Market Facing Director - Wealth & Asset Management Technology Consulting (WAM)

Job Description

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Market Facing Director – Wealth & Asset Management Technology Consulting (WAM)

Role Purpose

As a Market Facing Director in WAM Technology Consulting, you will drive market growth, client relationships, and large-scale transformation delivery across wealth and asset management clients.

You will operate at the intersection of strategy, technology, and delivery, shaping complex transformation programmes (e.g. front-office platforms, data/Aladdin ecosystems, operating model change), while building trusted relationships with C-suite stakeholders.

This role combines:

• Market leadership and pipeline origination
• End-to-end transformation ownership (strategy → execution)
• Deep domain and technical authority in WAM platforms and architecture

The Opportunity:

You will play a central role in building EY’s WAM Technology Consulting franchise, helping clients:

• Modernise investment platforms, data ecosystems, and operating models
• Navigate complex vendor/platform landscapes (e.g. Aladdin, front office, data platforms)
• Enable AI-ready, scalable and resilient technology environments

You will work with leading asset managers, wealth managers, and investment platforms to deliver technology-enabled transformation at scale

Your responsibilities

1. Market leadership and Growth

• Build and sustain trusted C-suite relationships (CIO, COO, CTO)
• Originate and shape complex deals and multi-year transformation programmes
• Lead business development, pipeline growth and proposition development
• Elevate EY’s brand through thought leadership, industry engagement and client events

2. Technology Strategy & Transformation

• Define target state architectures and transformation roadmaps
• Shape enterprise technology strategies and operating models
• Develop robust business cases and value propositions
• Advise on platform strategy (build vs buy, vendor selection, integration approach)

3. Domain & Platform Architecture Leadership

• Lead design of end-to-end WAM technology architectures, including:
• Front office / investment platforms (e.g. Aladdin ecosystem)
• Data platforms and analytics
• Integration patterns (APIs, event-driven)
• Define interoperability, governance, and scalable solution design

4. Programme & Delivery Leadership

• Sponsor and oversee large, complex transformation programmes
• Act as the bridge between business and technology stakeholders
• Ensure alignment between:
• Fast-cycle digital initiatives
• Core platform transformation and release cycles
• Assure risk, quality, controls and delivery outcomes

5. Practice & Capability Development

• Build and grow WAM Technology Consulting capability:
• Develop offerings, assets, and propositions
• Lead high-performing teams and communities of practice
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues and future leaders

Skills & Experience – Required

• Proven track record delivering large-scale technology transformation in WAM or Financial Services
• Deep expertise in investment / wealth platforms, data ecosystems, and architecture
• Strong commercial leadership experience:
• Pipeline creation
• Deal shaping
• Delivery oversight
• Ability to operate at C-suite level, influencing strategic and technology decisions
• Strong consulting skillset:
• Stakeholder management
• Communication and storytelling
• Problem structuring

Domain Expertise

• Wealth & Asset Management technology landscape:
• Front office / portfolio management
• Data & analytics
• Platform transformation (e.g. Aladdin ecosystems, alternatives platforms)
• Strong understanding of:
• Technology modernisation approaches
• Integration and architecture patterns
• Evolving industry landscape (AI, GenAI, cloud)

Ideally, you will also have

• Experience leading platform-led transformation (vendor + bespoke integration) such as Blackrock Aladdin, State Street Alpha/Charles River, Simcorp Dimension, Bloomberg AIM, Factset, Finbourne, eFront, Aladdin Wealth, Avaloq, FNZ, SS&C, SECCL, SEI, Iress, Objectway and others
• Exposure to AI-enabled operating models and data-driven transformation
• Knowledge of regulatory and risk considerations in FS technology
• Experience building consulting propositions and growing practices

Success Measures (KPIs)

• Growth in qualified pipeline and win rates
• Strength of C-suite client relationships
• Successful mobilisation and delivery of large programmes
• Adoption of standardised architecture patterns and solutions
• Contribution to practice growth and capability development

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and consulting services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

Apply now.

Who we are

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us and shape the future with confidence.

Apply now.

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