The opportunity
This role offers the opportunity to transform asset managers, in response to the industry inflection point. We are looking for energized, motivated leaders with experience helping asset managers to transform the front, middle and back office of our clients. Working closely with our clients in large organizations; we understand what is really important, offering points of view and advice, supporting them to make change decisions, navigating the implementation of these and bringing teams along with us.
Our insights into industry good practice and how the asset and wealth management industries are evolving mean that we are the heart of strategic changes with our clients across
* Digital transformation
* Customer experience
* Growth and scalability, including into new clients, products and distribution channels
* Strategic cost transformation and operational efficiency
* Transforming to address market opportunities in Alternatives and ESG
Our engagements span from strategic assessments, health checks, target operating model designs, system/ vendor selections and implementation of these initiatives
Your key responsibilities
As a valued leader you will be: -
* Leading the delivery of a range of client assignments, often managing diverse, multi-disciplined EY project teams or workstreams
* Driving the build of EY solutions and methods
* Identifying opportunities for new business and owning the submission of client proposals for support
* Developing strong trusted advisor relationships with our clients
* Developing thought leadership
* Viewed as a team leader across EY practice and people development through activities such as recruitment, mentoring and counsellor programmes
Skills and attributes for success
* Bring Asset Management industry knowledge and experience to the client which they may not have access to internally.
* Proven delivery leadership and people leadership roles in Asset Managers
* Team player with exceptional interpersonal skills who can build rapport with the client and prove credibility
* Highly flexible with a willingness to ‘get their hands dirty’ as well as strategic thinking and leadership
* A structured approach to critical problem solving
* Excellent presentation and facilitation skills
* The ability to learn new subject matter rapidly
* Motivated and shows willingness to move career forward quickly through a variety of client interactions and assignments that will push and challenge you on a daily basis
To qualify for the role, you must have
* A successful track record leading project work in Asset or Investment Management industry, gained through experience working at an Asset Manager, a top tier consultancy, a specialist financial services consultancy
* Experience in target operating model designs
* Experience of leading sales collateral such as proposal responses (running projects to work streams with some business development (proposals, RFPs))
* Strong business writing, presentations and stakeholder management skills
* People coaching and mentoring experience
* Extensive experience of project and programme delivery.
* Deep understanding of current market trends in the Wealth & Asset Management industry and subject matter expertise in Asset Management.