Job Title: IT Senior Manager – Deal Technology, Strategy and Execution – Financial Services, London
We offer genuine opportunities to work on some of the world’s highest profile transactions in a market-leading team combined with significant development opportunities to step up and take early responsibility.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Lead engagements with cross-functional teams in a high-pressure environment.
- Perform due diligence analysis and report writing focused on IT considerations and their impact on transaction rationale.
- Design, plan and execute IT integration and separation programmes.
- Design, plan and execute IT strategic transformation programmes.
- Manage engagement economics and communicate significant issues, fees and general progress to partners and clients.
- Coach junior team members and develop 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: awareness of trends in Financial Services and the M&A market and ability to apply this knowledge to shape individual assignments.
- Commercial acumen: ability to understand key value drivers in a business and influence problem-solving.
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis: apply sound analysis to understand how operational issues affect the investment case for a transaction.
- Technology platforms: familiarity with core technology platforms for Financial Services and the ability to derive value from technology.
- Communication skills: strong verbal and written communication, ability to produce high-quality reports.
- Relationship management: establish credibility and presence with client teams and engage with them as a peer to debate operational and strategic issues; develop long-term relationships beyond individual projects.
- Selling skills: recognise opportunities and draw on experts within the firm to deliver optimal solutions.
- Cultural awareness: awareness of different operating styles and cultures and reflect these traits in each assignment.
- People management and teamwork: use group dynamics to achieve assignment objectives, provide coaching and support to team members.
- Strong academic track record, including a degree.
- Ability to handle ambiguity and benefit from international experience, transaction experience and foreign-language skills.
Client Responsibilities
- Form influential relationships on client accounts.
- Lead engagements delivering Deal Technology 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 and drive additional engagements.
- Understand EY’s service offerings and identify opportunities to improve client service.
People Responsibilities
- Oversee overall team performance on engagements.
- Help people develop through supervising, coaching and mentoring junior staff.
- Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training Transaction, Strategy and Execution professionals.
- Maintain an educational programme for ongoing personal skill development.
- 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 large transactions with a leading team.
- Growth: high-growth part of the business offering significant development opportunities.
- Team environment: collaborative team with strong support from the wider organisation.
- Variety: assignments across banking, asset management and insurance transactions.
- Mobility: potential travel and international career development opportunities.
What Working At EY Offers
- Competitive remuneration package, rewarding individual and team performance.
- Comprehensive Total Rewards package supporting flexible working and career development.
- Coaching and feedback from engaging colleagues.
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress career.
- Freedom and flexibility to handle role in a way that’s right for you.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service while allowing you to build your career without sacrificing personal priorities.
Prior to finalising your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusion. The information provided is kept confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to help us hold ourselves accountable.
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