EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Tech PE Value Creation - Associate

Location:

New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco

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EY-Parthenon’s unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity.

With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, Boards, Private Equity and Governments every step of the way – enabling you to shape your future with confidence.

Within EY-Parthenon's Strategy and Execution sub service line, the Tech Private Equity Value Creation team is a specialized group focused on unlocking growth and operational efficiency for private equity portfolio companies. The team works primarily with PE-backed, SaaS businesses in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) sector.

Our team partners with management teams to identify critical business challenges, uncover actionable insights, and develop strategic and tactical recommendations, typically supporting execution planning and, in many cases, helping drive implementation. This is a high-impact, fast-paced environment where consultants play a key role in delivering results and shaping client outcomes.

As an Associate in EY-Parthenon’s Strategy and Execution Tech Private Equity Value Creation practice, you will be a vital member of the team executing operational focused projects. Your responsibilities will include:

• Conduct structured, data-driven analysis to identify root causes and quantify opportunities using Excel and other tools.

• Drive structured analysis to identify root causes, quantify opportunities, and develop actionable, data-backed recommendations across go-to-market, pricing, customer success, product, and operations.

• Develop and test hypotheses to address complex business problems across go-to-market, pricing, customer success, product, and operations.

• Prepare client-ready deliverables and contribute to presentations with increasing independence.

• Support Directors and Partners by preparing materials and insights that help them show up well-informed and impactful at client meetings.

• Take ownership of discrete work streams and begin to lead internal and client discussions with limited oversight.

• Collaborate with cross-functional client teams and EY-Parthenon colleagues to drive alignment and momentum.

• Leadership – a proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership of work streams and contribute ideas; ability to guide junior team members and support team cohesion.

• Comfort in ambiguity – ability to bring structure and clarity to unfamiliar or evolving situations.

• Commercial acumen – strong business judgment and an understanding of how to drive value for clients.

• Agility and results orientation – thrive in dynamic environments and adapt quickly to new information or shifting priorities.

• Communication and storytelling – ability to distill complex analyses into clear, compelling narratives for clients.

• Industry fluency – familiarity with the TMT landscape, particularly B2B SaaS business models and operating challenges.

• Learning mindset – eagerness to grow through feedback, coaching, and hands‑on experience.

• Relationship building – ability to build trust and credibility with team members and client stakeholders.

• Analytical rigor – comfort working with large datasets, developing hypotheses, and synthesizing insights.

• Project contribution – ability to manage tasks independently while contributing to broader team goals.

• Entrepreneurial spirit – curiosity and initiative to explore new ideas and challenge the status quo.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or Analytics and 1 year of related work experience; or…