A consulting firm Ernst & Young is seeking a Strategic Initiatives Leader.
Reporting to the Knowledge Strategy, Talent and Operations Leader, you will lead, manage and deliver high value and complex initiatives aligned to our EY Knowledge Next Wave strategy to enhance the impact of EY Knowledge. You will direct and oversee a small team of program managers, the end to end execution of complex initiatives, collaboration with senior leadership and facilitate reporting and milestone tracking to share progress, demonstrate impact and escalate concerns and risks promptly to senior leadership for discussion and remediation. This position is a member of the EY Knowledge leadership team and will contribute to annual integrated knowledge planning to ensure alignment.
Your Key Responsibilities
As a strategic partner with and governed by the EY Knowledge executive leadership team, you will work independently to provide deep programmatic rigor and insight to rapidly lead, execute and deliver high impact and transformational business initiatives aligned to EY Knowledge and Next Wave priorities
Bring diverse and thought-provoking perspectives, apply strategic thinking and analytical skills to explore, develop, gain agreement, and facilitate the implementation of solutions
Engaging with and challenging a wide range of EY Knowledge stakeholders to provide support for strategic planning and execution of high priority projects, with responsibility for driving the alignment and connectivity of programs and projects across EY Knowledge
Developing a credible internal brand to become recognized within EY Knowledge as a functional subject matter expert who solves business issues, accelerates action and drives change and benefits
Skills And Attributes For Success
Expertise in the areas of Project Management, Strategy, Technology, Process Improvement, Organization Design, and Organizational Change Management (including change impact assessment, stakeholder management, and communications planning) to contribute to the success of initiatives
Strong strategic leadership capabilities, managing dispersed, virtual teams and global programs, generating and sharing creative ideas and solutions, resolving complex issues, overcoming obstacles and in clarifying purpose, objectives and scope
Strong project management, time management and organizational skills, with an ability to coordinate multiple projects and initiatives at one time
Understanding of the business and demonstrated commercial acumen using commercial language that presents knowledge activities in the context of business objectives
Strong stakeholder management and be confident working with and influencing senior global stakeholders demonstrating an ability to positively influence and manage expectations
To qualify for the role you must have
Strong program management leadership skills, able to make demonstrated progress at pace, and achieve agreed outcomes
A commercial mindset, connecting content to identified business priorities
Be confident working with and influencing senior global stakeholders using your transformation and change program experience to understand and incorporate business priorities and demonstrate an ability to positively influence and manage expectations
Ideally, you’ll also have
The ability to energize, influence and advance the many involved parties to positively align with implementation and change plans
Client service or experience in other CBS functions (Markets, PES, etc.) an advantage
What We Look For
A seasoned consulting or strategy professional who is highly organized, results focused and enjoys the challenge of operating agilely, incorporating unexpected or last-moment requests into day to day operations
A trusted business advisor willing to work collaboratively in scoping, ideating and framing opportunities, backed up with solid implementation experience that executes and delivers the desire business outcomes
A leader who will thrive on partnering with our EY Knowledge leadership to help confidently solve for our most complex EY Knowledge challenges, drive transformational change and deliver benefits to our EY Knowledge team.
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