EY Senior Consultant skills - Financial Services Consulting 

Switzerland, Geneva, Lancy 

528849632

across Wealth & Asset Management (WAM), Banking and Capital Markets (BCM) and Insurance sectorsAs a Senior Consultant in our Transformation Execution Practice, you will pursue exciting transformationin WAM, BCM and insuranceinitiatives related to technology and design, plan, and deliver technology-enabled solutions for our clients.

Your Key Responsibilities

• across the Financial Services sector
• Taking responsibility and leading the delivery of project streams and internal initiatives
• Collaborating with key stakeholders, business partners, and multi-disciplinary teams to help shaping ideas and designing solutions which leverage technology as a competitive advantage
• Applying storytelling skills and presenting recommendations to our clients in a clear and analytical manner
• Leveraging and further developing our global EY methodologies, frameworks, tools, accelerators, and enablers for a range of transformation goals
• Preparing and driving internal- and external topic roundtables and thought leadership sessions related to business-led, technology-enabled transformation
• Co-hosting events & preparing targeted client communications
• Helping to drive go-to-market and business development initiatives to continuously provide valuable solutions for our clients in a technology-enabled space

Skills And Attributes For Success

• You have fresh ideas, an innovative mind and have a strong desire to structure and solve problems
• Have an affinity for technology related topics, a good understanding of the private banking business
• Are genuinely interested in new technology trends and how they are re-shaping the financial services sector
• 3 years of hands-on experience in a technology-driven setting (e.g., system integration initiatives, Core banking system migration, large data migration project, merge, and acquisitions implementation), and you are up to date with new technology trends and how they are re-shaping the financial services sector
• Excellent academic record from a leading university or university of applied sciences
• Strong motivation to join a dynamic consulting environment and to work in the financial services sector
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and partners from a variety of business functions
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, business judgement andstakeholder management skills
• Strong team player with a client-oriented attitude, willing to proactively drive solutions within highly motivated and diverse teams across functions and geographies
• Fluency in English and French is mandatory, German, Swiss German and any other language is a plus.

Ideally you will also have:

• Project management experience in technology transformation projects, including the ability to recognize and track dependencies among projects and/or streams
• Business Analysis and Requirements Engineering
• Experience in working with Agile and Design Thinking methodologies
• Experience in large transformation projects including several providers
• Experience in any of the following topics: API design, Robotic Process Automation, AI, Cloud implementation
• Experience and/or interest in leading a small team as part of a project stream

Furthermore, we offer attractive benefits to our employees, included but not limited to the following:

• Further education:At EY, you have the possibility to earn an accredited Masters in Sustainability, an accredited Masters in Business Analytics or an accredited MBA (EY Tech MBA) from the Hult International Business School, free of charge*. Additionally, you can also choose ad-hoc courses in one of our online education partners (e.g., Udemy) and join EY-specific knowledge sharing sessions & trainings.
• Hybrid working model:We offer working from home and flexible working options for our employees.
• Work-life balance:Take 5 weeks of holidays per year as a standard and compensate your overtime at will.
• Social contributions:Opt for one of our generous pension fund plans and do not worry about the accident insurance as we fully cover it for you.
• Parents@EY:Our benefits specially designed for parents at EY will help you focus on Work-Life integration.
• Mentoring Program:in addition to career counselling within your team, you will have the chance to choose one of our leaders as your mentor, to support and help you in your career goals and growth path.
• Social Responsibility:at EY, you will have the chance to make a positive impact by joining one of our EY Ripples programs, designed specifically to support different social initiatives within Switzerland and abroad.
• Social Equity:​EY has a commitment to advancing diversity, equity and inclusiveness (DE&I) and driving sustainable change for greater social equity. We recognize that people have different starting points, circumstances, backgrounds and identities, experiences and needs, which we all need to better understand. Social equity is about clearing obstacles, building more inclusive environments and enabling access to resources and opportunities so that everyone can thrive.
• Fair-ON-Pay certified: As everyone deserves a fair pay, our salary grids and guidelines ensure the equal treatment we aim for. **

We look forward to receiving your complete application with the following mandatory documents:

• CV (max. 2 pages),
• cover letter,
• university certificates and transcript of grades

Any other document / job confirmation that you deem relevant for your candidature is welcome.

* Exception of EY contractors, interns and alumni.
** Depending on the rank