Senior Manager, Deal Management and Technology, Financial Services, London

Deal Management – Senior Manager

Financial Services, London

Opportunity

EY-Parthenon is a leading global strategy consultancy and M&A practice. Our core offerings involve helping clients reimagine their business models through strategic advisory services, M&A execution and enterprise-wide transformation. We offer opportunities to work on some of the world’s highest profile transactions within a market-leading team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engagements, working with cross‑functional teams in a high‑pressure environment.
• Perform due diligence analysis and report writing, focused on operational and IT considerations and their impact on transaction rationale.
• Design, plan and execute integration and separation programmes.
• Design, plan and execute strategic transformation programmes.
• Manage engagement economics and communicate significant issues, fees and general progress to partners and clients.
• Coach junior team members and play a lead role in developing the team’s intellectual capital.
• Participate in marketing efforts by building relationships with senior clients and enhancing the team’s external brand.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Financial Services expertise: at least seven years industry and / or consulting experience in a Financial Services environment.
• Change management: proven track‑record in leading change initiatives, preferably in a transaction context.
• Strategic insight: aware of trends in Financial Services and the M&A market and able to apply this knowledge to shape the approach for individual assignments.
• Commercial acumen: able to quickly understand the key value drivers in a business and use this insight to influence how problems are solved.
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis: able to apply sound analysis to understand how operational issues affect the investment case for a transaction.
• Operating model: able to design operating models for Financial Services businesses, understanding key drivers of operational risk and efficiency.
• Communication skills: strong verbal and written communication skills, good listening, and ability to produce high‑quality reports.
• Relationship management: can establish credibility and presence with client teams, engaging with them as a peer to debate operational and strategic issues and develop long‑term relationships beyond the scope of individual projects.
• Selling skills: able to recognise opportunities and draw on other experts within the firm to deliver an optimum solution.
• Cultural awareness: aware of different operating styles and cultures, reflecting these in the approach to each assignment.
• Political savvy: able to understand and navigate senior level politics to ensure the successful delivery of client assignments, displaying sufficient authority and impact when influencing behaviour in difficult situations.
• People management and teamwork: understands and uses group dynamics to achieve assignment objectives, is approachable to team members, and provides coaching and support to address individual development needs.
• Strong academic track record: including a degree.
• Deal with ambiguity: applicants should be able to handle ambiguity and would benefit from international experience, transaction experience and foreign language skills.

Client Responsibilities

• Form influential relationships on client accounts.
• Lead engagements delivering Deal Management or Strategic Transformation services.
• Support key client decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value.
• Deliver a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and deliverables, and drive additional and repeated engagements.
• Understand Ernst & Young’s service offerings and actively identify opportunities to improve client service.

People Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall team performance on engagements.
• Co‑supervise, coach and mentor junior staff, helping people to develop.
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting, retaining and training Transaction, Strategy and Execution professionals.
• Maintain an educational programme to develop personal skills on an ongoing basis.
• Follow and communicate workplace policies and procedures to junior staff.
• Build strong internal relationships with other EY teams.

Benefits of the Role

• High profile: opportunity to work on some of the world’s largest transactions in a market‑leading team.
• Growth: the DMT team offers significant development opportunities.
• Team environment: a collaborative approach and strong support from the wider organisation.
• Variety: each assignment differs, offering work across a wide range of banking, asset management and insurance transactions.
• Mobility: work may involve travel and opportunities to develop an international career.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, EY uses its expertise and systems to build a better working world. EY is committed to giving people training, development opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. EY strives to be the best employer through developing highly passionate people.

Inclusive Employer Statement

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and offers flexible working arrangements. We gather diversity information only for internal analysis and it is kept confidential.

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