EY-Parthenon - Strategy Realized - Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility - Director

$205,000 - $235,000/Yr

Ernst & Young - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

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. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all. The exceptional EY experience. It's yours to build. EY focuses on high-ethical standards and integrity among its employees and expects all candidates to demonstrate these qualities. EY-Parthenon is one of the largest global strategy consulting organizations. EY-Parthenon's Strategy team combines deep and concentrated skills with broad executional capabilities and EY's unmatched client relationships to deliver unique value to our clients. This balance of strengths makes EY-Parthenon Strategy the global advisor of choice for many business leaders. EY-Parthenon's Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility (AM&M) practice serves a wide range of clients across the industrial products, automotive, aerospace & defense, and transportation & logistics sectors. As our AM&M strategy consulting business continues to experience very rapid growth, we seek to add experienced strategy practitioners to our organization. As a Director, you will be responsible for leading workstreams and engagements designed to help answer our corporate clients' most-critical strategic questions. You will also have the opportunity to work on deals (commercial diligence and sell side) as well as projects focused on PE portfolio company performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison to client executives to understand their strategic vision and needs
• Exercise a wide range of skills and tools to inform the development of new strategies, including market definition / segmentation, customer and competitor research, market analyses and macroeconomic forecasting
• Manage and motivate workstreams and teams with diverse skills and backgrounds
• Articulate strategic insights in writing and in presentation to client executives
• Collaboratively iterate on strategies with client executives to create fit-for-purpose roadmaps that meet their needs and vision
• Develop and mentor junior team members at the Associate, Senior Associate, and Consultant levels

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree with outstanding academic performance and at least 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 3 years of related work experience
• Previous management consulting experience required
• Ability to make detailed assessments of industry, products, markets, competitors and customers to identify risks and opportunities
• Proficiency in the English language, including the ability to listen, understand, read and communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, in a professional environment
• Effective organization and time management skills with ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines
• Willingness and ability to travel, when necessary (approximately 25-50%)

Nice-to-haves

• An MBA with two years of related work experience or graduate degree with at least three years of related work experience, with a particular focus on client advisory or strategic planning within a professional services environment
• Experience managing business strategy and M&A strategic diligence projects in complex environments
• Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package
• Medical and dental coverage
• Pension and 401(k) plans
• Wide range of paid time off options
• Flexible vacation policy allowing you to decide how much vacation time you need
• Time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence