and mentoring junior team members while fostering a high-performance, inclusive team culture.
Your Skill Set
We are searching for a Senior Associate who exemplifies our core values and possesses a robust background in cybersecurity:
- You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, third-party risk, or supply chain risk management.
- You hold a master's or bachelor's degree, or an equivalent professional qualification in business administration or computer science. Additional certifications such as CISM, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, or CISSP are advantageous.
- You possess proven experience working with financial services clients, particularly in regulatory-driven engagements (e.g., DORA, NIS2).
- You have a strong grasp of supply chain cybersecurity frameworks, supplier risk segmentation, control testing, and cyber risk quantification.
- You are familiar with supply chain risk platforms such as ProcessUnity, ServiceNow, BitSight, RiskRecon, or similar tools.
- You exhibit excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and client-facing skills.
- Your verbal and written communication skills allow you to interact effectively with all levels of management and staff.
- You are fluent in English, and ideally in German and/or French.
- You demonstrate a high degree of initiative, self-organization, and a sense of responsibility.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.