PAS - IMT Service Activation - Manager

EY; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Transformation Manager, GDS PAS Tax, in India. You will lead program and change initiatives within the GDS Strategic Transformation Team, partnering with Business Initiative Leaders and Engagement Leads across the network.

You will build stakeholder relationships and drive large-scale transformation projects for global clients. The role requires 12-15+ years in consulting, strong change management skills, and proficiency with PMO tooling.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12-15+ years of consulting experience.
• Experience leading large-scale global or client projects as program/change manager.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive business readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support delivery of transformation initiatives across GDS STT.
• Collaborate with Initiative Leaders and Engagement Leads.
• Conduct rapid assessments and provide insights for decisions.
• Develop knowledge repositories for reuse across projects.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder interviews to gather requirements.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to collateral development.
• Apply agile, hybrid, or standard project methodologies to deliver outcomes.
• Able to build strong client relationships and manage expectations.

Skills

Program Management

Change Management

Process Methodology

Stakeholder Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Workshop Facilitation

Data Analytics

Education

Any Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree

PMP/Agile/Prosci Certification

Tools

MS Projects

SharePoint

Microsoft Planner

AHA

ADO

Job description

Position

Transformation Manager, GDS PAS Tax, India

Education

Any Master’s or Bachelor's Degree. PMP/Agile/Prosci or other relevant certification preferred.

Experience

Minimum 12-15+ years strong work experience in a consulting environment and proven track record as a program & change manager leading large scale global and/or client projects.

Job Purpose

We are currently seeking a Transformation Manager with experience in Program/Change and Process Management within the GDS Strategic Transformation Team (STT). The role involves collaborating closely with Business Initiative Leaders and Engagement Leads across the organization, managing various transformation projects for GDS and its wider global network clients, and establishing, maintaining, and strengthening stakeholder relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate technical competence and take a practical, business-driven approach to solving complex business and client challenges as part of the strategic initiatives.
• Deliver high-quality project outcomes and receive exceptional feedback from clients and global project counterparts.
• Independently create value for clients by leveraging strong project, process, and change management skills, along with past client experiences.
• Apply consulting best practices and techniques to all work undertaken.
• Conduct rapid assessments of the client's current landscape, providing insights, hypotheses, and solutions.
• Lead or support the seamless delivery of project/program/change outcomes.
• Develop and manage a knowledge repository for use across projects.
• Able to influence and persuade clients and stakeholders to gain support for any major change initiatives or decisions.
• Encourage and facilitate collaboration among team members, promote an inclusive working environment.
• Play an active role in counselling and mentoring junior consultants within the organization.
• Support the development of collateral, tools, techniques, and methodologies to enhance transformation programs and the broader capability offering within the practice.

Preferred Skills and Characteristics

• Program Management/Change Management and Process Methodology expertise such as: Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Prosci, Lean, BPR, etc.
• Strong presentation skills coupled with conceptual, critical, and consultative thinking abilities.
• High levels of integrity, energy, agility, adaptability and work ethic.
• Proven experience in cross-functional collaboration and the capacity to work effectively both independently and as part of diverse teams in a dynamic, global setting.
• Experience supporting a range of Transformations in a Program, PMO, Project or process lead role from strategic design to implementation as part of a globally distributed team.
• Expertise in a change management role to lead change strategy and visioning, communication strategy, change impact and business readiness assessment, stakeholder management and engagement to drive business readiness and business adoption.
• Experience in process discovery or design, process analysis, process documentation and implementation, process measurements, process monitoring and optimization.
• Expertise in application of agile, hybrid, standard project methodologies to deliver outcomes.
• Experience in facilitating virtual and in-person workshops and conducting stakeholder interviews/surveys.
• Experience with setup and management of PMOs and working knowledge of project management tools and applications like MS Projects, SharePoint, Microsoft Planner, AHA, ADO, etc.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Applications, including Word, Project, Excel, and in particular PowerPoint.
• Experience in working with data using analytics/statistical tools such as PBI, Spotfire, etc.
• A willingness to share and build knowledge and experience with others in a learning environment.

What We Offer

• The chance to work with a global team of experts in a leading professional services organization.
• A challenging and rewarding role in a dynamic and international work environment.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A supportive and collaborative team culture.