At EY, you'll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we're counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
GDS SaT – EY-Parthenon – Venture Building
At EY-Parthenon, we have been investing heavily in our Venture Building practice and scaling our capabilities to re-imagine the anatomy of our clients' organizations to either turbocharge their core or build new digital-native businesses.
The opportunity
We are looking for Sr Managers who will be responsible for development and execution of growth strategies and disruptive business models for clients. EY-Parthenon's Venture Building practice is a growing global team of business entrepreneurs and builders, product experts, designers, and engineers and along with deep industry insights to provoke unconventional thinking, partners with organizations to re-imagine and scale-up a portfolio of digital centric business models. We help our clients innovate at the speed of a start-up, leveraging their core strengths to deliver breakthrough impact fast and with targeted capital investment. Part art and part science, we re-imagine the anatomy of traditional businesses. And we help de-risk execution and realize value at scale.
Your Key Responsibilities
As a Venture Builder, you will
- Lead the development and execution of growth strategies and disruptive business models for clients, defining both the field of opportunity and the scope of the digital businesses to drive significant business impact.
- Oversee a portfolio of client engagements, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives and delivering needle-moving value to clients.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with C-level executives, acting as a trusted advisor on growth-related matters.
- Drive thought leadership in growth strategy, contributing to the firm's intellectual capital and enhancing its market presence.
- Mentor and develop a team of consultants, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning to support their professional growth.
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Develop strategy frameworks to guide multidisciplinary teams that include design thinkers, data scientists, industry, and functional teamsCreate concept design based on segmented customer proposition and market dynamicsCreate detailed value proposition and solution design and P&L / business case detailing for solutionDefine GTM and commercial strategy and hypothesis around customer acquisition and monetization modelsDefine next-gen user centric end-to-end experience maps and signature journeysWork with product teams to co-create rapid prototypes in controlled environmentDefine future state operating model draft to design multi-phase growth roadmapDesign priority analytics backed use cases with potential value sizing and preliminary algorithmsLeverage data analytics to identify high-impact growth opportunities and develop supporting use casesStay abreast of emerging technologies and trends to inform growth strategy recommendations and maintain a forward-thinking approachSkills And Attributes For Success
Solutioning and problem solving – being able to listen to the client's business problem, identifying opportunities to solve through Digital, and the ability to bring firm's collective expertise to design impactful solutionsDesign Digital-led business strategies – build digital strategy frameworks using inductive thinking and tools such as market analysis, digital and start-up ecosystem assessment, customer research, macroeconomic forecasting, and digital portfolio optimizationProduct Strategy experience – product planning, product strategy, collaborate and engage cross functional teams - engineering, marketing etc.Business and Commercially Driven – working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to drive value to our clientsPeople Development – coach and mentor team members to support achievement of their career goalsBuilding Relationships – Strong working relationships with clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers. Skilful at choreographing digital business building ideas, brands, people, and emotionsProject Management – lead project teams comprising of colleagues from across the Strategy and Transactions sub service linesData and AI Strategy and technical data architecture design. Able to assess and establish complex Data architectures to deliver the product business needs and outcomes.Understanding of DevOps, CI / CD pipelines, cloud native application builds, dockers, Kubernetes etc.Understanding of tech marketing to align product development and customer acquisition strategies. Be able to understand the market sizing, value proposition and product launch and establish the growth & adoption agendas.Required Leadership SkillsExcellent negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to develop long-lasting relationships both internally and externallyAbility to help define the vision and participate in and promote a digitally innovative cultureAbility to foster relationships and create demand within existing and new accountsAbility to prioritize effectively on projects and adapt quickly to new challenges and conceptsTo qualify for the role, you must have
A bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or Analytics and 8-12 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 7-10 years of related work experienceMBA or equivalent Master's degree is preferredAt least 7 years of progressive post-graduate management consulting experience in a top-tier consultancy in Strategy, Digital, Analytics practices or industry equivalent groupsComfortable in articulating how digital impacts top-line (e.g., new business models, platforms) and bottom line (e.g., efficiency and productivity) opportunitiesMust be willing and able to travel up to 80% on short noticeIdeally, you'll also have
Experience gained within another top-tier strategy house in a client service roleExperience working on large digital programs in complex business environmentsAn entrepreneurial and growth mindset to continue to build our Digital practice capabilities and solutionsWhat we look forA Team of people with commercial acumen, technical experience and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast-moving environmentAn opportunity to be a part of market-leading, multi-disciplinary team of 3000 + professionals, in the only integrated global transaction business worldwide.Opportunities to work with EY SaT practices globally with leading businesses across a range of industriesWhat We Offer
EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We'll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.
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.EY | Building a better working world
EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.
Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.
Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.
Skills Required
Market Analysis, Solution Design, Project Management, customer research, Data Analytics, product strategy , Devops, Docker, Kubernetes