GDS Consulting- Strategic Sourcing Leader

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. 

GDS FS Strategic Sourcing Leader

Position Summary

There is a marked increase in velocity of clients across sectors looking to set up a GCC or capability hub in India. They are looking for a trusted partner who could help with end to end set up of their capability - people, skills, facility, legal entity, leadership team, IT and related ancillary services.

GDS is looking to build a dedicated capability offering around Strategic Sourcing of large deals around – GCC set up support, Build Operate Transfer (BOT), TPP (Tech Preferred Provider deals. 

There is a $1B+ market opportunity as FS clients look to build capability centres offshore. The Strategic Sourcing Lead will need to be dedicated to interface with C-suite clients and take ownership of end-to-end delivery out of GDS working alongside member firms. 

Essential Functions of the job

Strategic Sourcing Lead will help build out a new capability offering around helping clients with GCC set up support, Build Operate Transfer (BOT), TPP (Tech Preferred Provider) deals. Scope of position includes:

• Pursuit Leadership for large deals
• SMR support for compliance, regulatory and tax matters
• Ancillary services set up 
• Facility set up
• Design and Build phase planning 
• Program governance and client leadership interface 
• Build a team and mentor Managers, Senior Managers across a 50+ person offshore team
• Host several client CXOs and their teams to create the conducive & collaborative environment for client innovation.
• Should be able to navigate a hybrid consulting organization and manage several stakeholder groups
• Manage advisory, build out and governance of large multiyear deals

Analytical/Decision Making Responsibilities

• Highly motivated, self-starter professional with the ability to lead large transformations across client organizations 
• The person will also work collaboratively with FS sector leaders and across clients

This job will require frequent travel.

Education & Experience

• Graduate in any discipline complemented with post-diploma study in IT or MBA
• 15+ Years overall, with minimum 3y+ Strategic Sourcing experience

Knowledge and Skills Requirements

• Has prior experience in interfacing with client leadership on large transformational offshore set ups across FS domain and modern Tech stack. 
• Must have the ability to engage with CXOs, lead large pursuits and take end to end ownership of deal making
• Experience in successfully executing large Build Operate Transfer deals
• Experience with agile, globally distributed teaming models
• Strong communication skills and able to successfully articulate technology concepts to both business and technology audience
• 10+ years in managing, building, and delivering solutions preferably for Financial Services clientele.
• Proven ability to nurture and build teams across clients and sustain teams for longer period
• Experience in reviewing decisions and articulate pros/cons of technology options based on personal experience, industry knowledge, and best practices.
• Proven track record in program governance of large multiyear programs 

This job will require frequent travel.
 

EY | Building a better working world 

 
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.