The opportunity

 We are looking for a Senior Consultant or Manager within the Transaction Strategy and Execution (TSE) IT team in our Sydney office, which performs IT management consulting services for transactions. This role is offered on a flexible part-time or full-time basis.

 As part of the TSE IT team, you will provide management consulting support to clients throughout the deal lifecycle, including analysing IT environments and providing key insights from your experience as an IT professional. Our services range from complex IT M&A due diligence, M&A IT projects (post-merger IT integration, IT carve out/separation) and post deal value enhancement.

 Your key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of IT due diligence, IT post-merger integration and IT separation/carve-out assignments from inception to completion including project management and report writing
• Build and maintain effective client relationships with senior stakeholders and be accountable for a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and work products
• Support the sales lifecycle process including the client and engagement acceptance process, development of statements-of-work and proposals and pricing of engagements.
• Train, oversee and motivate a team of high-performing IT transaction professionals, working within the broader TSE team nationally
• Maintain IT industry thought leadership on relevant topics such as enterprise IT infrastructure, application migration, cybersecurity and digital and analytics

 Skills and attributes for success

• Professional experience and/or an educational background in Technology / Computer Science
• IT project management – lead project teams comprising of colleagues across multiple EY divisions
• Business and commercially driven mindset – ability to work in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate sound business acumen to drive value for our clients
• Excellent report writing – strong English language skills and the ability to produce written work of the highest quality 
• Problem-solving – ability to deal with ambiguous circumstances and take an assumptions-based approach to drive IT project outcomes
• Practice development – lead internal team initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work
• People development – coach and mentor team members to support achievement of their career goals
• Building relationships – develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior clients, with the ability to influence, advise and support key decision makers
• Technical knowledge – demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of corporate IT environments with knowledge across a number of key IT areas such as infrastructure, IT strategy, applications, software development and IT service delivery.

 Ideally, you’ll also have

• Management Consulting or Professional Services experience 
• A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics, Business, Accounting or Finance and 2-6 years of related work experience
• Experience in IT post-merger integrations, divestitures, and/or carve-outs with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Experience leading and managing projects in complex business environments
• Team leadership, experience leading small sized teams
• The ability to develop long-lasting relationships both internally and externally
• Established networking skills in a relevant industry