EY-Parthenon Strategy - Senior Associate

Hammerjack Pty Ltd; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development programs

Global project exposure

Performance-based rewards

Collaboration with diverse teams

Job summary

EY-Parthenon Philippines is seeking a Strategy Senior Associate to contribute to the development and execution of Strategy services for clients. You will prepare materials, assist engagement teams, and maintain client relationships while delivering high-quality outputs.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 3+ years in strategy or related fields, strong analytical skills, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, or related field with strong academic record.
• At least 3 years in corporate or professional services with operations, finance/accounting, or go-to-market experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to shape business agendas.
• Excellent English communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and execution of Strategy services in the Philippines.
• Prepare client meeting materials, proposals, and participate in client discussions.
• Deliver high-quality outputs and maintain relationships with client personnel.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of strategy development and implementation.
• Identify opportunities, risks, and issues; propose actionable resolutions.
• Conduct primary and secondary market research as needed.
• Ensure client satisfaction to drive repeat engagements.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Client engagement

Market research

Team leadership

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, economics, or related field

Tools

MS PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

What we look for

• You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset. What you know matters. But the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We're looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
• You are curious and purpose driven. We're looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
• You are inclusive. We're looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusively to build safety and trust.

Your key responsibilities

As an EY-Parthenon Strategy Senior Associate, you will have a role in the development and execution of the Strategy services in the Philippines.

The selected candidate will be expected to:

• Contribute to business development by preparing client meeting presentation materials and project proposals and by participating in client discussions
• Assist client projects and engagement teams to deliver high quality outputs
• Maintain relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of all phases and aspects of strategy development and implementation
• Demonstrate ability to not only identify strategic opportunities, risks and issues, but also to recommend resolutions
• Perform primary and secondary market research as needed
• Deliver a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and work products sufficient to drive additional and repeated engagements

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree in business, economics, engineering, or related fields from a reputable institution with an outstanding record of academic achievement
• At least 3 years of corporate and or professional services experience focused on operations, finance/accounting, and or go-to-market/top-line growth initiatives. Experience in a strategy role is a plus
• Good knowledge of the Philippines market with solid understanding of economic, sectoral and business concepts and terminology
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a practical ability to shape the business agenda and define strategic roadmaps
• Experience with managing complex business projects, working with multi-disciplinary teams
• A strong aptitude for quantitative and qualitative research and analysis
• The ability to assess complex situations and business problems to formulate potential solutions for our clients
• Unwavering integrity, work ethic and flexibility to quickly adapt to new environments/clients
• Strong people skills (incl. cross-functional collaboration, team management and people development & coaching)
• Strong internal and external business development acumen
• Entrepreneurial spirit, team player and excellent communicator
• Excellent command of the English language

Ideally, you'll also have

• Advanced degree (e.g., PhD, MBA, etc.) will be considered a strong asset
• Sectoral exposure in consumer products and retail, financial services, technology, healthcare, logistics, education will be highly valuable
• Excellent communication skills within a virtual working environment
• Advanced proficiency in MS Powerpoint and Excel, and other similar applications

What's in it for you

• Accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programs.
• Broaden your horizons by working on highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
• Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
• Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients and society – building a better working world, together.