About this role
<div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.0em"> <p>At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. </p> <p>We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. </p> <p>Join EY and help to build a better working world. </p> </div> <div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.0em"> </div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>GDS SaT – EY-Parthenon – Venture Building – Assistant Director </strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">At EY-Parthenon, we have been investing heavily in our Venture Building practice and scaling our capabilities to re-imagine the anatomy of our clients' organizations to either turbocharge their core or build new digital-native businesses.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>The opportunity</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We are looking for Sr Managers who will be responsible for development and execution of growth strategies and disruptive business models for clients. EY-Parthenon's Venture Building practice is a growing global team of business entrepreneurs and builders, product experts, designers, and engineers and along with deep industry insights to provoke unconventional thinking, partners with organizations to re-imagine and scale-up a portfolio of digital centric business models. We help our clients innovate at the speed of a start-up, leveraging their core strengths to deliver breakthrough impact fast and with targeted capital investment. Part art and part science, we re-imagine the anatomy of traditional businesses. And we help de-risk execution and realize value at scale.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Your key responsibilities</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">As a Venture Builder, you will</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lead the development and execution of growth strategies and disruptive business models for clients, defining both the field of opportunity and the scope of the digital businesses to drive significant business impact.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Oversee a portfolio of client engagements, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and delivering needle-moving value to clients.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Build and maintain strong relationships with C-level executives, acting as a trusted advisor on growth-related matters.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Drive thought leadership in growth strategy, contributing to the firm's intellectual capital and enhancing its market presence.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Mentor and develop a team of consultants, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning to support their professional growth.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Required Technical and Professional Expertise</strong></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Develop strategy frameworks to guide multidisciplinary teams that include design thinkers, data scientists, industry, and functional teams</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Create concept design based on segmented customer proposition and market dynamics</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Create detailed value proposition and solution design and P&L / business case detailing for solution</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define GTM and commercial strategy and hypothesis around customer acquisition and monetization models</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define next-gen user centric end-to-end experience maps and signature journeys</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Work with product teams to co-create rapid prototypes in controlled environment</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Define future state operating model draft to design multi-phase growth roadmap</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Design priority analytics backed use cases with potential value sizing and preliminary algorithms</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Leverage data analytics to identify high-impact growth opportunities and develop supporting use cases</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends to inform growth strategy recommendations and maintain a forward-thinking approach</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Skills and attributes for success</strong></span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Solutioning and problem solving – being able to listen to the client's business problem, identifying opportunities to solve through Digital, and the ability to bring firm's collective expertise to design impactful solutions</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Design Digital-led business strategies – build digital strategy frameworks using inductive thinking and tools such as market analysis, digital and start-up ecosystem assessment, customer research, macroeconomic forecasting, and digital portfolio optimization</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Product Strategy experience – product planning, product strategy, collaborate and engage cross functional teams - engineering, marketing etc.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Business and Commercially Driven – working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to drive value to our clients</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">People Development – coach and mentor team members to support achievement of their career goals</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Building Relationships – Strong working relationships with clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers. Skilful at choreographing digital business building ideas, brands, people, and emotions</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Project Management – lead project teams comprising of colleagues from across the Strategy and Transactions sub service lines</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Data and AI Strategy and technical data architecture design. Able to assess and establish complex Data architectures to deliver the product business needs and outcomes.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Understanding of tech marketing to align product development and customer acquisition strategies. Be able to understand the market sizing, value proposition and product launch and establish the growth & adoption agendas.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Required Leadership Skills</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to develop long-lasting relationships both internally and externally</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to help define the vision and participate in and promote a digitally innovative culture</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to foster relationships and create demand within existing and new accounts</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Ability to prioritize effectively on projects and adapt quickly to new challenges and concepts </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>To qualify for the role, you must have</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or Analytics and 8-12 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 7-10 years of related work experience</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">MBA or equivalent Master's degree is preferred</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">At least 7 years of progressive post-graduate management consulting experience in a top-tier consultancy in Strategy, Digital, Analytics practices or industry equivalent groups</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong expertise in select industry sectors for e.g., consumer & retail, financial services, energy etc.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Comfortable in articulating how digital impacts top-line (e.g., new business models, platforms) and bottom line (e.g., efficiency and productivity) opportunities</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Must be willing and able to travel on short notice </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>What we offer</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career. </span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Continuous learning</strong>: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Success as defined by you: </strong>We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Transformative leadership</strong>: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Diverse and inclusive culture: </strong>You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. </span></li> </ul><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1.0em"> <p><b>EY | Building a better working world </b></p> <p>EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.</p> <p>Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.</p> <p>EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.</p> </div>