CEF-STRATEGY - STRATEGY and INITIATIVES-ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

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Assistant Director - Manager - Strategy, Consulting Service Line
Summary: Assistant Director (Manager) will oversee and coordinate multiple strategic projects to ensure they align with the company's goals and objectives. This role involves working closely with senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders to drive the successful execution of strategic initiatives.
 

Roles and responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the execution of strategic programs, supporting leadership initiatives, assist in business strategy formulation and planning, business data analysis, etc.
• Work as a project / program manager for large business transformation projects with cross functional teams - establishing the project framework, including defining the project scope, objectives, and deliverables, developing a comprehensive project plan that includes timelines, milestones, and resource allocation
• Maintaining regular communication with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, risks, and issues. Preparing and presenting status reports to senior management and other stakeholders
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders in the organisation, understanding stakeholder needs and expectations, and ensuring that they are met 
• Manage day to day relationship and operating rhythm with the strategy competencies across EY regions to understand their business and client delivery requirements and deliver on expectations
• Assume accountability for delivering exceptional quality artefacts that align with business and client requirements
• Balancing Agile and traditional project management methodologies to fit the project / program and business environment
• Focus on building capability in the team as well as building strong relationships among GDS strategy and other country strategy teams 

Key skills
The candidate is expected to have at least 8-12 years of relevant experience in the following functional areas:

• Project Management Skills: Strong project management skills, including the ability to develop comprehensive project plans, and ensure timely delivery of project milestones.
• Proficiency in both Agile and traditional project management methodologies
• Proficiency in project management tools and software. Knowledge and proficiency in Data visualization like Tableau, Power BI would be an added advantage
• Stakeholder Management:Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, understanding their needs, and ensuring their expectations are met.Ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships at the CXO, Partner, or Functional Head level.
• Communication Skills: Impeccable communication skills are vital for effectively managing projects. This includes the ability to convey project goals, updates, and issues clearly to all stakeholders
• Analytical Skills: Strong structured problem solving and analysis skills, analyze business issues and challenges, supporting the right decision-making process
• Risk Management: Identifying potential project risks, proactive escalations and developing mitigation strategies
• Strategic Thinking: Strategic and client-centric mindset, keeping the user’s priorities and business goals as objectives. Ability to alternate between operations and overall business objectives with a growth mindset
• Thrives in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) working environment.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Flair for troubleshooting issues and finding creative solutions to drive the team and clients’ agendas forward
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational skills

Education and experience

• 8-12 years of experience in program / project management, change management, organizational development
• MBA or equivalent (Post Graduate Diploma) from a top tier B-School/ or reputed university
• Experience in consulting or a related industry
• PMP or other relevant certifications (not mandatory)
• Experience in client facing consulting roles is not mandatory but highly desirable
• Acumen for stakeholder management with ability to work with a diverse range of teams from various geographies
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Power point
   

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