Director - PAS WKFA - NAT - CNS - PC - Workforce Advisory - Hyderabad

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom. At EY, we don't just focus on who you are now, but who you can become. We believe that it’s your career and ‘It’s yours to build’ which means potential here is limitless and we'll provide you with motivating and fulfilling experiences throughout your career to help you on the path to becoming your best professional self.

People Advisory Services shapes and delivers the part of business strategy that depends on people. As a PAS professional, you will have the opportunity to work with Indian and global clients to understand and address some of their largest and most complex people related challenges, and ultimately improve and drive sustainable business results. We focus on engagements that relate to performance, talent, systems, reward and analytics.

In joining PAS - a global network, you’ll also gain valuable experiences and a wealth of knowledge by working across capabilities, service offerings, teams and geographies. So whenever you join, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

The opportunity

As a member of the PAS leadership team focused on HR and business performance, you will join a talented group of professionals that are focused at building the PAS business nationally, with a focus on Technology Sector clients.

Our key capabilities include:

1. Organizational Change Management
2. Organizational Design
3. Digital HR Transformation
4. Talent Management
5. Training and Development
6. HR Process Efficiency & Policy
7. Transactions

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager/SM, you will be responsible for scaling up the business and its topline. You will also be responsible for ensuring delivery excellence through building of a high competence team. You will be expected to excel at client relationship management, deliver insightful solutions and balance multiple priorities.  You will also be expected to have excellent networking skills, both inside and outside of EY. More specifically, you should

• Be responsible for generating profitable revenue through lead identification (using external and internal EY networks); delivery of existing work and by winning add-ons to existing engagements
• Demonstrate technical competence in our capabilities listed above, and take a practical/business driven approach to solving complex client challenges
• Lead activities including proposal making, presentations, commercial negotiation, business economics management
• Lead project work streams from planning through to implementation - managing project resources and budgets effectively
• Be able to influence and persuade clients and stakeholders to gain support for any major change initiatives and/or decisions
• Encourage and facilitate collaboration amongst team members, and promote an inclusive working environment
• Identify and effectively manage and mitigate any risks and issues
• Provide coaching and development opportunities for junior resources and peers, and act as a visible role model for our people

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience in/ appreciation across the People Consulting portfolio
• Relevant professional experience, including for example previous work with a Big 4, global management consultancy firm, niche consultancy or performed an in-house role in which you gained exposure to building and delivering on such large-scale project(s)
• Entrepreneurial drive and determination

To qualify for the role you must have

• Post graduate degree or equivalent with a specialization in Human Resources (India or abroad) from a Tier 1 Institute.
• 12+ years of work experience

• GCC market and solution understanding

  - Core understanding of change management, upstream and downstream solutions

  - Overall ability to drive CXO and excutive coversations, relationships and story-telling

Ideally you’ll also have

• Strong communication, relationship-building, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Be flexible, adaptable, and creative.
• A network of strong C-Suite relationships
• High comfort in interacting with senior executives (within the firm and at the client)
• Strong leadership skills and team building skills

What we look for

People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to scaling up the existing business, solving issues and complex problems and the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.

What working at EY offers

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we’re using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2020 a reality.