EY Parthenon Türkiye - Strategy Senior Analyst

EY-Parthenon is a strategy consultancy, committed to bringing unconventional yet pragmatic thinking together with our clients’ smarts to deliver actionable strategies for real impact in today’s complex business landscape. It is part of a global network comprising entities in 120 countries with 9,000+ professionals. Being part of EY-Parthenon offers unique career opportunities and incredible possibilities in terms of growth and international experience.

EY-Parthenon Türkiye is recently established and fast growing. This is providing new team members broader responsibilities, more exposure to clients, and overall, a significant opportunity for personal growth and development. Therefore EY-Parthenon is searching for professionals for our office in Istanbul, and as part of our EMEIA team, who are looking for entrepreneurship and responsibilities in a fast-paced environment on different levels.

The opportunity

We are looking for young strategy professionals to join our team in Turkey at the Senior Analyst level. As part of EY-Parthenon Strategy, you will have the opportunity to deliver projects that make a strong impact on the region and develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning.

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.
 

Your key responsibilities

• Be a key participant in work streams and engagements as you translate client needs into project tasks and deliverables. 
• Develop business strategies using tools such as market analysis, customer research, macroeconomic forecasting, and portfolio optimization.
• Review transaction rationale and/or deal documents to identify critical business issues and risks relating to a proposed transaction.
• Collect, analyze, and translate large amounts of qualitative and quantitative data into realistic plans, goals, and actionable.
• Work closely with clients to define the objective and scope of the engagements and deliverables in consultation with your seniors.
• Motivate and counsel junior team members with diverse skills and backgrounds.

What we look for 

We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly over several client deals across Turkey and Globally.

The ideal candidates are curious, and purpose driven. We’re looking for people, who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.

Skills and attributes for success

• At minimum, a bachelor's degree from a top-ranking school in Turkey, Europe or US with outstanding academic performance, preferably in the field of Engineering, Economics, Business Administration
• At least 2 to 4 years preferably of strategy consulting experience, preferably at a global consulting house
• Experience in working on ‘big picture’ strategy projects which includes commercial due diligence, digital transformation, growth strategy, and market strategy
• Ability to make detailed assessments of industries, products, markets, competitors and customers to identify risks and opportunities
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a practical ability to shape the business agenda and define strategic roadmaps
• Strong people and leadership skills (incl. cross-functional collaboration, team management and people development & coaching)
• Entrepreneurial spirit, team player and excellent communicator
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in Turkish and English
• Client focused mindset with career aspirations

What we offer

We offer a competitive remuneration package including fringe benefits, the opportunity to develop in a truly global environment, and an entrepreneurial opportunity to help drive the growth of EY-Parthenon in Turkey.  Plus, 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.