Executive, UK&I Strategy & Transactions, Quality Risk Management, Belfast

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. 

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing team within EY. Although based out of EY’s Belfast office, the role is within the UK&I Strategy & Transactions (SaT) Quality Risk Management team, a diverse and multi-cultural team that is led out of London but which has team members based in our offices in India, Belfast, Edinburgh, Bristol and London.  The team supports EY’s Strategy & Transactions business on risk management and service quality matters across the whole of UK and Ireland.

You will provide risk and quality solutions to the business and become a trusted adviser of stakeholders (often at senior level, including engagement partners). You will be expected to assess and understand how EY’s risks can be best managed and mitigated. 

Your key responsibilities

Key responsibilities will include the following:

• Act as a first point of contact for EY’s UK&I SaT business in certain quality and risk management matters
• Review engagement agreements for both private sector and government (including statements of work and terms & conditions), NDAs, MSAs, framework agreements, and other ancillary documentation
• Review duty of care and release documentation and respond to queries from the business
• Appropriate escalation of complex challenges and cases
• Support the deployment of specific Q&RM projects and initiatives

To qualify for the role, you must:

You will be provided with training and coaching on the job. We are looking for someone who has the following attributes and skills:

• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts such as non-disclosure agreements or engagement agreements or other complex contracts with an appreciation of general legal and risk management issues
• Experience of senior management and stakeholder management
• A pragmatic problem solver
• A drive to continuously build and master key technical, functional and professional skills
• Self-starter and motivated
• Ability to effectively manage a demanding workload with tight deadlines in a fast-paced, challenging and demanding environment

The following will be an advantage:

• Experience of working in a risk management role in a similar / professional services environment
• Experience of reviewing / drafting contracts

What we look for

• Someone who wants to grow into a new role at EY and develop new skills and attributes
• A passion to contribute to the growth of the wider QRM team

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.

Please note;

Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely 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 hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity& inclusiveness here . We ask because it matters!

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