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Senior Consultant, People Consulting, Financial Services, London
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.
Help leading financial services organisations shape the future of work. Join our People Consulting team to solve complex organisation, workforce and people transformation challenges, while delivering practical outcomes that support a better working world.
The opportunity
As a Senior Consultant, you’ll work across our People Experience and Workforce Transformation solutions, supporting leading financial institutions with organisation design, workforce strategy, employee experience, culture, change and capability. You’ll lead workstreams, build trusted stakeholder relationships, develop evidence-based recommendations, contribute to business development and support junior team members.
Your key responsibilities
• Lead workstreams across workforce and people transformation engagements, applying strong consulting, analytical and project management skills.
• Design and deliver solutions across organisation design, workforce transformation, strategic workforce planning, change, communications, culture and employee experience.
• Manage delivery activities including planning, governance, status reporting, risks and issues, stakeholder engagement and quality assurance.
• Build trusted client relationships and produce high-quality deliverables, reports and communications.
• Contribute to proposals, pitches and broader business development, identifying opportunities to expand client relationships.
• Coach junior team members and contribute to initiatives that support the growth of People Consulting and the wider EY business.
Skills and attributes for success
• Strong stakeholder management, with the confidence to provide robust advice, constructive challenge and clear communication.
• Strong project management and analytical skills, with proficiency in producing reports, papers, presentations, spreadsheets and client deliverables.
• Creative and design thinking, using agile and user-centred approaches to solve complex problems and deliver practical outcomes.
• Excellent business and commercial acumen, supported by strong written, verbal and presentation skills.
• A growth mindset, curiosity and the confidence to challenge established practices constructively.
To qualify for the role you must have
• Relevant experience gained in professional services, a global or specialist consultancy, an internal HR or organisation design role, or a related financial services role with exposure to large-scale transformation.
• Experience across a combination of organisation design, workforce transformation and people-centred change.
• Experience managing stakeholders and delivering structured analysis and high-quality outputs.
• Experience leading or contributing to project workstreams in a collaborative team environment.
Ideally, you’ll also have
• Experience in operating models, strategic workforce planning, capability mapping, organisation assessment or organisational effectiveness measures.
• Experience designing and delivering change, communications, culture or employee experience interventions.
• Experience facilitating leadership sessions, developing implementation roadmaps or mobilising transformation delivery.
• An understanding of workforce and organisation design implications arising from mergers, acquisitions or divestitures.
What we look for
We value diverse experiences and perspectives and recognise that no candidate will have every skill listed. We’re looking for curious, collaborative individuals who enjoy solving complex people and organisational challenges and combine strong analysis, problem-solving and communication with a willingness to learn and grow.
What we offer
We offer a competitive remuneration package that recognises individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package supports flexible working and career development. Through 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.
• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
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