Senior Manager - Business Transformation - Telecommunication - KSA

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking a Senior Manager / Director to lead strategy and transformation initiatives in Riyadh. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in government consulting, with a strong background in telecommunications or ICT. Responsibilities include solving complex problems and fostering client relationships. This role offers a dynamic environment for career growth and development.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Diverse and inclusive culture

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of government-related work experience as a consultant or government employee.
• At least five years of experience in consulting or equivalent roles.
• Three years of experience in leading projects on government strategy or technology implementation.
• Extensive experience in the telecommunications or ICT industries.
• Proven track record in sales and business development.

Responsibilities

• Help clients solve strategic, organizational, and operational issues.
• Facilitate client discussions and present proposed improvements.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative research for analytical purposes.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Report-writing skills

Presentation skills

Sales and business development

Education

Graduate degree preferred in business, finance, or quantitative discipline

Job description

Overview

Location: Riyadh

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Date: Sep 29, 2025

Requisition ID: 1648502

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The opportunity

Senior Manager / Director - Strategy & Transformation (Transformation Architecture) – Business Consulting.

As a Strategy and Transformation Consultant in Business Consulting, you will be part of the team that helps clients solve enterprise-wide strategic, organizational, and operational issues by architecting solutions for complex problems. The focus activities would be related translating strategy, redesigning operating models, transforming the operations and processes, and improving overall business performance.

You will be expected to define problems and hypothesize solutions, facilitate client discussions, and present proposed improvements, perform qualitative and quantitative research for analytical purpose and consolidate different findings to support implementation activities. Our consultants work expands beyond client work, as you would be expected to support on business development activities, proposal writing and knowledge building activities.

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Skills and attributes for success

• Stay abreast of current business and industry trends relevant to the client's business
• Foster, maintain, and strengthen internal and external relationships at appropriate levels
• Consistently deliver quality client services and drive high-quality work products within expected timeframes and on budget
• Constantly developing your understanding of current strategy trends and processes and sharing your knowledge to develop junior colleagues
• Understanding our clients' unique ambitions and needs and referring them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden our business relationships where possible.
• Develop people and create a positive learning culture through supervision, coaching, mentoring and performance management activitie

What you’ll need

• At least 10+ years of government related work experience as a consultant or government employee
• Ideally, at least five years of experience in consulting or equivalent roles
• At least three years of experience in leading projects on government strategy, policy making, target operating model design, process improvement and/or technology implementation
• Extensive experience in the telecommunications or ICT industries
• Proven track record in sales and business development for consulting work
• Good command of spoken and written English and, ideally, Arabic
• Good analytical, report-writing and presentation skills
• Strong drive to excel professionally
• A degree (graduate degree preferred) from a leading university in business, finance, or other quantitative discipline (e.g. engineering) is preferred but not essential.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in working with government organizations
• Experience related to technology and digital transformation in government

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 you

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. Learn more.

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