FS Business Consulting - Business Transformation - Manager - Project Manage

at  EY

Within FSO Business Consulting and our Business Transformation Delivery practice, you’ll work as part of a high-performing team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping financial services organisations solve their complex business opportunities and challenges from strategy to execution. On a typical day, you will have the opportunity to:

• Be involved in and project manage projects/workstreams across the end-to-end project lifecycle, from business case development to project mobilisation, execution, and close-out.
• Engage directly with senior client stakeholders, Product Owners, and Solutions Delivery Managers to drive programme / project outcomes, whilst continuously improving governance processes and ways of working.
• Works on a day-to-day basis with the Programme Manager in the delivery of the project objectives / work packages within the overall programme and will manage the stream schedule within agreed scope/quality and cost dimensions.
• Work with other project managers to explore specific solutions and cross stream deliverables and define the scope of all deliverables.
• Manage the delivery of complex multi-stream projects/ workstreams in accordance with client Project Management Methodology leveraging EY approaches/methods
• As an agile project manager, you will be responsible for leading or supporting the delivery of projects based on agile methodologies such as Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, or traditional waterfall or hybrid approaches when required.
• Plan and manage projects, incl. definition of project scope, planning (critical path) and monitoring of delivery; organisation and leadership of governance meetings; preparation and distribution of status reports; management and monitoring of project costs/budget and cash flow/invoicing; and communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage the resourcing and cost for your project in the context of broader programme where relevant.
• Identify, manage, and communicate risks and issues plus internal/external dependencies across the programme / project.
• Monitor benefits realisation in the form of key outcome metrics.
• Maintain a standard-format roadmap of inflight deliverables, for use in project, programme, and portfolio reporting.
• Draw on EY’s capabilities in our Business, Technology, People and Risk Consulting practices as well as experience from our global consulting network.
• Work with a global team of experts to develop unique and innovative solutions as well as benefitting from best-in-class training and development and bring the right insights and capability at the right time for our client engagements

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (EY PROJECT MANAGER):

Within FSO Business Consulting and our Business Transformation Delivery practice, you’ll work as part of a high-performing team of problem solvers with extensive consulting and industry experience, helping financial services organisations solve their complex business opportunities and challenges from strategy to execution. On a typical day, you will have the opportunity to:

• Be involved in and project manage projects/workstreams across the end-to-end project lifecycle, from business case development to project mobilisation, execution, and close-out.
• Engage directly with senior client stakeholders, Product Owners, and Solutions Delivery Managers to drive programme / project outcomes, whilst continuously improving governance processes and ways of working.
• Works on a day-to-day basis with the Programme Manager in the delivery of the project objectives / work packages within the overall programme and will manage the stream schedule within agreed scope/quality and cost dimensions.
• Work with other project managers to explore specific solutions and cross stream deliverables and define the scope of all deliverables.
• Manage the delivery of complex multi-stream projects/ workstreams in accordance with client Project Management Methodology leveraging EY approaches/methods
• As an agile project manager, you will be responsible for leading or supporting the delivery of projects based on agile methodologies such as Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, or traditional waterfall or hybrid approaches when required.
• Plan and manage projects, incl. definition of project scope, planning (critical path) and monitoring of delivery; organisation and leadership of governance meetings; preparation and distribution of status reports; management and monitoring of project costs/budget and cash flow/invoicing; and communication with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage the resourcing and cost for your project in the context of broader programme where relevant.
• Identify, manage, and communicate risks and issues plus internal/external dependencies across the programme / project.
• Monitor benefits realisation in the form of key outcome metrics.
• Maintain a standard-format roadmap of inflight deliverables, for use in project, programme, and portfolio reporting.
• Draw on EY’s capabilities in our Business, Technology, People and Risk Consulting practices as well as experience from our global consulting network.
• Work with a global team of experts to develop unique and innovative solutions as well as benefitting from best-in-class training and development and bring the right insights and capability at the right time for our client engagements.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (EY CONSULTING MANAGER RANK):

• Support EY FSO Business Consulting business development activities, such as proposals, thought leadership and producing input for client events.
• Support EY Business Consulting operations ensuring that all operational metrics are met for utilisation, timesheet and related internal engagement management processes and system inputs.
• Manage and coach our people. You will be assigned junior resources to help them navigate their career in EY, support them with their personal development and the necessary performance management processes (LEAD).
• Use analytical thinking and structured problem solving to resolve challenges or blockers on engagements by actively engaging with clients and senior managers to progress or resolve problems.
• Write sharp and concise documents at a level suitable for C Suite-1 client level with minimal supervision and minor review for Senior Managers.
• Demonstrate “Key Facilitation Skills” – articulate the objective / Listen Actively / Useful questioning style / Observe and Intervene / Create Empathy / Remain Neutral / Achieve Consensus.
• Provide comfort and reassurance to C Suite-2 client level stakeholders in times of uncertainty in my engagement within minimal intervention required of Senior Managers.
• Identifying conflicting or challenge stakeholder relationship tailoring your style and behaviours to achieve a positive outcome.
• Successfully support Senior Manager lead complex engagements ensuring coordination with client’s strategic objectives.
• Support Senior Manager end to end manage engagement revenue and billing with minimal support.
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in using Excel and other tools to analyse and translate data into insights, to develop basic financial models, and to support business case development.
• Communicate with authority to multiple audiences, including senior leadership. Individual has demonstrated ability to apply the skill to solve complex, multi-faceted and/or new problems, and is able to apply their knowledge and skill to customize solutions to specific requirements.
• Understand and develop solution and competency skills through on-the-job experience, appropriate training and engagement with the relevant solution and competency community.

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE, YOU MUST HAVE:

• 7+yrs experience in a project management role in financial services.
• Primary Degree.
• Experience of delivery of complex projects and strong presentation skills.
• Highly experienced in financial, stakeholder and people management.
• Experience of working on projects through the full delivery life cycle (from project concept/initiation to closing).