EY Parthenon - Strategy and Transactions, Senior Manager, Kenya 1

EY-Parthenon is EY’s global strategy consultancy with more than 7,000 professionals working across three areas of focus: corporate & growth strategy, transaction strategy & execution, and turnaround & restructuring strategy. In 2021, EY-Parthenon was ranked among the top 5 in the Vault’s Top 50 Consulting Firms.

At EY-Parthenon 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.

EY is making an unparalleled investment in the successful EY-Parthenon team, which will support accelerated growth well ahead of the market. This creates a unique opportunity to join, enjoy rapid development and promotion and build one of the most dynamic Strategy Practice in Africa.

You’ll be a part of a collaborative team that applies the latest thinking, research, analytics and methodologies to help transform clients’ businesses and solve complex business matters, driving change for tomorrow’s working world. For smart and driven candidates, working at EY-Parthenon Strategy offers the opportunity to change how world-leading organizations do business.

The opportunity:  

 The EY-Parthenon Strategy team is currently seeking expand their team and recruit Senior Managers and Directors who will be able to build on their current strategy development, transaction and commercial experience, and work on a number of diverse and demanding projects for blue chip and entrepreneurial clients.

Your skills and experience will be valuable in working with clients to navigate complexity by helping them to reimagine their eco-systems, reshape their portfolios and reinvent themselves for a better future. From idea to implementation, you will help organizations build a better working world by fostering long-term value. With the EY-Parthenon global connectivity and scale, you will help CEOs design and deliver strategies to better manage challenges while maximizing opportunities as they look to transform their businesses.

You will 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.

Key responsibilities:

 As a Director/Senior Manager, you will 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:

1. Managing strategy engagement teams effectively
2. Developing our business – identifying opportunities within existing clients and driving sales activity
3. Working closely with wider EY teams – across Business Consulting, Tax, Transactions and Assurance to bring the best of the firm to our clients.
4. Developing a community within the team – owning / developing an offer, or other internal practice build initiatives such as Training, Professional Development, Innovation and Recruitment.
5. Counselling of Managers and Consultants to provide career direction and advice.

Skills and attributes for success

 Successful candidates are intellectually curious, passionate about solving complex problems, hardworking, have an enthusiastic and approachable demeanor 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

•  Have a minimum of 12 years professional working experience from Big 4 firms or recognized global consulting firms in strategy consulting relating to purpose-led strategy, long-term value creation, business model reinvention, go-to-market strategy, market entry strategy and opportunity sizing, product and business unit strategy development, strategic cost evaluation and commercial due diligence.
• Have either a relevant commercial experience or a strong strategy consulting background.
• Have credible project management experience and demonstrate an ability to plan, deliver, structure, write and present work against tight deadlines.
• Be willing to share your technical and other knowledge with your team.

Ideally, you’ll also have

•  Be an excellent communicator, both oral and written
• Have business development experience.
• 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 coach to junior team-members helping them with on-the-job training, informal discussions and formal EY-Parthenon training modules.
• Be a team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels in EY and with clients, both in the Africa and internationally

What we look for

 We are looking for a trusted business advisor who appreciates a collaborative culture by nurturing team members through mentoring and coaching, knowledge sharing and adapting relevant ideas from previous projects or experiences. We are interested in specialist who can develop and execute corporate and growth strategy using the most innovative approach. If you want to work with a network of international specialists who are focused on designing and implementing strategy and driving strategic transformation, this role is for you.  

What working at EY offers

 As one of our valued employees in EY, you get to work with inspiring, meaningful and challenging projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. At EY we value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with an individual progression plan. You will quickly grow into a responsible role with challenging and stimulating assignments. In addition to these, you will be part of an interdisciplinary environment that encourages high quality and knowledge exchange. Furthermore, we offer excellent working conditions, in a stimulating, inclusive and enjoyable environment. We offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

About EY

 As a global leader in Assurance, Tax, Strategy and Transactions and Consulting services, we’re using expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, kindly submit your Cover letter, CV and copies of your academic and professional certificates before 8th May 2024.

Join us in building a better working world. Apply now.