Senior Consultant (Manager) - EY Parthenon - Corporate Strategy - London

At EY-Parthenon, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you.

About EY-Parthenon

EY-Parthenon is a global strategy consultancy. We challenge assumptions to design and deliver strategies that help improve profitability and long‑term value. We have more than 9,000 professionals around the globe, working across three areas of focus:

• Corporate & Growth Strategy: Developing growth strategies by providing in‑depth market, competitor and customer insights.
• Transaction Strategy & Execution (TSE): Developing, evaluating and executing transaction strategies across the whole M&A and investment lifecycle.
• Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy: Rapidly creating, preserving and recovering value in urgent and complex situations.

About EY-Parthenon Corporate & Growth Strategy

We advise on a vast range of issues, such as core value propositions, competitive positioning, and growth strategies. EY-Parthenon Strategy employees enjoy unparalleled contact with influential and highly experienced professionals within the firm, as well as at clients’ organisations across a multitude of sectors. The London office focuses on Education, Industrials & Energy, Health Sciences & Wellness, Retail & Consumer Goods, and Technology, Media & Telecom.

The Work

Our current work is typically focused on applying our deep sector & strategy knowledge to various types of projects, including:

• Strategy development and assessment
• Market entry strategy and opportunity sizing
• Product and business unit strategy development
• Divestment options analysis

You'll work with a high‑performing, integrated team which focuses on a variety of global and local corporate clients and private equity clients. You'll have a diverse range of stretching experiences which will give you continuous learning and development opportunities as well as a great sense of achievement.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Consultant, you will play a critical leadership role in all of the firm’s work. EY-Parthenon has a very flat structure which will allow you to become actively involved in many levels of client work. You will often be the primary contact for clients, responsible for developing and executing work plans, and managing associates. Given the demands of such an accelerated role, your skills as a consultant are highly tuned in the areas of analytics, communications, teamwork, and leadership.

Internally, you will have leadership responsibilities in areas like recruiting, training, professional development, etc. You will also typically be involved in key strategic initiatives such as the establishment of new practice areas and the generation of proprietary intellectual capital.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Independently perform primary and secondary research including data gathering, interviews, and surveys.
• Plan and develop analytics, both qualitative and quantitative.
• Develop ‘the story’ – the output to narrate the solution to the client’s problem – including written output (slides).
• Manage relationships with client stakeholders.
• Foster an inclusive culture throughout the team and within engagements.
• Develop a community within the team – volunteering to support initiatives such as Learning, Operations, Resourcing, Recruitment, etc.
• Counsel Associate Consultants to provide career direction and guidance.

Skills and attributes for success

Successful candidates are intellectually curious, passionate about solving complex problems, hardworking, and have an enthusiastic and approachable demeanour with an entrepreneurial mindset. They are great communicators, collaborate well with people and teams, and have a real desire to both learn and coach others.

To qualify for the role, you must:

• Be educated to bachelor’s degree level or equivalent; a Masters/MBA/PhD qualification is helpful.
• Have a minimum of 3 years working experience in a strategy consulting, transaction advisory or corporate finance role.
• Have both quantitative and qualitative analysis skills.
• Be clear and concise in your communication skills, and be able to engage effectively with both clients and team members.
• Possess a desire and ability to solve complex and open‑ended client problems.

Ideally, you will also

• Be good at building productive working relationships with clients and EY-Parthenon team members.
• Enjoy working in a highly collaborative and fast‑paced team environment.
• Have a vitality and a passion for learning and sharing knowledge.
• Demonstrate good business acumen and experience, ideally across different sectors.
• Have the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments.

What we offer

We offer an attractive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package supports flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well‑being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

Continuous learning: Through continuous training, coaching and mentorship, you’ll develop the mindset and skills needed to accelerate your career and become a transformational leader.

Real exposure: Opportunities to work on a wide range of projects and be exposed to a number of different business models, industries and companies.

Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.