Senior Manager Consulting

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Organisations are having to become much more adaptable to change as they face new workforce challenges as a result of globalisation, changing demographics, emerging technology including AI, innovation and regulatory demands. We believe the People Agenda is at the heart of successful change. EY People Consulting help organisations to put humans at the centre of their transformation agenda enabling them to align culture and leadership to their purpose, develop necessary skillsets and mindsets, and build adaptability through continuous change and learning.

We are a global network with more than 11,000 employees in more than 130 countries, offering deep industry knowledge and experience to more than 2,000 corporate clients worldwide. Within the UK, we have over 400 consultants advising clients across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors on their most challenging workforce problems.

We are looking for those who share our values, believe in the importance of the people agenda and have experience across organisation and workforce transformation and transactions, change management, communications and learning to join us in People Consulting.

We are seeking a Senior Manager level consultant across a range of levels with experience in leading business change and organisation transformation.

You will be a leader in a client facing team that has cross-sector experience, working with global household name clients on the most complex transformation programmes to deliver better business, environmental and people outcomes for long‑lasting results. Now more than ever, clients want to understand how change affects their people. As part of the team you will be skilled at helping clients take a ‘human‑centred’ approach to achieve successful transformation.

Using the latest innovations, you will partner with clients on their biggest challenges to find people‑centric solutions that work for their organisation – from implementing culture, new operating models, technology and people change, to communication strategies and leadership development.

• Active member of the wider leadership team to define project scope and execute delivery with clients, the People Consulting team and wider stakeholders
• Independently analysing complex problems and presenting solutions to clients and the wider team
• Structuring and managing projects and programmes of transformation
• Managing project commercials, risks and issues
• Leading teams and developing our people to help them reach their potential
• Building strong relationships, especially with peers and leaders from client organisations and across the EY network
• Building our business and generating profitable revenue by winning work through fostering strong client relationships, account leadership and leading/contributing to proposals
• Contributing innovative ideas to expand our People Consulting service offerings to clients and positively impact client engagements
• Keeping up to date on relevant market trends, key functional and technical skills and proactively sharing this knowledge with others
• Being an active leader in the EY Workforce Advisory Community, assisting with the integration and inclusion of team members and operating as a part of a high performing team
• Visibly demonstrating our values through your day‑to‑day behaviours and challenging where these are not demonstrated in others

• Passionate about working with clients to find people‑centred solutions
• Be professional, quickly establishing personal credibility and demonstrating expertise
• Resilient and able to work under pressure to deliver pragmatic solutions that are acceptable to all stakeholders
• Comfortable leading in a virtual environment – both with the team and with clients
• Versatile, willing to work across business sectors to help our clients and grow your own capability
• Curious…