EY Alliances Activation Support-Senior Associate 

India, Kerala, Kochi 

38620245

Your key responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive project management support across strategic and emerging Alliances, ensuring that all deliverables are met in a timely and efficient manner.
• Execute key Alliance processes, including deal registration, deal recognition, and funding programs, to manage and optimize Alliances for success.
• Analyze and report on Alliance activity in the market, translating technical language and technologies into a professional business context.
• Utilize EY’s research platforms to build and develop knowledge and content specific to UKI Alliances.
• Build and leverage internal networks within GDS, EMEIA, and Global Alliances to identify and share best practices, enhancing the effectiveness of Alliance initiatives.

Skills and attributes for success

• Proven project management skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver on multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders effectively, understanding and contributing to their program objectives.
• Develop recommendations and thought leadership on technology-leading initiatives, tailoring content to specific Alliances.
• Presentation and facilitation skills, with the capability to drive meetings, build presentations that make emerging technologies accessible to a broader audience, and deliver valuable business insights.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve project challenges of varying complexity and to create, gather, and analyze information with strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, with the ability to listen, interpret, and convey complex information clearly.
• A robust and resilient disposition, maintaining composure under pressure with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Influential abilities at all organizational levels, even without direct authority.
• Ability to conceptualize and convert abstract concepts into meaningful deliverables.
• Excellent people management skills, with a focus on the Firm’s culture and values, professionalism, integrity, high energy, and results orientation.
• A strong interest in technology and innovation, with advanced MS Office skills, particularly in PowerPoint, Power BI, and Excel.
• Strategic thinking capabilities, with the ability to identify risks and opportunities, forecast outcomes, and propose suitable solutions.

Educational qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in business (or equivalent area of study or experience).

Experience

• 4 to 8 years work experience with exposure to operations management

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Proven project management skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver on multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders effectively, understanding and contributing to their program objectives.
• Develop recommendations and thought leadership on technology-leading initiatives, tailoring content to specific Alliances.
• Presentation and facilitation skills, with the capability to drive meetings, build presentations that make emerging technologies accessible to a broader audience, and deliver valuable business insights.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve project challenges of varying complexity and to create, gather, and analyze information with strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, with the ability to listen, interpret, and convey complex information clearly.
• A robust and resilient disposition, maintaining composure under pressure with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Influential abilities at all organizational levels, even without direct authority.
• Ability to conceptualize and convert abstract concepts into meaningful deliverables.
• A strong interest in technology and innovation, with advanced MS Office skills, particularly in PowerPoint, Power BI, and Excel.
• Strategic thinking capabilities, with the ability to identify risks and opportunities, forecast outcomes, and propose suitable solutions.
• Ownership and leadership in content asset creation, adhering to agreed timescales and deliverables.
• Presentation and facilitation skills - Ability to drive meetings, build presentations that interpret the data, creating valuable business insights and delivering the message to the stakeholders
• Experience working with senior leadership

Technologies and Tools

• Demonstrated expert level experience in MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
• Technical proficiency in Power BI, Alteryx and other Business Intelligence systems (is good to have)

What we look for

• Self-motivated towards continuous learning and upskilling
• Strong interpersonal skills - Confidence, maturity & ability to build strong client relationships
• Cultural intelligence - Openness and willingness to think and work beyond own perspectives, awareness of one’s own/ other’s cultures & impact on decisions
• Emotional Intelligence - Showing a level of sensitivity while dealing with others, possess a high emotional quotient and capability to manage one's emotions to adapt to environments
• Solution oriented - Ability to focus on solutions in case of ambiguity /uncertainties and not stuck with the problem
• Display a positive attitude, interest to learn new things, capability to work under pressure and thinking out of the box

What we offer

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.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.