EY Parthenon Strategy Senior Consultant

Ernst & Young AE; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young AE, EY-Parthenon Strategy, is seeking a senior strategy consultant to work on high-impact engagements in the Dubai office. You will translate client challenges into strategic deliverables and collaborate with senior leaders to shape long-term plans across growth, market entry, and digital transformation.

You will engage with global corporates and public entities, developing data-driven insights in English and Arabic, with travel across the MENA region as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a top-ranking university
• MBA or Masters from a top business school is a plus
• At least 3–4 years of experience in consulting or strategy-related work
• Proficiency in English and Arabic in a professional environment
• Willingness to travel within the MENA region (approx. 25–50%)

Responsibilities

• Translate client needs into project tasks and deliverables within the strategy consulting practice
• Define objective and scope of engagements in consultation with seniors
• Execute on strategy-related projects including long-term roadmaps, market entry, growth strategy, and digital transformation
• Interact with C-suite executives and directly influence strategic and transaction decisions

Skills

Market analysis

Customer research

Macroeconomic forecasting

Portfolio optimization

English & Arabic fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or Masters (preferred)

Job description

The Opportunity

In today s complex business landscape creativity has become a necessary ingredient for sustained success EY-Parthenon Strategy is a leading advisory organization focused on big-picture strategy consulting spanning areas that include long-term strategy roadmaps market entry amp expansion strategy and growth strategy We offer an ideal balance of strengths that combines deep sector and local expertise with top notch analytical and executional capabilities in addition to intimate client relationships proven processes and a progressive spirit

Your key responsibilities

• In the strategy consulting practice 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 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 which include long-term strategy roadmaps growth strategy market entry amp expansion strategy go-to-market strategy business-wide digital transformation projects commercial due diligence and greenfield projects
• Your clients may include global corporates 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

• As a strategy consulting professional you should be able to develop business strategies using tools such as market analysis customer research macroeconomic forecasting and portfolio optimization
• Review transaction rationale and or deal documents to identify critical business issues and risks relating to a proposed transaction
• Collect analyze and translate large amounts of qualitative and quantitative data into realistic plans goals and actionables

What we look for

• We are interested in highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry
• An effective communicator you ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization
• A bachelor's degree from a top-ranking university
• MBA or Masters from a top business school is a plus
• At least 3-4 years of experience, ideally within consulting or strategy-related work preferably in Energy (Oil & Gas, Power and Utilities, New Energies) and Sustainability sectors, Government and Public services
• Ability to make detailed assessments of industries, products, markets, competitors and customers to identify risks and opportunities
• Proficiency in the English and Arabic language in a professional environment
• Effective time management and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness and ability to travel within the MENA region, when necessary (approximately 25-50% of time)