EY Parthenon Strategy - Senior Consultant

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.  We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.​  Join EY and help to build a better working world.   Role: EYP Senior Consultant Location: Ireland / Dublin / Cork / Limerick / Galway Available for Work Visa Sponsorship: YES Business Area: EYP Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent     About EY-Parthenon Strategy EY-Parthenon Strategy is EY’s global strategy consultancy, with more than 9,700 professionals working across three areas of focus: corporate and business unit strategy, growth strategy, and commercial due diligence. In 2024, EY-Parthenon was ranked 6th in Vault’s Top 50 Consulting Firms to Work For. At EY-Parthenon Strategy, we put our purpose — building a better working world — at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to using unconventional yet pragmatic thinking to deliver actionable strategies in order to help our clients navigate the ever-changing business landscape. You will be a part of a collaborative team that applies the latest thinking, research, and analytics to help transform clients’ businesses and solve complex problems. Working at EY-Parthenon Strategy offers the opportunity to change how world-leading organisations do business. We advise on a vast range of issues, such as core value propositions, competitive positioning, and growth strategies. EY-Parthenon Strategy employees enjoy unparalleled contact with influential and highly experienced professionals at clients organisations, across a multitude of sectors. The below relates to applications for the EY-Parthenon Strategy Ireland team only. If you are looking to apply for Transaction Strategy & Execution or Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy, please visit the EY Careers pages to apply. The opportunity We are currently seeking applications at the Senior Consultant level. This is a unique opportunity to work with a diverse set of clients to solve their most difficult and important challenges. In EY-Parthenon Strategy, we work alongside our clients to help them prepare for the future. EY-Parthenon has a flat structure which will allow you to become actively involved in many levels of client work. The team adopts a methodical and collaborative approach with clients to jointly answer the key strategic questions they are faced with. Examples of the work you will be involved in include

Working with senior leaders at clients to help them develop their organisational strategy – including defining the organisation’s purpose, outlining its strategic objectives, identifying key customer segments, planning to enter new geographies, building new go-to-market approaches, mapping the capabilities required for success, and tracking performance Delivering commercial due diligence to support M&A transactions, on both the buy-side and the sell-side Conducting business development activities to win projects with potential clients Developing a community within the team by building initiatives, writing thought leadership, getting involved in recruitment, and supporting internal team activities

Skills and attributes for success

Successful candidates are intellectually curious, passionate about solving complex problems, hardworking, driven, have an enthusiastic and approachable demeanour, and have an entrepreneurial mindset. We want people who are creative, great communicators, who collaborate well with others, and who have a desire to learn. Some of the traits we are looking for

Ability to confidently handle ambiguity and break complex problems into their constituent parts Ability to adopt and effectively communicate a logical, structured thought process Demonstrable quantitative and qualitative analysis skills Excellent written communication skills Strong verbal communications skills, including experience presenting to senior audiences Ability