Lead Analyst - Alliances Operations

EY; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a GDS Alliances Operations Lead Analyst to orchestrate governance, reporting and program management across multiple alliances within the GDS Program Operations CoE. The role emphasizes structured operations, data quality, and scalable processes to support sell, build and deliver motions.

You will collaborate with alliance leadership, finance, legal and enablement teams, tracking priorities, managing cadence and driving automation and AI-enabled improvements to reporting narratives

Qualifications

• MBA, postgraduate qualification or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required; business, tech, engineering or related discipline preferred.
• Project/PMO management certification or alliance program certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Serve as central operations and PMO support for alliance activities with disciplined tracking of priorities, timelines, risks and dependencies.
• Provide leadership teams with timely business insights through dashboards, narratives and performance metrics.
• Support governance cadences by creating agendas, preparing materials and tracking actions.
• Maintain alliance reference materials, SharePoint content and leader-ready presentations for consistent adoption.
• Coordinate with Brand, Marketing and Communications to maintain alliance-related content.
• Program manage partner tools, portals and training coordination across alliances.
• Support market development funds, co-investment processes, and related funding documentation and compliance.

Skills

Alliance operations

PMO / project management

Executive reporting

Power BI

Excel

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Generative AI tools

Data analytics

Education

MBA or postgraduate qualification

Bachelor’s degree

PM / alliance program certification

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

SharePoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title: GDS Alliances Operations Lead Analyst

Job Summary

The GDS Alliances Operations Lead Analyst will operate from the GDS Program Operations CoE and provide structured operations, governance, stakeholder coordination, reporting, content management and execution support across multiple alliances within the broader Global Alliances and Ecosystem Relationship Enablement function. The role may support selected alliances on an ongoing basis while providing flexible, needs-based support to others in response to changing business priorities. The incumbent will help alliance leadership teams run effective, insight-led and scalable operating models by tracking priorities, managing operational cadence, improving process discipline and enabling timely execution across sell, build and deliver motions. Working closely with alliance, market, finance, contracts, training, BMC and enablement stakeholders, the role will strengthen delivery consistency, improve data and reporting quality, simplify ways of working and identify automation opportunities, including the responsible use of AI-enabled tools to reduce manual effort, enhance reporting narratives and improve operational outcomes.

Essential Functions of the Job

• Serve as the central operations and PMO support point for assigned alliance activities, ensuring priorities, workstreams, owners, timelines, risks, dependencies and follow-ups are clearly captured, tracked and progressed with discipline.
• Provide assigned alliance leadership teams with timely business insights through structured reporting, dashboards and executive-ready narratives covering sales, pipeline, opportunity tagging, partner-sourced and co-sell activity, prospect tracking, key GTM wins, book of business movements, partner program measures and other relevant performance indicators.
• Support governance cadence for leadership meetings, QBRs, planning forums and operational reviews by developing agendas, storyboarding content, coordinating inputs, preparing meeting materials, capturing actions and tracking closure.
• Maintain and continuously refresh alliance reference materials, SharePoint content, leadership-ready presentations, internal updates and other enablement assets to improve findability, consistency, relevance and adoption across stakeholder groups.
• Coordinate with Brand, Marketing and Communications teams to develop, review and maintain alliance-related content, ensuring alignment with messaging standards, stakeholder expectations and partner program requirements.
• Program manage partner tools, portals and operational processes across assigned alliances, including access request tracking, issue resolution, adoption monitoring, certification and skills currency tracking, training coordination and tool administration support.
• Work with alliance investment, finance, legal and enablement teams to support applicable market development fund, co-investment and related funding processes across assigned alliances, including investment tracking, compliance monitoring, periodic reviews, documentation readiness, claims support and process adherence.
• Support alliance contract and governance activities, including initiation and tracking of localization of global agreements, program documentation, partner designation, distinction or specialization requirements, and related compliance actions in collaboration with the Ecosystem Contracts team and relevant business stakeholders.
• Partner with onshore alliance leaders and enablement contacts across assigned alliances on strategic projects, transformation initiatives, stakeholder mapping, partner offering or marketplace coordination, event or sponsorship coordination, training interventions and other priority initiatives as required.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize and improve alliance operations processes through process mapping, documentation, issue analysis, control strengthening, data quality improvement and adoption of reusable templates and playbooks.
• Leverage automation and responsible AI-enabled tools, where appropriate, to reduce repetitive manual activity, improve reporting turnaround time, support content drafting, enhance insight generation, improve follow-up tracking and enable scalable service delivery.
• Manage stakeholder expectations, communication plans and delivery commitments with clarity, responsiveness and strong service orientation across global and regional teams.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Strong understanding of alliance, ecosystem or partner program operations, preferably in a professional services, technology, consulting, shared services, GCC or global capability center environment; exposure to multiple technology partners, enterprise software, cloud, data, CRM, workflow automation, low-code platforms or digital transformation ecosystems would be advantageous.
• Working knowledge of sales, revenue, pipeline, opportunity lifecycle, partner program metrics, GTM motions, co-sell or referral activity, partner distinctions, specialization requirements and performance reporting, with the ability to interpret data and convert it into concise executive-ready insights.
• Strong program and project management skills, including planning, tracking, governance cadence management, risk and dependency monitoring, action follow-up and management of multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with Power BI, Power Automate, SharePoint, workflow tools or other reporting and collaboration platforms considered an advantage.
• Experience with continuous improvement, process simplification and operational excellence, including process mapping, SOP development, control documentation, audit readiness, root cause analysis and issue resolution.
• Ability to identify automation opportunities and apply digital tools responsibly to improve productivity, reporting quality, follow-up discipline, knowledge management and stakeholder experience.
• Practical exposure to generative AI tools for research, content development, summarization, insight generation, workflow support and productivity enhancement; preferable exposure to Agentic AI concepts, AI-enabled process automation, AI agents or Copilot-style productivity tools.
• Strong stakeholder management capability, with the ability to engage senior onshore stakeholders, anticipate needs, manage expectations and build trusted advisor relationships across functions and geographies.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, including business writing, executive presentation development, narrative building and the ability to create high-quality content with limited initial guidance.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem solving, research capability and attention to detail, with the ability to work across multiple teams to drive practical and timely resolution.
• Experience working in virtual, matrixed and multi-geography environments with cultural sensitivity, collaboration discipline and a global mindset.
• KNowledge of EY and GDS operations, organization structure, operating model, management information systems and independence concepts for internal candidates; Big 4, consulting, technology or leadership support exposure for external candidates would be preferred.

Job Requirements Academics

• MBA, postgraduate qualification, or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Bachelors degree required; degree in business, technology, engineering, commerce, or a related discipline preferred.
• Project/program management certification, process improvement certification, or relevant alliance, partner program, technology partner or enterprise software certification would be an added advantage.
• Relevant certifications or digital badges in generative AI, responsible AI, AI-enabled productivity, prompt engineering, automation, analytics, or Agentic AI concepts would be highly desirable, particularly where they demonstrate practical application in business operations, reporting, process improvement, knowledge management, or stakeholder enablement.