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Manager – Business Transformation I

  • Job Type Full Time
  • Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience
  • Location Lagos
  • Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development&nbsp

Requisition ID: 1550979

Job Overview

  • The role is looking for qualified individuals to provide project/program delivery consulting support within the Transformation Execution practice, with an understanding of accepted project management practices and a view of the full project delivery lifecycle, including but not limited to: planning, scheduling, procurement, cost and commercial management, contract administration and management, project controls, project performance monitoring and reporting.
  • The position will involve working on a wide variety of projects with colleagues in the Transformation Execution team and across the firm. Candidates for the role should have the following years experience in the construction and infrastructure sector across each rank.
  • Manager: at least 7 years of experience.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Support the operations and governance of client’s large/complex projects and programs by designing and implementing multi-year Project Management Offices (PMO) or Transformation Management Offices (TMO).
  • Perform feasibility studies and risk adjusted transformation benefit analyses.
  • Support clients by leading organizational planning and transformational initiatives (benefits management, program stakeholder management and program governance), which may include IT programs and business transformation endeavors and/or infrastructure projects.
  • Perform critical analysis of large complex programs/projects including program performance measures, controls and analytics-based analysis.
  • Develop program recovery plans and remediation options (benefit analysis) to executive management.
  • Conduct qualitative and quantitative risk analysis including sensitivity, decision tree analysis to depict key interactions and utilizing simulation models to analyze the behavior/performance and the outcomes to project plan.
  • Manage risk management initiatives including risk planning, execution and response development.
  • Communication and coordination with client representatives as part of engagement quality and delivery requirements and responsibilities. Develop and maintain productive relationships with clients and continuously work to understand their industries, key performance drivers, business priorities and trends.
  • Demonstrate experience with risk management practices and approaches to projects/programs, including risk planning, execution and response development through project delivery.
  • Stay informed of new economic/geopolitical developments and their impact on your clients and the industry.
  • Support the practice by pursuing new business opportunities, preparing proposals and actively assessing/presenting ways we can serve and bring value to new and existing clients.
  • Comply with EY learning and educational program to continually develop skills in alignment with your personal career goals.
  • Take an active role in mentoring, counseling, and developing the team and team members.
  • Be dedicated to teamwork and leadership by fostering an efficient, innovative and collaborative work environment.

Requirements
To qualify for the role you must have:

  • A degree in MIS, Engineering, Applied Science, Finance, Economics preferred.
  • An MBA (project management, finance, operations); or a master’s in Computer Science, Engineering or Applied Science is considered a plus.
  • Certifications: PMI (PgMP/PMP/CAPM)/Prince2/Six Sigma (Green/Black/Master Black Belt)
  • Experience with and/or certified in PM tools (e.g. Primavera/MS EPM/CA Clarity/HP PPM/Planview).
  • Analytical and conceptual thinker with innovative capacity.
  • Ability to handle complexity and ambiguity, to provide structure to complex problems.
  • Collaboration, teaming, excellent presentation and communication (written, oral) skills
  • Integrity, maturity and dependability.
  • Effective organization and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines.

What We Look For:

  • We are looking for passionate leaders with strong vision to lend subject matter expertise to the design the strategic builds for our clients. 
  • If you have a genuine desire to help businesses achieve their full potential, this role is for you.

What We Offer

  • Salary: Competitive
  • At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture – built on high-performance teaming – where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It’s one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.
  • We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. 
  • Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:
  • Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
  • Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
  • The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you
  • If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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Method of Application

Requisition ID: 1515214

Job Overview

  • Our People Advisory Services professionals assist our clients in successfully managing and sustaining people, process and/or technology change.
  • This may include the identification and management of stakeholders, leadership development, organizational design, training, cultural assessment and development, talent management, workforce strategies, and planning and executing key communications.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex HR technology and implementation concepts.  
  • Participate in client engagement activities and deliverables while engaging with a wide variety of clients to deliver professional services.
  • Assist with development and successful management to the project budget. 
  • Deliver quality services. Value and model excellent client service by establishing goals and implementation plans to achieve high quality deliverables within expected timeframes. Monitor progress, manage risk and confirm key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes.
  • Develop and maintain productive relationships with client management.  Focus on deliverables and client business priorities.  Manage expectations of service.  Understand the client’s industry and recognize key performance drivers and business trends.
  • Clear and concise documentation.  Documentation of final client deliverables should be tailored to the audience, highlight critical findings or decisions.  Documentation varies from project level requirements, design, strategy and plan execution approach to executive level presentation materials.
  • Foster an innovative and team-oriented work environment.
  • Demonstrate high levels of technical and professional knowledge and quickly assimilate new knowledge. Keep up-to-date with current developments and trends in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge.
  • Participate in activities to generate new business opportunities. Understand Ernst & Young and its service lines and actively assess/present ways to serve clients. Sustain long-term client relationships and networks. Develop relationships with other Ernst & Young team members across all practices to serve client needs.

Qualifications

  • A related Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience working with clients on solution gap opportunity analysis/recommendations and supporting or leading business process design, enhancements
  • 1 – 2 years project implementation experience
  • General understanding of the end to end life-cycle of implementations
  • Willingness to travel on short notice to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 30%.

Ideally, You’ll Also Have:

  • HCM / HR technology knowledge and implementation experience idea.

Skills and Attributes For Success:

  • Problem solving skills, including:
    • The ability to clearly define or clarify problem and expectations and determine appropriate solution tailored to the client needs
    • The ability to work through a problem with limited information.  Demonstrates an approach to take a problem or situation to the next steps
    • Business analytical skills – make observations, anticipate client and management needs or expectations
    • Team / work engagement – dealing with varying team /stakeholder environment, knowing importance of different communication styles and messaging based on different stakeholders
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

What We Look For:

  • A demonstrated curiosity to understand how and why a problem or issue exists
  • A creative approach and be comfortable with ambiguity and finding new solutions
  • High level of motivation and a self-starting attitude
  • Ability to think outside of the box, and thrive on new challenges.

Benefits

  • Salary: Competitive
  • At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture – built on high-performance teaming – where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It’s one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.
  • We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. 
  • In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. 
  • Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy, statutory holidays and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:
    • Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
    • Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
    • The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.

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