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THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a Senior Manager for our People consulting Financial Services practice. In joining our team, you will gain valuable experiences and a wealth of knowledge by working across various capabilities and service offerings within Financial Services. Working in multidisciplinary teams, and directly with leaders of major Financial Services organizations, you will bring diverse perspectives to every challenge. We are uniquely and strategically positioned to advise leaders in the face of increasing disruptions, an ever changing workforce and evolving business landscape. Whether your passion is devising and driving large scale change strategies, organizational design or transforming HR organizations, we cultivate innovation and purpose. You will find an environment that is both entrepreneurial and collaborative. We will help you achieve your potential by supporting your professional development and by providing you with leadership opportunities.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex change concepts.
• Lead client engagement teams and work with a wide variety of clients to deliver quality professional services.
• Develop and successfully manage to project budget.
• Deliver quality services.
• Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve high quality deliverables and within expected timeframes.
• Monitor progress, manage risk and confirm key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management.
• Focus on deliverables and client business priorities.
• Manage expectations of service.
• Understand the client’s industry and recognize key performance drivers and business trends.
• Develop people and provide constructive on-the-job feedback/training. Foster an innovative and team-oriented work environment.
• Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilate new knowledge.
• Have a passion and understanding for financial services and recognize key performance drivers and business trends.
• Generate new business opportunities.
• Identify and deliver new business opportunities, including supporting RFP responses and client proposals
• Understand EY and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients.
• Develop long-term client relationships and networks.
• Develop relationships with other EY team members across all practices to serve client needs.
• Project management experience
• Experience managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills
• High level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
• Ability to think outside of the box, thrive on new challenges
• Strong work ethic
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will have already achieved outstanding professional success and are a seasoned senior consulting professional with experience:
• Delivering solutions across EY’s service offerings, which could include operating model design, organization design, change management, culture transformation, strategic workforce planning, cost optimization
• Developing and delivering change management and training strategies and programs in a wide variety of contexts including transformational change programs
• Working with senior leadership to create alignment in order to support program success
• Developing holistic change management strategies that succinctly articulate how change will be managed in the context of a transformation program
• Identifying and deploying leading edge communication and stakeholder engagement tools and techniques
• Delivering programs that support agile / iterative transformation
• Leading and developing more junior resources
• Flexibility and ability to travel

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE YOU MUST HAVE

• A degree and/or Master’s degree with an emphasis in Business, Human Resources, Psychology
• Approximately 8-10 years of related professional services / external consulting work experience
• Experience in the following areas: Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Communications, Organizational Design, Training, and Culture change
• Experience in at least one of Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance and/or Wealth Management