Assistant Director - Strategy and Initiatives

As an Assistant Director (Manager) at EY, you will oversee and coordinate multiple strategic projects to ensure alignment with the company's goals and objectives. This role involves close collaboration with senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and external stakeholders to drive successful execution of strategic initiatives. Your responsibilities will include managing and overseeing the execution of strategic programs, supporting leadership initiatives, assisting in business strategy formulation, planning, and business data analysis. You will work as a project/program manager for large business transformation projects with cross-functional teams, establishing project frameworks, defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables, developing comprehensive project plans, timelines, milestones, and resource allocation. Maintaining regular communication with stakeholders, providing updates on project progress, risks, and issues, as well as preparing and presenting status reports to senior management and other stakeholders will also be part of your role. Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders in the organization, understanding their needs and expectations, and ensuring they are met, will be crucial. Additionally, you will manage day-to-day relationships and operating rhythm with the strategy competencies across EY regions to understand their business and client delivery requirements and deliver on expectations. You will assume accountability for delivering exceptional quality artefacts that align with business and client requirements. Balancing Agile and traditional project management methodologies to suit the project/program and business environment will also be essential. Key skills required for this role include strong project management skills, proficiency in Agile and traditional project management methodologies, proficiency in project management tools and software, stakeholder management, impeccable communication skills, analytical skills, risk management, strategic thinking, ability to thrive in a VUCA working environment, problem-solving skills, meticulous attention to detail, and strong organizational skills. To be successful in this role, you are expected to have at least 8-12 years of relevant experience in program/project management, change management, and organizational development. An MBA or equivalent from a top-tier B-School or reputed university is required. Experience in consulting or a related industry, PMP or other relevant certifications, proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, and acumen for stakeholder management with the ability to work with diverse teams from various geographies are also desirable. Join EY to build an exceptional experience for yourself and contribute to creating a better working world for all.,