Associate Partner, Data and Analytics

Job description

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

 

Drawing on its reputation for providing deep industry experience and leading Consultancy services to industry, EY’s Consulting Services business is currently offering an exceptional opportunity. You can be part of a highly innovative team offering a new level of excellence in business transformation programmes and financial management.

The opportunity

Our Data and Analytics (DnA) practice has an integrated service offering including the areas of:

·  Analytics
·  Enterprise Performance Management
·  Business Intelligence
·  Information Management & Strategy

 

Our focus within the Analytics competency is to use Analytics to deliver business insight, help monitor high and emerging risks and solve complex business problems.  DnA practice is a key enabler, and we’re integrating analytics and business intelligence into our internal audit, and Consulting transformation engagements. Our Analytics team delivers world-class information analytics solutions to help our clients solve their most pressing business issues.  We provide analytic services that include process based diagnostic analytics, decision support analytics, and advanced analytics.

We are seeking proven TMT data and analytics leaders at the Associate Partner level to build and grow our TMT book of business within the UK&I region and collaborate globally to deliver transformations for our clients.

Your key responsibilities

You will be expected to build relationships at senior levels within client organisations: working with them to understand their business problems and priorities, consulting with your EY peers to evaluate solution options that you will be expected to design and deliver, motivating and managing your team, often across borders and always from a diverse set of backgrounds.

 

The TMT Data and Analytics Associate Partner will be responsible for:

·  Solution execution and account integration – Expand and further develop relationships with existing clients to ensure that clients fully understand the benefits of E&Y’s service capabilities. 
·  Team development - Hire & develop the key resources needed to build the practice at all levels (revenue generation, account management, delivery and technical competency).
·  Technical thought leadership - Stay abreast of changes within Industry sector, regulatory, compliance, and/or risk environments and their impact on client industries and organizations.  Develop and maintain market thought leadership through regular speaking engagements at recognized venues and through regular publication of articles / white papers.
·  Revenue generation - Generate revenue by selling engagements to both new and existing clients with strong emphasis on selling the firm’s services across all EY platforms, and building multi-disciplined engagement teams to address the specific needs of the client.

 

Skills and attributes for success

You will be professional in your approach, with a natural ability to establish personal credibility with clients. You will also be highly organised, capable of coordinating your own workload and that of other team members, meet deadlines, and quality and risk objectives. You will be expected to add measurable value to your clients by delivering work that addresses their biggest problems and priorities. You will be expected to take-ownership for solution development and delivery trading on your technical expertise and experience in the following areas:

 

To qualify for the role you must have

·  Undergraduate degree in a degree with an emphasis in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Information Systems, Computer Science or General Business
·  Substantial consulting and advisory experience within a professional services environment; demonstrated success in an equivalent Associate Partner role within an organization
·  SpeciaIized industry sector experience in TMT
·  Significant experience in leading teams to sell and deliver analytics offerings to solve business problems and monitor risks in a leading professional services firm and /or within industry.  Must have a strong understanding of business processes and the application of analytic technologies to deliver value to the business and the ability to position findings with clients to deliver business insight and identify solutions and opportunities for projects.
·  Experience with ETL processes and objectives and proficiency in any of the following analytics tools; ACL, Tableau, Spotfire, Microsoft SQL Server, SPSS, SAS, Business Objects, Cognos, Informatica, Trillium, Data Stage
·  Clear history of successfully selling, delivering and growing revenue.
·  Has recent experience in working with large national and global accounts.  Demonstrated record in driving revenue within existing clients and in developing new prospects at the “C” level of Fortune 500 companies.
·  Proven client development and management ability at the account level.  Strategically qualify and then call on current and prospective clients, assess and define their needs, and respond with relevant products and services that are revenue-generating and relationship-enhancing.
·  Experience in program management for large scale business transformation projects and programs
·  Strong leadership skills; demonstrated ability to build an advisory practice.  Can attract, build, mentor and direct a high-performing cohesive team.
·  Demonstrated ability to work successfully within a matrixed organization and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering advisory services.

 

Ideally, you’ll also have

·  A consulting background, with experience of business development and solution design for complex multi-national businesses
·  Masters preferred

 

What we look for

·  The successful candidate will be a self starter who is highly motivated to develop business relationships with target clients and transform relationships and opportunities into successful advisory service projects. Specific characteristics desired of this individual include:
·  Exceptional executive presence and professionalism which commands the respect of colleagues and subordinates.
·  Highly respected manager with a disciplined and involved style, who successfully leads, mentors and builds a highly effective team.
·  Passionate about recruiting, developing and motivating strong talent whose top priority is to deliver the highest of quality service to clients. 
·  A confident, charismatic team player who can mentor and motivate and is accountable for personal and team results.
·  Ability to inspire others to action through demonstrated strong communication (verbal and written), presentation, relationship-building and interpersonal skills.
·  Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit– demonstrating flexibility, initiative, sound business judgment, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
·  Hands-on, action-oriented leader who maintains a personally demanding work schedule and leads by example.
·  A high energy, results-oriented individual who takes initiative and deals with issues proactively, decisively, persistently and timely.  Demonstrates a high sense of urgency related to improving your clients’ business environments.
·  Proactively pursues best-in-class engagement execution and drives opportunities to enhance service offerings across the practice in viable ways based on actual client input and experience.
·  An individual possessing the highest levels of professional and personal honesty, integrity and ethics.

 

What we offer

·  Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
·  Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
·  Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
·  Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

 

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

Apply now.

 

Who we are

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 whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

 

About EY

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

 

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