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.

We are seeking a full-time Senior Manager to join our Transformation Risk & Advisory team as a Jira & PMO Tooling Lead. You will shape and lead the tooling strategy that enables large transformation programs, with a primary focus on Jira and adjacent platforms (e.g., Confluence and Azure DevOps), as well as the Power Platform and automation. You will bring hands‑on experience designing, configuring, governing, and scaling PMO tooling, reporting, and workflow automation—partnering with program leadership to drive consistent delivery processes, high‑quality data, and actionable insights.

Our transformation risk and advisory practice focuses on assisting clients that are going through large transformations ($50m+) by providing services that cover transformation strategy, transformation risk management, transformation program management or other related services. The core focus of this team is to work with clients that are going through large transformation programs and help them make these programs successful. We bring an integrated people, process and technology approach to these projects and support the client from “strategy to execution” with their transformation program.

To learn more about our Transformation Risk & Advisory practice, check us out at https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/services/risk-assurance/transformation.html





Purpose‑led work you’ll be part of

Lead a blended/onshore‑offshore team to design, build, and support PMO tooling solutions (dashboards, Power Apps, workflow automation, and emerging AI capabilities) across large transformation programs

Own the Jira platform for program delivery—configuration and administration of projects, workflows, screens, fields, permissions, issue types, and automations aligned to the operating model

Define reporting and insight needs with senior executives and translate them into intuitive, automated dashboards and governance packs (status, RAID, dependencies, milestones, capacity, and financials)

Design and implement data standards and controls for PMO tooling (taxonomy, mandatory fields, quality checks, auditability) to improve reliability of program reporting

Lead financial reporting and tracking approaches within the program toolset, including forecasting, actuals tracking, and executive‑level financial insights for a C‑suite audience

Design and implement program governance and program management strategies, including cadence, decision forums, escalation paths, and standard templates

Stand up and evolve PMO capabilities such as perks realization, quality assurance, decision management, document management, and integrated planning—enabled through fit‑for‑purpose tooling





Drive integrations and automation across platforms (e.g., Jira–Confluence–ADO–Power Platform) to reduce manual effort and improve end‑to‑end traceability

Develop and execute tool rollout, training, and adoption plans; coach delivery teams on best practices and ways of working

Partner with client and firm stakeholders to gather evidence, assess program maturity, recommend improvements, and create measurable outcomes

Lead proposal responses and support business development by articulating tooling‑enabled delivery approaches and solution architectures to senior client leaders

Stay abreast of key industry developments in transformation delivery tooling, PMO leading practices, and emerging technology trends within Canada and globally

Experiences And Skills You’ll Use To Solve

Deep expertise in transformation delivery tooling, including Jira (administration/configuration), and familiarity with adjacent platforms such as Confluence and Azure DevOps; strong ability to design automations, reporting solutions, and practical AI‑enabled accelerators

Experience in transformation implementation and program delivery, including:

Leading large, complex system and/or transformation initiatives

Designing and standing up PMOs, including governance, reporting, cadence, and operational processes to manage delivery

Performing project/program assessments, health checks, and gateway reviews, and translating findings into practical improvements

Managing PMO/tooling teams to deliver functions aligned to the designed governance and management controls

End‑to‑end delivery experience across enterprise systems and major transformations (e.g., operating model change, re‑organization, la

📌 Transformation Risk and Advisory, Senior Manager, JIRA lead (Vancouver)
🏢 PwC Canada
📍 Vancouver