Executive, SSG, EY Parthenon

Executive (Junior Manager) – Tech – Strategy and Execution – EY Parthenon

Our Technology team sits within the Strategy and Execution team, EY’s leading market group that provides Technology, Operations and Financial advice to corporate and private equity firms seeking to acquire, divest or restructure businesses. The team comprises advisors with specialist commercial, operational, software, technology, cyber, finance and transaction experience.

The Technology team has competencies in Product & technology, Enterprise technology and Cybersecurity:

• Product and technology provides investment and acquisition guidance to clients across commercial, product, and technical topics needed to assess and advise companies in the "software economy".
• Enterprise technology assesses major technology risks and opportunities related to a transaction across key areas of enterprise technology holistically, including enterprise and business systems, infrastructure, data and reporting, tech operating model and tech spend.
• Cybersecurity focuses on understanding the business operating model, then applying our experience, benchmarks and tools to determine where Cyber is critical to the brand, operations, assets and applicable regulations.

The team has completed hundreds of successful projects and provides a unique capability to help companies make critical choices and complete successful transactions.

The opportunity

We are seeking to expand our team with IT consultants who work across sectors including Private Equity, Digital and Telecoms. As an Executive (Junior Manager) you will advise clients across all sectors, supporting key decision makers in developing and executing strategies for transactions using your technical skills across the M&A transaction lifecycle, including pre‑deal diligence, portfolio review and corporate carve‑outs & integrations.

Your key responsibilities

As an Executive within our Strategy and Execution team, you will assist in engagement delivery across sectors and business situations. You will use your knowledge of technical IT topics and work on buy‑side and sell‑side mandates across the transaction lifecycle. You will collaborate with broader teams across Strategy and Transactions (such as operational and financial due diligence) to deliver integrated insights.

Skills and attributes for success

• Contribute to pre‑deal (e.g., technology due diligence, carve‑out planning), post‑deal (e.g., sign to close, integration planning, synergy tracking) and value creation (e.g., cost reduction, tech‑enabled VC) engagements across all sectors.
• Handle the engagement’s most critical studies and lead junior team members. You may coach/mentor junior members, conduct industry research, perform qualitative and quantitative analysis, or participate in client discussions.
• Work with engagement lead to develop hypotheses, insights, and key findings critical to the engagement.
• Execute qualitative and quantitative analyses (e.g., IT spend analysis and benchmarking, organisational capabilities, technology capabilities) to support the formulation and validation of strategic recommendations.
• Perform secondary research using various sources (e.g., analyst reports, market research reports, news articles).
• Analyse business plans and pro‑forma financial models to help identify key assumptions and drivers.
• Engage in business origination activities, including pitches, proposals and presentations.
• Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting, retaining and training current and future staff.

Qualifications

• Broad knowledge and deep understanding of one or more core aspects of a typical IT function, including Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy and Governance, Systems Integration and Application Development, IT Service Delivery, IT Infrastructure, IT Financials and the dynamics of an IT function.
• Proven experience and ability to communicate with clarity and impact to senior stakeholders. Demonstrable through experience working on large projects with senior visibility, success at presenting technical topics to non‑technical audiences or speaking at events.
• Ability to deliver high‑quality work products, including databooks, reports or client‑ready materials, with strong attention to detail and the ability to self‑review for accuracy.
• Ability to analyse and triangulate multiple data sources, generating clear, actionable insights and "so‑what" recommendations that support client decision‑making.
• Flexibility with working locations, and the ability to learn quickly and leverage skills in new situations.
• Experience with transactions, ideally in performing IT Due Diligence and/or IT post‑merger integration, separation/carve‑out assignments, is useful but not a must.

What we are looking for

You will be a trusted business consultant to our clients and use your knowledge of multiple IT technologies to work closely to their needs. Your agility to adapt to a fast‑paced environment and ability to build trust with the team and clients will be key to the role. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

What working at EY offers

• 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.

EEO statement

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