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We are looking for a skilled professional with 10-12 years of experience to lead our team as an Assistant Director in the Global Delivery Services (GDS) division, focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Integration & Separation, and Business Development. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business development, project management, and financial analysis. ### Roles and Responsibility Lead end-to-end execution of post-deal integration and separation engagements. Demonstrate excellent project execution skills, including day-one readiness, cross-functional workplans, interdependencies, operating model, TSAs, synergy assessment, standalone costing, and project management. Lead multi-functional medium to large-scale M&A project teams through all phases of project governance, requirements definition, and risk analysis. Conduct industry, sector, and deal analysis to identify the right portfolio mix and opportunity areas. Create work products documenting engagement procedures performed against objectives. Build relationships with EY offices globally and demonstrate knowledge of regional practices. Provide guidance on projects and mentor a team of TSE professionals, conducting timely performance reviews and developing other professionals by providing effective performance feedback and training. Drive technology adoption on key engagements and promote cross-collaboration across teams, collaborating with on-shore team members to develop applicable methodologies, tools, approaches, points of view, thought leadership, and accelerators to differentiate EY in the marketplace. ### Job Requirements Post Graduate degree in business, accounting, finance, engineering, computer science, or a related field from a premier institute. Understanding of M&A life cycle, integration, and separation of a business post-announcement of transaction, cross-border M&A. Strong understanding of key sectors, including upcoming trends. Financial analysis experience, with the ability to link detailed operational analysis to financial statements. Skill to synthesize approaches to complex carve-out and integration conflicts. Excellent problem-solving, project management, facilitation, and interpersonal skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong executive presence with good networking and negotiation skills. Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Working knowledge of analytical tools such as PowerBI, Smartsheets, Power Query, Python, Macros is preferred. Analytical capabilities – knowledge of how to synthesize large amounts of data, develop hypotheses, test those hypotheses, and use them to facilitate conversations with client executives. Willingness to undertake international travel as per business requirements. Project management skills are desirable. Strong communication and presentation skills are desirable. Ability to adopt new tools and technology is desirable.
