דרושים Ey-parthenon - Strategy Execution Capital Edge Sr Associate/consultant ב-Ey ב-United States, New York

The position reports to the Global Industry Strategy & Execution Lead. This is a permanent role.

Your key responsibilities

• Connect and collaborate: Be ‘the glue’ driving close connectivity and collaboration across the Sector, Super Region (SR), and Service Line (SL) teams and ensure alignment with global and SR enablement teams. Cultivate community engagement with the GCSPs that supports a view of client demand and buy in of prioritized accounts to drive growth of the Sector.
• Drive growth of Strategic and Premier Accounts: Work closely with GCSPs of the strategically important accounts in driving solutions and campaigns to fuel growth, while converting opportunities to wins for replication by strengthening relationships and working closely with SL and Region Account / Pursuit teams.
• Facilitate and drive execution: Support the shaping of the vision and ambition for the Sector in collaboration with the Global Sector Leader (GSL), SR Sector Leaders and SL representatives and drive end to end execution; Support the activities of the Sector Board ensuring disciplined and impactful board management. Understand and monitor macro-trends for the Sector and orchestrate the strategic planning cycle to drive growth, support prioritization and timely deployment of solutions, accounts and capital.
• Go-to-Market & ‘Big Bet’ Activation: Support GtM and operations teams to ensure effective delivery of the GtM strategy and execute Sector big bets and alliance initiatives. Involved in supporting capital allocation ensuring investments are prioritized against the Sector strategy to drive growth.
• Brand & Market Reputation: Jointly support with BMC and Insights, the right market reputation for the Sector including sector analyst relations and foster relationships with external parties to support EY’s strategic positioning within the Sector.

Skills and attributes for success

Ideally, you’ll have the ability to:

• work through high levels of stakeholder complexity, ambiguity, conflict and with abstract concepts
• identify innovative alternatives, digging into issues to surface core pain points
• Create and drive a project plan, and direct action with tact and diplomacy
• drive a program of work from start to finish
• easily shift between abstract strategic discussions and operational detail
• build trusted relationships and collaborate across dimensions of matrix

What we look for

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent qualification required
• 10+ years current experience with EY or Global Professional Services firm track record
• As the job involves responding to clients' needs and varying time zones, flexibility to work extended hours

With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, Boards, Private Equity and Governments every step of the way – enabling you to shape your future with confidence.

As a Director in EY-Parthenon’s Strategy & Execution – Deal Technology practice focusing on Enterprise Reimagined, you will lead high-impact engagements that drive both cost optimization and top-line growth across complex transactions and corporate transformations. You will work with C-suite executives, private equity clients, and corporate leadership to identify, plan, and execute technology-driven strategies that optimize IT and operational costs while also accelerating revenue and digital innovation during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and carve-outs as well as in non-transaction/transformation settings. This role blends deep IT expertise with strategic insight to deliver measurable value through cost transformation, digital enablement, operational efficiency, and tech-enabled growth initiatives.

Key responsibilities

As a Director with EY-Parthenon's Strategy and Execution Deal Technology practice, you will lead value-creation technology projects that span cost optimization and growth enablement. You’ll guide clients through IT-focused strategies that enhance operational efficiency and unlock new revenue opportunities. Your role will involve advising senior stakeholders, collaborating across functions, and applying emerging technologies (AI, cloud, data analytics) to deliver measurable business impact. A strong commercial mindset and the ability to balance efficiency with innovation are essential to success in this role.

Skills and attributes for success

• Build Trusted Relationships - ability to manage senior client relationships and influence client perspectives.
• Strong Problem Solving and Storytelling - be a lead for solving problems from beginning to end (problem identification, hypothesis development, synthesis, and recommendation with a compelling narrative).
• Outcomes-driven - understand and translate client needs into approach and outcomes for project delivery.
• Effective through Collaboration - be part of project teams comprising colleagues from across the EY-Parthenon sub-service lines.
• Business and Commercially Driven - working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to drive value to our clients.
• Business Development - ability to drive aspects of pursuits, including presentations and client meetings. Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work.
• Talent Development - coach junior colleagues to become high-performing.
• Learning - learn and develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences.

To qualify, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 3 years of related work experience.
• Experience in management consulting, IT strategy, digital transformation, and transaction advisory.
• Proven experience in cost optimization (e.g., Digital Transformation, IT synergy planning, post-merger integration or carve-out execution)andin tech-driven growth initiatives (e.g., implementing a new digital product, scaling technology to increase revenue or market share).
• Proven ability to drive transformation across multiple levers, from infrastructure optimization and applications rationalization to sourcing and governance, with measurable outcomes.
• Ability to synthesize complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable insights; balanced cost efficiency with innovative tech-driven growth strategies.
• Comprehensive understanding of IT cost structures – including TCO (total cost of ownership), shared services, outsourcing, and digital transformation levers and an ability to convert various technology/IT opportunities into dollar and financial impact.
• Familiarity with digital product development, customer-facing technologies, and data analytics to advise on growth, i.e. ability to discuss a data center consolidation and a digital marketing platform implementation in the same conversation.
• Expertise in a minimum of 4 of the following IT skillsets:
• IT cost reduction and optimization
• IT operating model transformation
• Cloud strategy and migration
• IT service management and Transition Service Agreement (TSA) development
• Business process redesign and tech enabled business transformation including new capability rollouts such as CRM, ERP and HCM
• Digital enablement (e.g., automation, advanced analytics)
• Data & Business Intelligence strategy (e.g., building analytics capabilities, BI tools deployment for insights)
• AI implementation (e.g., AI/ML solutions for business, process automation, AI strategy development)
• IT outsourcing/offshoring and vendor management
• Digital product or platform launch (technology support for new product rollouts or digital channels)
• Experience in merger & acquisition contexts – e.g., involvement in IT due diligence, IT separation or integration projects, or identifying technology synergies in deals. Understanding deal timelines and how to realize value quickly in a deal timeline is critical.
• Leadership & Soft Skills: Proven ability to lead teams and drive change. Excellent client-facing skills with experience advising senior executives. A track record of influencing decision-makers and driving initiatives to completion, especially where technology and business strategy intersect.
• You must either reside in or be in a commutable distance to your office location for this position.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary. In certain circumstances, travel may be required beyond your work location based on client and project needs.

Ideally, you will have

• An MBA or other relevant advanced degree, reflecting the strategic and cross-disciplinary nature of the role.
• Further Technical Depth or Certifications: A proven record of excellence in IT mergers & acquisitions or similar transactions. Additional certifications (Agile, ITIL, PMP, Six Sigma, CISSP/CISA, or cloud certifications) that demonstrate rigorous training in managing technology projects and teams.
• Emerging Tech Familiarity: Exposure to modern technology trends such as artificial intelligence (experience with tools like Microsoft Copilot or other AI platforms), IoT, or advanced data analytics in a business context. Being able to bring cutting-edge ideas to clients is a plus by assessing and prioritizing emerging technologies based on their cost-benefit impact across.
• Knowledge of how to leverage firm-approved AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.
• Industry Sector Knowledge: Experience in specific industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, manufacturing, etc.) can be a plus, especially if you have led tech value initiatives in those sectors. It aids in bringing context-specific insights for value creation.
• Network & Thought Leadership: Established networking skills and a presence in the industry (e.g., speaking at conferences, publishing thought leadership on technology value creation). This signals passion and recognition in the field.

What we look for

AI/Machine Learning Engineer, Senior Consultant

Our Artificial Intelligence and Data team helps apply cutting edge technology and techniques to bring solutions to our clients. As part of that, you'll sit side-by-side with clients and diverse teams from EY to create a well-rounded approach to advising and solving challenging problems, some of which have not been solved before. No two days will be the same, and with constant research and development, you'll find yourself building knowledge that can be applied across a wide range of projects now, and in the future. You'll need to have a passion for continuous learning, stay ahead of the trends, and influence new ways of working so you can position solutions in the most relevant and innovative way for our clients. You can expect heavy client interaction in a fast-paced environment and the opportunity to develop your own career path for your unique skills and ambitions.

As a Senior AI Native Engineer, you will be at the forefront of revolutionizing how businesses leverage artificial intelligence. Your role will involve researching, building, and implementing scalable AI systems that learn and make predictions tailored to diverse business environments, whether in the cloud or on-premises. You will enhance data pipelines to ensure data integrity and optimize learning processes, all while collaborating with a talented team of data and analytics professionals.

Your key responsibilities

In this role, you will contribute significantly to the delivery of innovative AI solutions. You will work with a wide variety of clients to deliver the latest data science and big data technologies. Your teams will design and build scalable solutions that unify, enrich, and derive insights from varied data sources across a broad technology landscape. You will help our clients navigate the complex world of modern data science, analytics, and software engineering. We'll look to you to provide guidance and perform technical development tasks to ensure data science solutions are properly engineered and maintained to support the ongoing business needs of our clients.

You will spend your time on key responsibilities that include:

• Researching and implementing scalable AI systems that meet business requirements.
• Enhancing data pipelines and storage for optimal data accuracy and cleanliness.
• Monitoring and optimizing learning processes to improve high-performance models.
• This position may have travel requirements as needed to engage with external clients regularly.

Skills and attributes for success

To excel in this role, you will need a blend of technical expertise and interpersonal skills. Your ability to navigate complex challenges and deliver impactful solutions will be essential.

This role will work to deliver tech at speed, innovate at scale and put humans at the center. Provide technical guidance and share knowledge with team members with diverse skills and backgrounds. Consistently deliver quality client services focusing on more complex, judgmental and/or specialized issues surrounding emerging technology. Demonstrate technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Learn about EY and its service lines and actively assess and present ways to apply knowledge and services.

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to guide project direction.
• Proven experience in project management and tracking deliverable completion.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and team members.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex ideas effectively.

qualify for the role, you must have

• A Bachelor’s degree required (4-year degree).
• 3-6 years of full-time working experience in AI and/or Machine Learning
• Strong skills in Python
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with diverse, hybrid and global teams
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining high-impact, high-value production AI/ML solutions on a major cloud platform
• Proficient in Generative AI models and frameworks (e.g., OpenAI, Dall-e, Langchain, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)) and experienced with ML packages like scikit-learn and PyTorch
• Experience with natural language processing and deep learning
• Extensive experience in DevOps tools (GIT, Azure DevOps), Agile methodologies (Jira), and CI/CD pipelines for developing, deploying, and scaling analytical solutions
• Experience with MLOps and ML workflows, including data ingestion, transformation, and evaluation
• Experience with model retraining and feedback loop methodologies
• Experience with model and solution monitoring and reporting
• Understanding of data structures, data modelling, and software engineering best practices
• Strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, and operations research, with proficiency in data manipulation tools (SQL, Pandas, Spark) and deep learning techniques
• Excellent communication skills for conveying findings and recommendations, with a willingness to travel for client engagements

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Master's degree Computer Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, or another quantitative field
• Experience in hybrid collaboration and emotional agility
• A track record of working with diverse teams to drive outcomes through complex problem-solving
• Knowledge of sustainability practices in technology
• A deep understanding of and ability to teach concepts, tools, features, functions, and benefits of different approaches to apply them
• Strong skills in languages beyond Python: R, JavaScript, Java, C++, C
• Experience fine-tuning Generative AI models
• Experience with image processing techniques and/or speech and audio processing and analysis

Your key responsibilities

• Client Interaction: As a trusted advisor, you will harvest requirements from the client and translate these into a solution that meets the objectives and principles agreed with the client. You will be part of a pursuit team and lead the technology aspect of it. You will be leveraging your technical knowledge, experience & deep understanding of both – project scope & EY’s technology (focus: SAP-build technology) capabilities/products. You are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among business partners, delivery leadership and pursuit stakeholders.
• Pursuit shaping: This is critical role in the architecture & solution design lifecycle cutting along the pursuit lifecycle. As a Technology Presales Architect, you are a technical leaders with strong understanding of technology and ability to apply it to drive business outcomes. You will provide guidance for the solution & pursuit definition, presales thought leadership, ascertain technical delivery possibilities & costs involved for the top critical business solution implementations - based on various available EY Technology products, tools & processes.
• Technology Presales development by working with a wide variety of internal stakeholders, namely Product Owners (SAP Technology Officers and Product Managers), Business Owners (in the Service Lines), EY SAP Delivery Teams and GDS (Global Delivery Services). The Technology Presales Architect is involved in envisioning, design and development of the pursuit design and response, with a broad focus around EY’s SAP delivery and technology capabilities for the enterprise, industry, platform and solutions. Any identified technology gaps will be addressed through established channels such as available Innovation and product capabilities.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Presales / Pursuit Architecture & Solutioning for mid to large scale pursuits
• Provide thought leadership of a Technology Presales Architect with the service line pursuit /business teams during deal development, pursuit & close phases.
• Having deep understanding of SAP Technology and EY’s SAP drivers, products, tools & processes to stitch the right solution that delivers value add for the client
• Establish Presales standards, guidelines and procedures to overall increase the success rate of client pursuits for EY overall (and the EY SAP alliance particularly)
• Hands on in creating E2E solution architecture with an alignment with overall EA and IT Roadmap of specific clients.
• Shape RFP responses and bring in incisive insights from Tech experience.
• Bringing the outside in approach, ensure an objective analysis and provide actionable recommendation in the form of underpinned solutions.
• Current As-is Architecture as well as Transition Architecture and roadmap steps to reach the Target Architecture
• Address identified technology gaps during a pursuit cycle to the respective innovation and product teams and come up with innovative, creative mitigation plans / solutions.
• Understand the impact of (emerging) technology, and when this will have impact in what form and how does the business and IT capture that value (translation of potential and impact).
• Identify ways to reduce costs and bringing efficiencies through strong expertise and working knowledge of EY’s technical & business architecture
• Pro-actively contribute to the development of the Presales community and be an ambassador for good Architecture. Assist in onboarding new Technology Presales Architects.
• Maintain relationships with relevant delivery / competence centre teams and actively ensure that implemented solutions follow the (approved) designs, not only during a project but during the entire application life cycle.
• Interact with stakeholders on presales issues and strategic improvements where such expertise is required.
• Coach business owners and pursuit leads on technology presales during the pursuit lifecyle.
• Ensure proper pursuit / deal architecture and technology roadmaps are documented using the templates, Architecture tooling and conforms to standards and utilizes the available reference models.
• Actively work to identify, communicate, mitigate and resolve technology issues and risks. In case solutions cannot be 100% compliant with standards proactively seek input from the relevant function in order to obtain step-out approval.
• Collaborate with Technology Product Teams, influence the Product backlogs and priorities according to the findings of your Presales / pursuit engagements

Skills and attributes for success

• Knowledge on Industry solutions / products.
• Strong tech background – stints in deal development, architecture & strategy or being associated with a technology start-up.
• Having worked on large scale multi-technology, data, analytics deals.
• Technology all-round expertise – Applications, Infrastructure, Digital, Security.
• Having technical / data / application / integration architecture experience.
• Responding to RFPs, shaping client proposals.
• Expertise on solution write-up, making client presentations.
• Excellent Communication Skills in English both written and spoken. Ability to interact with a global audience of customers, partners and a global team
• Good business acumen with outstanding ability in developing strategic ongoing customer relationships, gaining trust of stakeholders and respect for the company through technical leadership.
• Ability to identify technical risks before they occur and to develop mitigation and avoidance strategies.
• Awareness of portfolio management (and the associated principles, tools and techniques).
• Organized and methodical. Ability to initiate, plan and develop according to plan though coping with a level of uncertainty and risk.
• Rigorous, thorough and with a taste for detail.
• Leadership & negotiating skills and ability to drive change using influence and networking.
  

Ideally, you’ll also

• Individual contributor role, hence, should know the art of influence without authority
• Strong experience in offshore/onsite working model and working with different geographies and cultures.
• Certifications and/or experience in Agile Delivery and DevOps would be desirable.
• Architectural training/certifications like TOGAF or IASA is desirable.
• Knowledge on service management framework, especially on areas of service strategy and design (ITIL V3/V4) would be an added advantage
• Regular international and domestic travel.
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of technology, business development & thought leadership.

Your key responsibilities

• Contribute to the Order to Cash solution tower, focusing on team management, solution development, and transformation.
• Simplify and standardize global processes within client organizations by supporting the Order to Cash stream and eliminating low-value work.
• Collaborate with the Business Consulting Technology team as an Order to Cash SME, providing functional requirements and solution design inputs.
• Drive entity-wide transformation programs, including Target Operating Model design, process re-design, and technology architecture implementation.
• Foster client relationships, propose innovative solutions based on market trends, and support team development through training and mentorship.

Skills and attributes for success

• Successfully completed studies in economics, finance or a comparable course of study
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience, including a minimum of 5 years Consulting experience in a fellow Big 4 company
• Minimum 5 years of Order to Cash experience in Consulting, GBS/ BPO Operations or Process Expert role
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and rigorous working methods
• High motivation, objective driven and entrepreneurial mindset
• Experience in sales activities, e.g. proposal creation / business development, and understanding of business metrics
• Empathetic personality, excellent team leadership skills and enjoy working in a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and German are mandatory, further languages are a plus
• Willingness to travel

What we offer you

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General information

• Location: Dublin / Cork
• Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: No
• Business area: UKI Technology Consulting (SAP)
• Contract type: Permanent

What We Look For:

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Innovative and agile , with a purpose-driven mindset
• Inclusive and able to work effectively in diverse teams
• Passionate about technology and eager to learn and grow
• Client-focused , with a strong commitment to delivering exceptional service

We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around

• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:

• Pension
• Discounted Health Insurance
• Web Doctor - Free unlimited online GP consultations for you and your family
• The purchase of additional annual leave
• Hybrid working
• Free Gym Membership
• Travel Pass
• Maternity & Paternity leave
• Bike to work Scheme
• Recognition Awards
• Cash incentives for referrals
• Work Mobile
• TECH MBA paid by EY
• Wellness rooms Available in some offices

Career Progression

• When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one

• Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next

• As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way

• Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs

• Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs

• We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees

Inclusion & Diversity

We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.