Location: Raleigh, Charlotte, Chicago

The opportunity

Assist our clients better define their strategic goals, objectives, and needed investments; integrate strategy, budgeting, and management reporting with a common set of metrics and operational drivers; and drive transformational change. We have a broad range of capabilities to assist clients with operational improvement, investment management, and business integration. As part of our CONSULTING GROUP team, you will join a talented group of professionals to help Financial organizations improve planning, operational, and financial performance in order to realize strategic outcomes of quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. In return, you can expect leading-class learning and development tailored to your unique interests and motivations. You'll be given all the skills, knowledge, and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people, our clients, and the communities that support us.

Your key responsibilities

As one of our Transformation Architecture advisors, you'll help our country's crucial government departments and agencies tackle their most pressing issues. Working in multidisciplinary teams, often directly with leaders of major organizations, you'll bring diverse perspectives to every challenge. We'll help you achieve your potential by supporting your professional development and giving you experience of working with a diverse range of clients. You'll have the opportunity to build your skills in Transformation Architecture while also being able to team with professionals from other parts of the organization on multidisciplinary engagements.

Skills and attributes for success

• Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business
• Foster, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships at appropriate levels
• Consistently deliver quality client services
• Drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Constantly developing your understanding of current strategy trends and processes and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues
• Understanding our clients' unique ambitions and needs and referring them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden our business relationships where possible
• Develop people and create a positive learning culture through supervision, coaching, mentoring and performance management activities

To qualify for the role you must have

• A degree (graduate degree preferred) from a leading university in business, finance, or other quantitative discipline (e.g. engineering)
• Minimum of 1 years of proven experience working with clients to design and implement enterprise strategies, such as: Operating model design; Innovation management; Enterprise economics and value creation; Customer economics, business performance and cost to serve analysis; Competitor analysis; Board/C-suite workshop facilitation; Enterprise economic and scenario modeling; Strategic goals and objective-setting; Strategic Planning process; and Strategic business portfolio design
• Strong written and verbal communications, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing industry and deep content knowledge in the Strategy area
• A forward-thinking self-motivator that thrives on new challenges and adapts quickly to learning new knowledge
• Ability to take abstract questions and issues and structure them into manageable, specific work streams and deliverables
• Experience in conducting fact-based analysis, as well as developing and testing alternative hypotheses
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a [secret/public trust] clearance or higher.
• The EY Government and Public Sector Practice's staffing model is to assign resources to projects aligned to the office within the metropolitan area you have been hired; however, in certain circumstances, travel may be required within and/or beyond your geographic region based on client and project needs. For roles within the federal practice, the flexibility to travel up to approximately 30% is preferred. Within the state, local and education practice, the flexibility to travel up to approximately 80% is preferred.

Ideally you'll also have

• Prior consulting experience with a Big 4 firm or large global institution

What we look for

We're interested in highly motivated talented individuals with a strong willingness to think outside of the box. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you'll need the motivation to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relation.

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 $69,700 to $114,800. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $83,500 to $130,600. 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.
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