At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a global team in sourcing and managing external data for innovative projects.
- Company: Join EY, a leading global professional services firm focused on innovation.
- Benefits: Flexible work environment, career development, and a diverse culture.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and global teams.
- Why this job: Shape the future of data management and drive impactful change.
- Qualifications: Experience in data sourcing and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. 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 aspires to become the world’s most trusted AI-powered professional services firm, delivering transformative value to clients and employees.
To achieve this vision, all Service Lines and global regions must collaborate on strategic priorities aligned with EY’s “All In” goal: safeguarding the current US$50B revenue base while generating the next US$50B. Central to this effort is advancing data management across its lifecycle to enhance existing services and create innovative offerings.
The Data Acquisition team plays a critical role within this function, enabling EY to source, manage, and optimize strategic data needed to support global service lines, regions, and client engagements.
The opportunity: The Data Acquisition Assistant Leader acts as the primary deputy and right hand to the Head of Data Acquisition, strengthening leadership capacity, operational discipline and execution effectiveness across the function. This role blends strategic support, operational leadership, team management, and category oversight, ensuring the global sourcing of external data operates consistently, efficiently and in alignment with enterprise-wide priorities.
Your key responsibilities:
- Strategic & Operational Support: Act as the primary deputy to the Head of Data Acquisition, supporting the design, execution and continuous improvement of EY’s global external data sourcing strategy.
- Team & Assistant Leadership Responsibilities: Manage day-to-day operations of the global Data Acquisition team, including workload planning, prioritization, delivery oversight and issue resolution.
- Category Strategy & Vendor Management: Support development and maintenance of category strategies based on demand, market insights and EY’s data strategy.
- Commercial & Financial Management: Support budget planning, cost transparency and financial risk assessments across categories.
- Execution, Governance & Value Delivery: Support development of business cases, sourcing recommendations and funding requests.
Knowledge and Skills Requirements:
- Strong understanding of external data sourcing, data management and vendor ecosystems.
- Ability to support strategic planning while maintaining disciplined operational execution.
- Experience supporting or managing globally distributed virtual teams.
- Strong negotiation, relationship management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong stakeholder-facing presence.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Significant experience in data sourcing, data management, content acquisition or related fields.
What we offer you: At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.
Data Acquisition Assistant Lead employer: EY (Ernst & Young)
At EY, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters professional growth and collaboration. Located in the heart of London, our team enjoys a flexible environment with access to world-class training and development opportunities, all while contributing to meaningful projects that shape the future. Join us to be part of a diverse and inclusive community dedicated to building a better working world.
