Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Deal Technology - PE - Senior Director

Position: EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Deal Technology - PE - Senior Director - Multiple Locations
Location:

Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Hoboken, Houston, Los Angeles, McLean, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle

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We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.  Join EY and help to build a better working world.

** EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Deal Technology - PE -  Senior Director*
* ** The opportunity*
* 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 Deal Technology practice works on the most complex and high-profile global transactions, across a broad portfolio of clients and industry sectors. We are a group of experienced industry professionals with a background in IT who are serial transaction advisers, which enables us to bring a wealth of deep sector and functional knowledge to our clients.

As a team, we prepare and execute separation and integration plans, identify ideas and sources of value enhancement, as well as advise on risk mitigation and the successful change of operations, functions, and people.

** Your key responsibilities*
* As a Senior Director with EY-Parthenon's Strategy and Execution PE Deal Technology practice, you will be a vital member of the team executing IT focused projects. You will work directly with PE investment teams, operating partners, and portfolio CIOs, CTOs, helping them assess technology risk, scalability, and value creation potential enabled by technology in the context of an investment thesis. You'll execute projects across all PE sector investments, directing our client service team in developing and executing strategies for transactions.

You will also be focusing on business and practice development as well as developing team members to achieve their career goals.

** Skills and attributes for success*
* + Engagement Leadership - collaborate with and provide guidance to project teams comprising of colleagues from across the EY-Parthenon sub service lines.

+ Business and Commercially Driven - working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to drive value to our clients.

+ Business Development - drive client pursuits, including technical presentations and client meetings.  Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work.

+ People development - coach and mentor team members to deepen their technical expertise and support achievement of their career goals.

+ Building Relationships - Strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice, and support to key decision makers.

To qualify for the role, you must have

+ A bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or Analytics and 8 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 7 years of related work experience.

+ MBA is preferred.

+ Significant Business Systems/Enterprise Architecture, Software engineering, or M&A advisory consulting experience.

+ Excellent analytical skills and the confidence to translate complex data into meaningful insights.

+ An understanding of how Private Equity dynamics work, navigating stakeholders across investment teams, operating partners/advisors, and leaders at the Portfolio Companies

+ Experience in business integrations, divestitures, and/or carve-outs with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis.

+ Experience leading and managing in complex business environments.

+ The ability to synthesize approaches to complex integration/divestiture conflicts.

+ Excellent negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to develop long-lasting relationships both internally and externally.

+ Expertise in the following IT skillsets:

+ IT strategy

+ Enterprise or solution architecture for modern application platforms

+ Software-centric product environments (SaaS, cloud native, API based ecosystems)

+ IT Diligence

+ Software architecture and custom application development (e.g., Java, C#, Python, APIs, and Data Lake platforms such as Snowflake or Databricks)

+ Digital Technology Strategy

+ ERP and business systems (CRM, HRIS, PSA, etc.) implementation

+ Digital business enablement using digital technology enablers (i.e., advanced analytics, AI, machine learning,)

+ Middle-ware software / custom integrations

+ Cloud SaaS/PaaS strategy and delivery

+ Certifications in TOGAF®, Agile Scrum…