Manager - Digital Infrastructure - TMT - Strategy and Execution - EY-Parthenon in London

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The opportunity at EY-Parthenon involves a unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, tax and corporate finance that 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.

EY’s market leading Strategy and Execution (S&E) team provides Technology & Operations advice to corporate and private equity firms who intend to acquire, divest or restructure businesses to improve their value. The team comprises advisors with specialist commercial, operations, technical and deal/transaction experience from industry, advisory and audit backgrounds.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct operational and technical due diligence, as well as managing post-deal integration and separation processes.
• Play a crucial role in business origination, including preparing pitches and presentations, and attending client meetings to help secure engagements.
• Work in a transaction environment, operating under tight M&A timeframes and demands.
• Leverage prior technology sector knowledge on projects across operational and technical due diligence, post-deal integration and separation, technology transformation and AI.

Skills And Attributes For Success:

• Proven experience in TMT-focused roles, especially in digital infrastructure.
• Develop experience across a range of engagements including operational and technical due diligence for transactions and managing post-deal integration and separation processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Knowledge of latest industry trends such as fibre network architecture, data centre design, OSS/BSS transformations, agentic AI, GPUaaS.
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulations such as OpenAPIs, connectivity protocols, wholesale pricing, competition dynamics, spectrum allocations, infrastructure build requirements.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to analyze and interpret financial data related to technology transactions.
• Lead blended project teams comprising colleagues from our transactions and advisory practices as well as leading meetings with senior client stakeholders to advise, shape and drive the strategy and planning for integration, carve-out/separation and operational restructuring.
• Contribute to management of each engagement, including commercials and risk.
• Drive innovation and transformational change within companies to unlock new sources of value.
• Act as a role model and support development of junior team members, coupled with recruitment and training responsibilities.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Proven experience and ability to communicate with clarity and impact to senior stakeholders.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with company management teams and other stakeholders to align on value creation objectives and strategies.
• Strong written skills and experience of producing and reviewing high calibre reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership.
• A track record of successful project delivery in corporate businesses where you are responsible for managing project team members and vendors.
• A broad range of technology knowledge and experience including infrastructure, applications, databases and networks, with demonstrable expertise across at least one of these domains.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience in building strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers.
• Professional services/consulting experience within Transactions: due diligence, value creation, carve-out or integrations experience.
• Experience in designing, implementing or deploying technology solutions such as new IT platforms, digital tooling or hardware technologies.
• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Experience in supporting sales and business development processes for professional services projects in a large-scale consulting environment.

You’ll be a trusted business consultant to our clients and use your deep knowledge of multiple digital technologies to work closely to their needs. Your proven project management and stakeholder management experience will be key to the role. If you’re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.

What We Offer You:

We will fuel your ambition and potential with future-focused skills development that equips you with state-of-the-art methodologies and technology-enabled solutions. With more than 25,000 people in 150 countries, you will join an inclusive and empowering culture that values your uniqueness, prioritises your wellbeing, and immerses you in the diverse thinking and cross-cultural experiences necessary to help deliver impact to clients across the globe and to help build a better working world.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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