Senior Executive (Manager), Digital Infrastructure - Technology M&A, Strategy and Execution – EY-Parthenon
The opportunity
EY’s market leading Strategy and Execution (S&E) team provides IT & Operations advice to corporate and private equity firms who intend to acquire, divest or restructure businesses. The team comprises advisors with specialist Commercial, Operations, IT and transaction experience from industry, advisory and audit backgrounds.
As a Senior Executive (Manager) in our team, you’ll advise corporate and private equity clients in the TMT sector, supporting key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions. Use your intellectual guile and enthusiasm to apply your technical skills across the M&A transaction lifecycle; including pre-deal diligence, portfolio review and corporate carve-outs and integrations.
Your key responsibilities:
We are seeking a highly skilled professional with expertise in Telecoms, Media, and Technology (TMT) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of technology at an architectural level and the ability to apply this knowledge to the transactions space.
- Leading and/or contributing to pre deal, post deal, separation and integration engagements with clients across all sectors including Telecoms, Private Equity across the UK and Ireland (UKI).
- Manage blended project teams comprising colleagues from our transactions and advisory practices.
- Assisting in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations, and working in project teams comprising other colleagues from EY Parthenon, such as Operational and Financial Due Diligence, Corporate Strategy and Software Strategy Group.
- Working on client engagement teams who advise and support key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions.
- Learn and develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences.
- Contribute to people initiatives, recruiting, retaining and training current and future staff.
To qualify for the role, you must have:
- Proven experience in TMT-focused roles, especially in digital infrastructure.
- A degree in engineering, computer science, Information technology or related subjects
- Experience or awareness of transactions, ideally in performing IT Due Diligence and/or IT post-merger integration, separation/carve-out assignments.
- Broad knowledge and deep understanding of Enterprise Architecture, IT Operating Model, IT Strategy and Governance, Systems Integration and Application Development, IT Service Delivery, IT Infrastructure, IT Financials and Data.
- Knowledge of latest industry trends such as fibre network architecture, data centre design, OSS/BSS transformations, agentic AI, GPUaaS
- Knowledge of industry standards and regulations such as OpenAPIs, connectivity protocols, wholesale pricing, competition dynamics, spectrum allocations, infrastructure build requirements etc.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Strong communicator (verbally and written) and presentation skills.
- Experience of delivering high-quality reports and presentations.
- Analytical mindset and the ability to provide insights based on experience on IT aspects of transactions that are relevant and valued by clients and readers.
- Strong team leadership skills, particularly teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, coupled with the ability to manage and develop juniors.
- Adept at building strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers.
- Flexible with working locations, the ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations.
Ideally, you’ll also have:
- Knowledge of or certification in structured methodologies and a familiarity with industry standards such as ITIL for Infrastructure, Systems Development Life Cycle methods and COBIT for IT Governance.
What we offer you
We will fuel your ambition and potential with future-focused skills development that equips you with state-of-the-art methodologies and technology-enabled solutions. With more than 25,000 people in 150 countries, you will join an inclusive and empowering culture that values your uniqueness, prioritizes your wellbeing, and immerses you in the diverse thinking and cross-cultural experiences necessary to help deliver impact to clients across the globe and to help build a better working world.
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