Advisory Graduate Programme (AGP) - Start a consulting career in Risk Consulting New

Your Team

Shape how organisations deal with uncertainty.

Join our Advisory Graduate Programme (AGP) and accelerate your career in top-tier consulting. This structured 24-month curriculum offers a unique opportunity to rotate through four distinct service areas, providing you with a holistic view of the business landscape before you specialize.

The Risk Consulting domain helps clients navigate financial and non financial risks, meet regulatory expectations and build trust in a complex world.

Upon successful completion of the programme, you will transition into a permanent Consultant role, aligned with your strengths and long-term career aspirations.

Your Impact

• Analyze how institutions and regulators assess risk and compliance by working with banks and organizations and observing audits.
• Translate complex regulatory requirements into practical processes, tools, and recommendations aligned with clients’ business models.
• Manage a broad risk agenda across financial and non-financial areas including capital, liquidity, operational risk, compliance, cyber security, operational resilience, recovery & resolution, and model risk.
• Learn how end-to-end risk frameworks operate-from identifying top risks and setting risk appetite to designing controls, monitoring metrics, and preparing reports for management and regulators.
• Support advisory and audit by designing, improving, and independently testing risk and control frameworks.
• Collaborate with diverse experts to leverage multidisciplinary perspectives in financial risk, cyber, operational resilience, regulation, and governance.
• Develop analytical and interpersonal skills through projects involving new regulations, data analysis, and delivering tangible client impact.

Take the next step: Join us for one of our exclusive recruiting days on 9th, 10th and 13th April 2026, at our Zurich office.

During these special days, you will:

• Gain insights from a keynote speech by our Consulting Partners.
• Engage in a case study to experience your future playfield.

If the match is right, expect a job offer within ten business days!
Click here to visit the AGP career page!

Your Skill Set

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• Up to one year of experience in risk analysis, modelling, consulting, or strategy; knowledge of credit risk, capital, or liquidity requirements is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and curiosity to understand complex systems.
• Ability to translate complex insights into clear messages for different audiences.
• High level of commitment and drive, with a proactive mindset to contribute ideas, seek feedback, and take responsibility early on.
• Flexible and open-minded, comfortable working on new topics and adapting to changing priorities in dynamic, collaborative, and deadline-driven environments.
• Fluency in German and English, with willingness to travel within Switzerland and occasionally internationally.

Your Benefits

Hybrid Flexible Working Model

Our work model enables you to spend part of your time working in the office and part at home (provided this is your preference) - unless you’re at your clients’ premises, which is of course always the priority. This approach allows you to tailor your schedule to your personal working style.

Learn and Grow

Our learning and development approach helps you gain valuable skills and knowledge to advance your career, not just at PwC. We offer a variety of internal and external courses for training and upskilling. Identify your strengths and areas for improvement and gain new skills to achieve your professional goals. You’ll build confidence, enhance your job performance, and take your career to the next level.

Sustainable Performance

PwC is committed to creating an environment of sustainable performance. We therefore offer a range of resources such as sustainable performance workshops, self-leadership trainings, resilience and mindfulness sessions, nutrition webinars, and yoga courses.

Vacation and Leave

From maternity, paternity, and adoption leave to vacation and paid leave, we know it’s essential to take time away from work. At PwC, you can enjoy a variety of leave options to recharge, relax, or achieve personal milestones.

Volunteering

Are you passionate about doing good and making a difference? That’s great, because so are we at PwC. We encourage you to participate in volunteer work by offering paid time off for volunteering activities. Our Corporate Sustainability programmes help you find purpose and fulfilment while working with us.

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Your Contact

Majulia Manokarathas

Recruitment Team

Any questions? We are happy to help.
Tel. +41 58 792 11 46