Assistant Director, AI Strategy - EY-Parthenon

EY; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is seeking an Assistant Director for AI Strategy. In this role, you will lead AI and digital transformation initiatives and collaborate with clients to enhance their business performance. The ideal candidate will have a strong consulting background, expertise in AI technologies, and excellent management skills. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of businesses using innovative solutions.

Benefits

Skills development

Inclusive culture

Global impact opportunities

Qualifications

• Expertise in consulting with a focus on value creation.
• Understanding complex digital/AI changes.
• Experience in large scale transformation projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to understand business objectives.
• Lead teams to develop comprehensive AI strategies.
• Advise on integration of AI technologies.

Skills

Consulting expertise

AI technologies understanding

Analytical skills

Project management

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

People management

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree

Job description

EY Parthenon Assistant Director – AI Strategy

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

As an AI and Digital Strategy Assistant Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and driving AI and digital transformation initiatives for our clients. You will leverage your expertise in identifying commercial and operational value creation opportunities for businesses by leveraging AI and emerging digital technology capacity to re‑imagine and transform businesses to deliver tangible performance improvement. You will lead overall projects with day‑to‑day responsibility (supported by a Partner/Director) managing multiple team members, with opportunities for fast progression with strong performance.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to understand their business objectives and challenges and identify opportunities for leveraging AI and digital technologies to define value creation opportunities to deliver superior commercial and operational business performance.
• Lead teams to develop and implement comprehensive AI strategies that align with clients’ digital transformation goals and overall business strategy.
• Advise clients on the integration of AI technologies into their existing digital ecosystems to optimize processes, enhance decision‑making, and create competitive advantages.
• Build and maintain relationships both internally and externally to bring the best of EY to our clients, with a focus on building long‑term client relationships from strategy to execution.
• Lead cross‑functional teams to design digital/AI transformation roadmaps and execute complex digital/AI transformation projects.

Skills and attributes for success

What we look for

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree.
• Demonstrated expertise in consulting (preferably strategy, operational and/or technology) focused on value creation or analogous experience in other organizations.
• Direct experience with working alongside organisations on digital, AI or related topics – understanding the complexity and levers to make digital/AI change stick and generate value.
• Track record of working on large scale transformation projects, preferably in a digital context.
• Strong conceptual understanding of AI technologies (e.g., GenAI, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision) and their application in a business context and enterprise technology architecture (including data).
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong people management and calibration capabilities.
• Willingness to travel as required to meet client needs.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Come from a commercial/operational strategy consulting environment and progressed into technology strategy.

What we offer

We will fuel your ambition and potential with future‑focused skills development that equips you with state‑of‑the‑art methodologies and technology‑enabled solutions. With more than 25,000 people in 150 countries, you will join an inclusive and empowering culture that values your uniqueness, prioritizes your wellbeing, and immerses you in the diverse thinking and cross‑cultural experiences necessary to help deliver impact to clients across the globe and to help build a better working world.

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

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