EY Parthenon Strategy Engagement Manager Automotive and Industrials

Location: 1 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AF

Vacancy: Engagement Manager

https://www.ey.com/en_uk/strategy-transactions/growth-strategy

At EY-Parthenon, 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 us become even better. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

About EY-Parthenon

EY-Parthenon is a global strategy consultancy. We challenge assumptions to design and deliver strategies that help improve profitability and long-term value. We have more than 9,000 professionals around the globe, working across three areas of focus:

1. Corporate & Growth Strategy: Developing growth strategies by providing in-depth market, competitor and customer insights.

2. Transaction Strategy & Execution (TSE): Developing, evaluating and executing transaction strategies across the whole M&A and investment lifecycle.

3. Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy: Rapidly creating, preserving and recovering value in urgent and complex situations.

This job opportunity relates to Corporate & growth strategy UK only. 

About EY-Parthenon Corporate & Growth Strategy

At EY-P Strategy, we put our purpose — Building a better working world — at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to using unconventional yet pragmatic thinking to deliver actionable strategies to help our clients navigate the ever-changing business landscape.

You’ll be a part of a collaborative team that contributes to transforming client businesses using cutting-edge research, analytics and AI powered tool. We work collaboratively to tackle complex challenges and shape the future of the working world. Joining our team means embodying our core values and behaviours to achieve exceptional results for our clients

We advise on a vast range of issues, such as core value propositions, competitive positioning, and growth strategies. EY-Parthenon Strategy employees enjoy unparalleled contact with influential and highly experienced professionals within the firm, as well as at clients’ organisations across a multitude of sectors. The London office focuses on Education, Industrials & Energy, Health Sciences & Wellness, Retail & Consumer Goods, and Technology, Media & Telecom.

The Work

Our current work is typically focused on applying our deep sector & strategy knowledge to various types of projects, including:

• Strategy development and assessment
• Commercial due diligence
• Market entry strategy and opportunity sizing
• Divestment options analysis

You'll work with a high-performing, integrated team which focuses on a variety of global and local corporate clients and private equity clients. You'll have a diverse range of stretching experiences which will give you continuous learning and development opportunities as well as a great sense of achievement.

The Opportunity

The EY-Parthenon Strategy team is currently seeking expand their team and recruit Engagement Managers who

will lead on commercial strategy projects as well as buy and sell-side commercial due diligence.  This role will be working with a broad range of clients in sectors spanning automotive OEMs, Auto retail and distribution, EV charging infrastructure, vehicle fleets and leasing businesses, supply chain, technology and connected vehicles/IOT, and vehicle finance.

The fast-evolving landscape across industrial products, automotive and associated clean transport, EV energy infrastructure, technology and finance, is a priority area for EY.  This ‘Future Mobility’ theme sits within EY’s broader Industrials and Energy business, and we are now growing capability, scale and market share.

The nature of the role demands a hybrid skill set that combines commercial diligence, strategy, qualitative and quantitative rigour to problem solving, with strong creative intuition and a proactive mindset. Given the rapid development of the intersecting sectors and themes, we will be looking for high levels of creative and strategic thinking, enthusiasm for the area, based on a solid foundation, ideally within one of the constituent disciplines or sectors.

You Key Responsibilities

As an Engagement Manager, you’ll typically be responsible for leading our largest client projects, shaping the deliverables, client relationships, and wider team, with the support and coaching of our directors and partners.

You’ll also be involved in developing proposals and bids, and actively contribute to EY-Parthenon thought leadership and internal operational initiatives.

This will include:

• Managing project teams of between 4-10 consultants
• Delivering impact for our clients by leading teams and executing impactful case work, whilst supporting development of the AM&M practice within EY-P Strategy
• Actively support EY-P Strategy AM&M team development, by championing AM&M within EY and to clients (e.g. via driving content) and help identify opportunities within existing clients and driving sales activity
• Working closely with wider EY teams – across Business Consulting, Tax, Strategy & Transactions and Assurance to bring the best of the firm to our clients
• Creating an inclusive culture throughout the team and within engagements
• Developing a community within the team – owning / developing an offer, or other internal practice build initiatives such as Training, Professional Development, Innovation, Recruitment, etc.
• Investing in your own development and supporting the development of others to increase EY-P’s expertise in AM&M through on the job coaching and counselling / mentoring of junior consultants in the practice area

Skills and attributes for success
Successful candidates are intellectually curious, passionate about solving complex problems, hardworking, have an enthusiastic and approachable demeanour with an entrepreneurial mind-set. We want people who are great communicators, who collaborate well with people and teams, and who have a real desire to both learn and coach others. We are looking for exciting candidates to join our team with the required characteristics.

To qualify for the role, you must:

• Have a minimum of 5 years working experience
• Have prior experience of strategy consulting, preferably with commercial due diligence experience, or have strong commercial experience and/or relevant transaction experience
• Have credible project management experience and demonstrate an ability to plan, deliver, structure, write and present work against tight deadlines
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills and experience of combining these with sector specific knowledge to solve client issues

• Be willing to share your technical and other knowledge with your team, through coaching of junior team-members helping them with on-the-job training, informal discussions and formal EY-Parthenon training modules

Ideally, you will also

• Preferably have a relevant sector focus within AM&M
• Be an excellent communicator, both oral and written with the ability to influence senior client and internal stakeholders
• Have proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Excel is required
• Have business development experience, with the ability to drive proposal development, deliver pitches and build client relationships
• Have a drive to solve complex problems with senior stakeholders
• Be an effective time manager, able to keep calm when under pressure to meet deadlines
• Be a team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels in EY and with clients, both in the UK and internationally

What we offer

We offer an attractive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: Through continuous training, coaching and mentorship, you’ll develop the mindset and skills needed to accelerate your career and become a transformational leader including:
  • Continuous and transparent dialogue about your progress
  • Detailed feedback after each project
  • A dedicated Career Development Advisor
  • A well-structured career development process
  • Personal development charters aligned to ongoing development needs discussed before for each case
  • Formal bi-annual development reviews at the CCG
• Real exposure: Opportunities to work on a wide range of projects and be exposed to a number of different business models, industries and companies
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.

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.

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