EY Parthenon Strategy Experienced Hires_Financial Services - Egypt

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The Opportunity 

 

EY-Parthenon’s Strategy team is looking for ambitious professionals to join our rapidly growing team in MENA at the Consultant level, focusing on the Financial Service industry. As part of EY Parthenon Strategy, you will have the opportunity to deliver projects that make a strong impact on the region and develop your career through a broad scope of engagements across Financial Services, mentoring and formal learning.

 

Your key responsibilities

 

In this role, you will be a key participant in work streams and engagements as you translate client needs into project tasks and deliverables.  You will work closely with financial services clients to define the objective and scope of the engagements and deliverables in consultation with your seniors. You can expect to spend most of your time working on strategy-related projects like long-term strategy roadmaps, growth strategy, market entry & expansion strategy, go-to-market strategy, business-wide digital transformation projects and more. 

Your clients may include global corporates in the financial services industry, governments and public entities, family conglomerates, and sovereign wealth funds. The EY-Parthenon Strategy team typically works directly with C-Suite executives on their strategic and transaction decisions.

 

Skills and attributes

 

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a strong blend of intellectual curiosity, analytical thinking, commercial awareness, and professional maturity. Key attributes include the ability to develop business strategies through tools like market analysis, customer research, macroeconomic forecasting, and portfolio optimization; excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively engage with clients and team members; the capacity to collect, analyze, and translate large volumes of qualitative and quantitative data into actionable plans and goals; and a collaborative mindset to motivate and counsel junior team members from diverse backgrounds.

 

Qualifications

 

• Bachelor's degree from a top-ranking school.
• A minimum of 3+ years of work experience, ideally within consulting or strategy-related work.
• Exposure to the financial services industry, either as a consultant, or working in a financial services firm with expertise in banking, insurance, wealth and asset management, FinTech, and payments
• Ability to make detailed assessments of industries, products, markets, competitors and customers to identify risks and opportunities.
• Proficiency in the English and Arabic languages, including the ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, in a professional environment.
• Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the MENA region, when necessary (approximately 25-50% of time).

 

Ideally, you’ll also have:

 

• MBA or Masters from a top tier business school.
• Prior strategy consulting or in-house strategy experience with a particular focus on client advisory or strategic planning within a professional services or similar environment.
• Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills.

 

What we look for

 

We are looking for candidates with a strong aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis and the ability to link business strategy to performance. Being a strong team player is critical, with the ability to adapt to changing requirements or deadlines in support of our clients’ goals.

 

What we offer

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment and fuel your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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