Senior Manager Management and Technology - Financial Services

Senior Manager - Deal Management and - Financial Services, London

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Deal Management and Technology (DMT) – Senior Manager

At EY, we are committed to helping our clients shape their future with confidence in an increasingly uncertain world. As AI, technological advancements, shifting consumer preferences, and evolving geopolitical dynamics drive significant change, we stand ready to guide organizations through these complexities. Our purpose is to build a better working world—not only for our clients and communities but also by providing our people with exceptional and challenging development opportunities that empower them to thrive.

The Opportunity

EY-Parthenon is a leading global strategy consultancy and M&A practice. Our core offerings involve helping clients to reimagine their business models through strategic advisory services, M&A execution and enterprise-wide transformation. We offer genuine opportunities to work on some of the world’s highest profile transactions in a market leading team, combined with significant development opportunities to step up and take early responsibility.

Your key responsibilities

The Deal Management and Technology (DMT) team is a part of the EY-Parthenon practice, which provides operational advice throughout the deal lifecycle from due diligence through to deal execution and value realisation.

As a Senior Manager, you will lead engagements, working with cross-functional teams in a high-pressure environment. Your client work will include:

• Due diligence analysis and report writing, focused on operational and IT considerations and their impact on transaction rationale;
• Design, planning and execution of integration and separation programmes;
• Design, planning and execution of strategic transformation programmes.

A key part of your role will be to manage engagement economics and communicate significant issues, fees and general progress to partners and clients. Drawing on your technical skills and Financial Services experience, you will coach more junior team members and play a lead role in developing the team’s intellectual capital. You will also participate in marketing efforts by building relationships with senior clients and enhancing the team’s external brand.

Skills and attributes for success

• Financial Services expertise – at least seven years industry and/or consulting experience in a Financial Services environment.
• Change management – a proven track‑record in leading change initiatives, preferably in a transaction context.
• Strategic insight – Aware of trends in Financial Services and the M&A market and able to apply this knowledge to shape the approach for individual assignments.
• Commercial acumen – able to quickly understand the key value drivers in a business and use this insight to influence how problems are solved.
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis – able to apply sound analysis to understand how operational issues affect the investment case for a transaction.
• Operating model – able to design operating models for Financial Services businesses. Understand key drivers of operational risk and efficiency.
• Communication skills – has good verbal communication skills and is a good listener. Strong written communication skills and ability to produce high quality reports.
• Relationship management – can establish credibility and presence with client teams and can engage with them as a peer to debate operational and strategic issues. Develops long‑term relationships beyond the scope of individual projects.
• Selling skills – able to recognise opportunities and to draw on other experts within the firm to deliver an optimum solution.
• Cultural awareness – has awareness of different operating styles and cultures and reflects these in the approach to each assignment.
• Political savvy – able to understand and navigate senior level politics in order to ensure the successful delivery of client assignments. Displays sufficient authority and impact to maintain influencing behaviour in difficult situations.
• People management and teamwork –…