Manager - Digital Infrastructure - TMT - Strategy and Execution - EY-Parthenon

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is seeking a Manager for Digital Infrastructure with a focus on Telecoms, Media, and Technology (TMT). The role involves conducting operational and technical due diligence, managing integrations, and helping secure client engagements. The candidate should possess strong analytical skills and be experienced in digital infrastructure roles. This position offers competitive compensation in a dynamic, consulting environment.

Benefits

Future-focused skills development

Inclusive and empowering culture

Wellbeing prioritization

Qualifications

• Proven experience communicating with senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with management teams to align on objectives.
• Strong written skills and experience in report production.

Responsibilities

• Conduct operational and technical due diligence.
• Prepare pitches and presentations for client engagements.
• Manage post-deal integration and separation processes.

Skills

Proven experience in TMT-focused roles

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Knowledge of latest industry trends

Strong financial acumen

Experience leading project teams

Ability to drive innovation and change

Job description

Manager - Digital Infrastructure - TMT - Strategy and Execution - EY-Parthenon

Location: London

Requisition ID: 1634610

Senior Executive (Manager), Digital Infrastructure (TMT), Strategy & Execution, EY-Parthenon

At EY-Parthenon, our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions, tax and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity. With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, boards, private equity and governments every step of the way.

EY’s market leading Strategy and Execution (S&E) team provides Technology & Operations advice to
corporate and private equity firms who intend to acquire, divest or restructure businesses to improve their value. The team comprises advisors with specialist commercial, operations, technical and deal / transaction experience from industry, advisory and audit backgrounds.

Your key responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled professional with expertise in Telecoms, Media, and Technology (TMT) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of technology at an architectural level and the ability to apply this knowledge to the transactions space. This role involves conducting operational and technical due diligence, as well as managing post-deal integration and separation processes.

You will play a crucial role in business origination, including preparing pitches and presentations, and attending client meetings to help secure engagements. You will work in a transaction environment, operating under tight M&A timeframes and demands, and be familiar with working in a large-scale consulting environment or industry role. Leveraging your prior technology sector knowledge, you will work on projects across operational and technical due diligence, post‑deal integration and separation, technology transformation and AI.

Skills and attributes for success

• Proven experience in TMT-focused roles, especially in digital infrastructure.
• Develop experience across a range of engagements including operational and technical due diligence for transactions and managing post-deal integration and separation processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Knowledge of latest industry trends such as fibre network architecture, data centre design, OSS/BSS transformations, agentic AI, GPUaaS.
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulations such as OpenAPIs, connectivity protocols, wholesale pricing, competition dynamics, spectrum allocations, infrastructure build requirements etc.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to analyze and interpret financial data related to technology transactions.
• Lead blended project teams comprising colleagues from our transactions and advisory practices as well as leading meetings with senior client stakeholders to advise, shape and drive the strategy and planning for integration, carve‑out / separation and operational restructuring.
• Contribute to management of each engagement, including commercials and risk.
• Be familiar working in a large-scale consulting environment or industry role where you can demonstrate the ability to perform and summarise analysis into management insights and recommended actions at pace.
• Drive innovation and transformational change within companies to unlock new sources of value.
• You would act as a role model and support development of junior team members, coupled with the recruitment and training responsibilities.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Proven experience and ability to communicate with clarity and impact to senior stakeholders. This may be demonstrable through leading large projects with senior visibility, success at presenting technical topics to non‑technical audiences or speaking at events.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with company management teams and other stakeholders to align on value creation objectives and strategies.
• Strong written skills and experience of producing and reviewing high calibre reports, papers, presentations and thought leadership.
• A track record of successful project delivery in corporate businesses where you are responsible for managing project team members and vendors.
• A broad range of technology knowledge and experience including infrastructure, applications, databases and networks, with demonstrable expertise across at least one of these domains.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in building strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice and support to key decision makers.
• Professional services / consulting experience within Transactions: due diligence, value creation, carve‑out or integrations experience.
• Experience in designing, implementing or deploying technology solutions such as new IT platforms, digital tooling or hardware technologies.
• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Experience in supporting sales and business development processes for professional services projects in a large‑scale consulting environment.

What we offer you

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. Learn more about careers at EY-Parthenon.

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

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