EY Manager - Technical Consultant Wealth Asset Management UAE/KSA 

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Region, Riyadh 

50825491

Our dedicated practice helps clients prepare for growth, manage risk, enhance operational effectiveness and efficiency, maintain adequate controls, navigate regulatory compliance and leverage technology.

Your key responsibilities

As a Consultant you will deal with complex issues concerning (growth) strategy, innovation, customer experience and strategic / digital transformation. We focus especially on the front line of the organization, where the customer is central. You will advise Wealth & Asset Management clients on their strategic decision-making by developing scenarios, formulating strategic options and creating insight into the potential of these options. You will also provide support assist clients on entering / developing new markets, implementing a digital customer strategy, improving the customer focus or developing initiatives to further improve the customer experience

Skills and attributes for success

• Excellent problem solving skills: ability to resolve both routine and non-routine challenges.
• Good understanding of economic or market issues and the ability to interpret their impact on clients
• Strong interpersonal and teaming skills
• Leverage technology to continually learn, improve service delivery and maintain our leading edge best practices
• Strong presentation skills and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Applications.
• Be able to build relationships at mid to senior levels and to demonstrate credibility in a short period of time
• Organized with a practical and intellectual approach to problem-solving
• Be competent in understanding issues and have the confidence to deal with them without excessive intervention from leadership
• Have the ability to anticipate issues/business needs in advance

Technology Consulting Grade Qualifications

The diversity of the role, complexity of the professional environment and strategic nature of the assignments involved, require that the person
to qualify for the role must have:

• At least 5-12 years of relevant experience in wealth and asset management industry, technology company or other big four / strategy consulting firms with clients including asset managers, wealth managers, private banks, fund managers, administrators, financial advisors, investment managers, pension funds, banks, insurance companies, mutual fund house and hedge fund house etc.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Functional and technical knowledge of Wealth and Asset Management technology platforms e.g. BlackRock Aladdin, SimCorp, Temenos, Avaloq, SEI, FNZ, etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of Technology/IT Architecture, Interfaces and Data Migration
• Proven track record of effectively managing projects and/or client engagements
• Bilingual (English and Arabic) preferred
• Flexibility to travel to client site as required.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Knowledge in statutory and regulatory aspects of WAM industry
• Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Masters degree in a relevant discipline