EY Parthenon - Strategy Realized - GPS - Director

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Job Summary:

Competitive business today is all about making intelligent, informed decisions. As a Director within EY-Parthenon you will help make that happen. You will be an important part of our diversely talented, highly experienced team and work at the forefront of high-profile transactions. The EY-Parthenon sub-service line comprises three competencies: Strategy; Transaction Strategy and Execution; and Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy. EY-Parthenon Strategy is a leading advisory organization focused on strategy consulting. We are committed to combining our unconventional thinking with our clients’ smarts to deliver actionable strategies.

 

The opportunity

In today’s complex business landscape, creativity has become a necessary ingredient for sustained success. EY-Parthenon Strategy has an ideal balance of strengths – deep and concentrated skills with broad executional capabilities, intimate client relationships with larger networks of support, and proven processes along with a progressive spirit to unlock opportunity for our clients, amplify the impact of our strategies, and make EY-Parthenon Strategy the global advisor of choice for business leaders. You have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. That’s how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders, and in so doing, play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

EY-Parthenon’s mandate within our GPS community is to work with cities, counties, states, and federal agencies on breakthrough strategy opportunities, complex transactions, and restructurings.  We are a group of experienced Government & Public Sector professionals with a background in strategy, operations, and transactions, which enables us to bring a wealth of deep sector and functional knowledge to our clients.

 

Your key responsibilities

Directors act as the primary client contacts on EY-Parthenon Strategy teams and are responsible for translating client needs into project tasks and deliverables. Directors manage day-to-day problem-solving and team analytical activities and serve as key liaisons between consulting team members, EY-Parthenon partners, and our clients. Directors are also responsible for mentoring, inspiring and developing team staff. Additionally, Directors support the growth of the business by working alongside partners on new opportunities with potential clients, including preparing for and participating in pitch meetings, creating proposals and working on the sale process.

Our teams work on a variety of client issues. The range of assignments includes developing long-term strategies for organizations, evaluating the potential acquisition of businesses, improving educational achievement outcomes, developing new marketing channel strategies, reducing operating costs, and evaluating new business ventures.

As a Director in EY-Parthenon Government & Public Sector position you will be a vital member of the team working directly with the Sector Leader to develop and implement the sector strategy and agenda.   In this role you will,

• Play a leadership role in helping grow the EY-Parthenon Strategy business.
• Define the objective and scope of strategy engagements and client deliverables in consultation with the partner.