Assistant Manager - Transformation Architecture - Business Consulting

Ernst & Young AE; Doha; Hybrid; QAR 218,000 - 328,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young AE is seeking an Assistant Manager to drive strategic insights and solutions for clients in the Middle East region. The role involves leading engagement streams, supervising junior staff, and collaborating with business leaders to deliver high-impact recommendations.

You will analyze challenges, design tailored strategies, and prepare compelling deliverables while maintaining strong client relationships across remote and onsite engagements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a leading institution.
• 5+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy development or business transformation.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and managing client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage specific workstreams within client engagements ensuring timely high-quality delivery aligned with overall project goals.
• Serve as a key contact for client stakeholders on assigned workstreams contributing to effective communication and relationship-building.
• Guide and supervise senior consultants and analysts providing quality checks, coaching and day-to-day oversight.
• Support in providing strategic solutions to clients by analyzing their challenges, identifying opportunities and designing tailored high-impact recommendations.
• Drive the creation of compelling deliverables including reports, presentations and strategic recommendations.
• Validate and synthesize quantitative and qualitative analyses to support evidence-based decision-making.
• Identify and flag potential delivery risks or challenges early offering practical solutions and adjustments as needed.
• Collaborate with managers and engagement leaders to align internal resources and capabilities with client needs.
• Support business development efforts by contributing to proposal development, opportunity scoping and stakeholder research.
• Actively invest in personal development by expanding sector knowledge and seeking mentorship and feedback.

Skills

Client Co-Creation

Solution Design

Structured Problem-Solving

Critical Thinking

Business Case Development

Implementation Planning

Data-Driven Solutioning

Systems Thinking

End-to-End Process

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

As an Assistant Manager you will play a vital role in delivering strategic insights and effective solutions to our clients You will lead engagement streams and oversee junior team members working collaboratively with team members and business leaders Leveraging your industry knowledge analytical abilities and creative strategies you will facilitate impactful change enhance operational efficiency and build strong client relationships

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage specific workstreams within client engagements ensuring timely high-quality delivery aligned with overall project goals
• Serve as a key contact for client stakeholders on assigned workstreams contributing to effective communication and relationship-building
• Guide and supervise senior consultants and analysts providing quality checks coaching and day-to-day oversight
• Support in providing strategic solutions to clients by analyzing their challenges identifying opportunities and designing tailored high-impact recommendations
• Drive the creation of compelling deliverables including reports presentations and strategic recommendations
• Validate and synthesize quantitative and qualitative analyses to support evidence-based decision-making
• Identify and flag potential delivery risks or challenges early offering practical solutions and adjustments as needed
• Collaborate with managers and engagement leaders to align internal resources and capabilities with client needs
• Support business development efforts by contributing to proposal development opportunity scoping and stakeholder research
• Actively invest in personal development by expanding sector knowledge and seeking mentorship and feedback

Qualifications

• Education
  • Bachelor's degree from a leading institution
• Experience
  • 5 years of experience in management consulting strategy development or business transformation
  • Experience working with senior stakeholders and managing client relationships
• Skills
  • Client Co-Creation and Solution Design
  • Structured Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking
  • Business Case Development and Implementation Planning
  • Data-Driven and Technology-Enabled Solutioning
  • Systems Thinking and End-to-End Process Integration

Work Environment

• Based in the Middle East KSA UAE Qatar with flexibility for remote and onsite engagements
• High-performance team culture fostering continuous learning and development
• Travel may be required based on client needs

What we look for

• Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry
• An effective communicator you ll be a confident team player that collaborates with people from various teams while looking to develop your career in a dynamic organization

What we offer

• At EY we ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences
• We ll empower you in a flexible environment and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams

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Education : Bachelor s degree from a leading institution Experience: 5+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy development, or business transformation. Experience working with senior stakeholders and managing client relationships Skills: Client Co-Creation and Solution Design Structured Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking Business Case Development and Implementation Planning Data-Driven and Technology-Enabled Solutioning Systems Thinking and End-to-End Process Integration