Strategy and Execution Assistant Director

Location: New York, Boston and Chicago

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Strategy & Execution Assistant Director

EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities. At EY, 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. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The opportunity

The Strategy & Execution Assistant Director sits in the US/Latam/Israel (USLI) Office of Strategy & Execution (OSE), EY’s internal corporate strategy function that works directly with senior leadership to shape and drive the firm’s most important strategic decisions. The OSE brings analytical rigor and market insight to EY’s decision-making and related processes.

The OSE consists of four inter-related pillars: Strategic Intelligence, Strategic Execution, Portfolio Management and Capital Allocation, and Corporate Development. This role provides exposure to all by driving strategic initiatives in partnership with team leadership through research, coordination, analysis, storytelling, and implementation. Typical team projects include firm ambition planning and performance monitoring, business unit-level strategy, competitive intelligence, transformation, integrated planning, capital allocation, scenario planning, and ad hoc analysis of important issues.

The Strategy & Execution Assistant Director will play a key role in shaping the future of the firm, work in collaborative team environments, and report to the Director of Strategy & Execution.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Translate complex information into clear, structured workplans, summaries, and presentations
• Use internal and external data and qualitative inputs to support insight generation
• Facilitate collaboration, issue resolutions, and alignment between OSE and key stakeholders in our business units and functions
• Leverage business knowledge and be an active contributor to project execution and stakeholder engagement
• Help prepare materials and summaries for senior stakeholder communication
• Manage the completion of strategic projects, ensuring timely and accurate deliverables

Skills And Attributes For Success

• A foundational understanding of the professional services industry
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work directly with senior stakeholders
• Comfort working in a matrix environment and with some level of ambiguity
• A proactive approach to problem solving and a willingness to learn
• Strategic and critical thinking skills
• Data-driven
• Clear communicator
• Managing and developing junior staff in alignment with firm culture and values
• A collaborative mindset
• Flexibility to shift between strategic and operational tasks

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor’s degree and / or MBA (preferred, but not required)
• At least 5-7 years of experience in management consulting or corporate strategy in a large organization
• Knowledge of strategy development frameworks and analysis tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau)

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. Learn more.

• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $100,000 to $187,000. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $120,000 to $212,500. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
• Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
• Under our flexible vacation policy, you’ll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances. You’ll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

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

EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.

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EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities.

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