EY Assistant Director - Economics Advisory TMT EY Parthenon London 

United Kingdom, England, London 

745626433

Economic Advisory – Assistant Director, TMT – London

With ambitious growth plans over the next five years, the team is now looking to expand its existing Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) practice with the addition of an Assistant Director, to help lead projects, develop the team, grow existing client relationships and win new opportunities.

Key responsibilities

As an Assistant Director, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Proactively pursuing sales opportunities and originating new leads;
• Leading client proposals and wider business development initiatives across the team;
• Delivering high-calibre economic insight and producing well-written reports for publication;
• Liaising with clients and leading client meetings throughout an engagement;
• Leading teams of junior economists to managing projects to time and budget; and
• Playing an active role developing the wider team of managers, executives and analysts.

In addition, you will be responsible for building and nurturing a network of contacts, both internally across EY and externally within the wider market, to win new opportunities for the team.

To qualify for the role you must have

Economics degree and at least 9+ years of relevant experience working in as a professional economist in consultancy, a regulated company, an economic regulator or a similar position.

Ideally, you’ll also have

For these roles, it would be advantageous to have knowledge of any of the following:

• A strong academic background in Economics, Business, Industrial Economics or Econometrics.
• A solid understanding of the economic principles and considerations in regulation, competition and public policy, and/or regulatory finance and econometrics;
• Experience applying economic theory and quantitative analysis to understand, assess and influence economic regulation and other market interventions, particularly in the TMT sector;
• Experience developing or assessing economic impact assessments and/or economic business cases for government policy interventions; and
• Experience with client relationship management, new business development and sales.

Skills and attributes for success

• A logical and rational approach to complex problem solving using theoretical economics and robust quantitative analysis;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex economic issues to non-technical stakeholders;
• Responds quickly to client requests, referring the issue to more senior staff where appropriate;
• Recognises opportunities to support clients and assists in identifying creative solutions;
• Strong interpersonal skills to build trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders and EY staff;
• Contributes pro-actively to building team spirit and works effectively across teams;
• Actively promotes the sharing of knowledge within the team;
• Delivers to demanding deadlines maintaining the discipline and quality of output; and
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

EY offers a competitive remuneration package, where you’ll be rewarded according to both your individual and overall team performance.

Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with MyReward you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

Plus, we also 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.