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Associate Director – Strategy

As part of our EY-Parthenon team, you will help clients develop their growth and investment strategies and evaluate potential transactions. Working with EY-Parthenon’s proprietary frameworks, you will help clients to take steps the best way to raise, invest, optimize, and preserve their capital. This includes developing growth and market entry strategies and conducting strategic portfolio reviews. The client base spans across industries and includes blue chip corporates, multinational investors, and Private Equity firms.

The opportunity

We are looking for Associate Director, with expertise in Strategy Consulting to join the spearheading group of our EY-Parthenon Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a prominent firm whilst being instrumental in the growth of a new service offering. Experience and capability across strategy design to execution, commercial strategy to corporate strategy and go-to-market expertise will be key for this role.

Your key responsibilities

Demonstrate subject matter expertise in strategy and operations within target industries
Spearhead case teams to provide solutions to unstructured client problems
Use an issue-based approach to deliver growth, market, and portfolio strategy engagements for EY-
Parthenon clients
Spearhead a large team of professionals undertaking corporate strategy studies
Support business development activities by both steering pursuits and strengthening long-standing
relationships with EY-Parthenon clients
Contribute to development of intellectual capital in your industry of expertise
Participate / Manage firm building responsibilities like hiring, training and counselling

Experience and Skills for success

Growth strategy
Market entry assessment
Go-to-market strategy
Strategic options study
Portfolio & corporate strategy
Business model redesign
Strategic cost evaluation
Commercial strategy
Digital & innovation strategy
Clear articulation of thoughts and structured problem solving
Experience of working with global stakeholders

To qualify for the role, you must have

Experience in executing and managing strategy consulting engagements, client engagement skills and expertise in delivering strategic insights on accounts and sectors   
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, exposure to tools like Power BI, Alteryx, working knowledge of VBA, Python will be plus.
Master’s degree

Ideally, you’ll also have

Project management skills
Exposure to tools like Power Bi, Alteryx etc.

What we look for 

A Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environment
An opportunity to be a part of market-prominent, multi-disciplinary team of 3000+ professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.
Opportunities to work with EY SaT practices globally with prominent businesses across a range of industries

What we offer

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.

Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
Success, as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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