EY Assistant manager Talent Strategy & Programs 

India, Haryana, Gurugram 

225580095

Role Purpose:

As part of the Talent Strategy and Programs Office of the CHRO, you will play a pivotal role in contributing to creating and executing GDS-wide talent initiatives that align with EY’s global people agenda. This role focuses on designing and delivering strategic programs that enhance employee experience, support talent initiatives, and build future-ready capabilities across the GDS network. You will also lead analytics, data driven storytelling, reporting efforts, enabling data-driven decision-making and tracking program effectiveness.

Your key responsibilities

• Contribute to Design and execution of organisation-wide talent programs
• Collaborate with cross-functional Talent teams and Centres of Excellence (COEs) to ensure timely and effective program delivery.
• Partner with Talent leadership, business stakeholders, and regional teams to gather insights, align on priorities, and drive adoption of talent strategies.
• Lead EY People Pulse and other listening survey analytics and reporting by synthesizing data across multiple talent programs and delivering actionable insights to leadership for strategic decision-making.
• Leverage talent dashboards and internal tools to generate insights that enable informed decisions and enhance program effectiveness for Talent/ business leaders
• Develop and execute communication and change enablement strategies to support program rollout and stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain governance through program documentation, milestone tracking, and preparation of executive-level reports and presentations for leadership reviews and global forums.
• Monitor program impact, recommend continuous improvements, and contribute to a culture of innovation and future-readiness in talent practices.

Skills and attributes for success

• Good understanding of EY business model with a strategic mindset.
• Analytical thinking with proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools.
• Experience in dashboard creation, leadership reporting and a sharp analytical mindset to drive data-informed decision making
• Comfortable working in dynamic, fast paced, and ambiguous settings
• Experience of creating HR strategy, talent management, or program delivery will be added advantage.
• Proven ability to build professional relationships, networking skills, effective stakeholder management across global and matrixed environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 4– years of experience in HR, HR strategy, talent management, or program management.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• A professional accreditation or HR specialization certification
• Experience working in a consulting organization or in a similar professional services environment
• Experience of working in a cross-border, virtual environment would be beneficial

What we look for

• Be an enabler of high-performance Talent team
• Keen interest to invest time for self-learning, seeking opportunities to work on cross-functional HR projects
• Working collaboratively in a team environment
• A self-starter, independent-thinker, curious and creative individual