EY Senior Executive Manager Deal Technology Strategy & Execution EY-Parthenon 

United Kingdom, England, London 

411326538

Your key responsibilities:

• Leading and/or contributing to pre deal, post deal, separation and integration engagements with clients across all sectors including Private Equity across the United Kingdom and Ireland (UKI).
• Manage blended project teams comprising colleagues from our transactions and advisory practices.
• Assisting in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations, and working in project teams comprising other colleagues from EY Parthenon, such as Operational and Financial Due Diligence, Corporate Strategy and Software Strategy Group.
• Working on client engagement teams executing EY Parthenon services which support key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions.
• Assess the client's state of readiness with respect to people, resources, planning, data collection and strategy, while identifying high-risk areas, unidentified issues and areas for overall improvement.
• Learn and develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences.
• Contribute to people initiatives, recruiting, retaining and training current and future staff.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Experience of transactions, ideally in performing of IT Due Diligence and/or IT post-merger integration, separation/carve-out assignments.
• Broad knowledge and deep understanding of one or more core aspects of IT, including Enterprise Architecture, IT Operating Model, IT Strategy and Governance, Systems Integration and Application Development, IT Service Delivery, IT Infrastructure, IT Financials and Data.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Programme and Project Management expertise with demonstrable experience in managing and being responsible for the delivery of successful programmes.
• Strong communicator (verbally and written) and presentation skills.
• Experience of delivering high-quality reports and presentations.
• Analytical mindset and the ability to provide insights based on experience on IT aspects of transactions that are relevant and valued by clients and readers.
• Strong team leadership skills, particularly teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, coupled with the ability to manage and develop juniors.
• Adept at building strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers.
• Flexible with working locations, the ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations.

Ideally, you will also have:

• Knowledge of or certification in structured methodologies and a familiarity with industry standards such as ITIL for Infrastructure, Systems Development Life Cycle methods and COBIT for IT Governance.