Business Intelligence--Advisory Services Manager - Financial Services - Information Technology Advisory Services - Data And Analytics

EY is the only professional services firm with a separate business unit ("FSO") that is dedicated to the financial services marketplace. Our FSO teams have been at the forefront of every event that has reshaped and redefined the financial services industry. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve the most complex challenges in the financial services industry, come join our dynamic FSO team!

Data has yet to be utilized to its fullest potential. Financial institutions are looking to build smarter and more efficient ways to operate their business, through new opportunities uncovered by their data. Our clients look to us as trusted advisors to provide insights on how to ingest, interpret, and manage their data. We specialize in business intelligence, advanced analytics, and information management.

The opportunity

We provide constant room for growth through client engagements and personal development. Our practitioners develop and lead innovative data techniques and methods, supporting both business and technology leaders. This role provides the unique opportunity to build a professional network, tackle complex data issues, and drive cutting edge approaches across industry leading clients and domains. The experiences you gain here will be more valuable than anywhere else.

Your Key Responsibilities

You will be leading diverse teams of professionals across different geographies to deliver a wide range of data and analytics services. You will be solving complex issues and driving growth across financial services.

Skills and attributes for success

• Fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment

• Leading and coaching diverse teams of professionals with different backgrounds

• Providing subject matter expertise in defining technical and business approaches

• Building strong relationships with the clients and cultivating business opportunities

• Initiating and building thought leadership through white papers, point of views, and proof of concepts

• Working in an entrepreneurial environment to pave your own career path

• Ability to meet deadlines and manage project delivery

• Superior communication and interpersonal skills

• Develop strategies to solve problems logically using creative methods

• Propose and drive new technologies to enhance or replace existing business processes

• Evaluate and test various alternative approaches and recommend the best path forward

• Manage cross functional teams, to ensure project task and timeline accountability

• Experience with data management, architecture, analysis and visualization

• Ability to engage and influence large teams and functional leaders

To qualify for the role you must have

• Undergraduate or Master's degree in a quantitative field (e.g. engineering, computer science, business, economics, finance, statistics, and/or analytics)

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in banking, capital markets, insurance or asset management in a Data Scientist or Business Intelligence role with at least 3 years of experience managing a team

• Superior communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills with the ability to effectively advocate technical solutions and results to technology and business audiences at all levels and disciplines within EY and client organizations

• Experience presenting analytical conclusions to senior officials in a company and other stakeholders

• Superior communication (verbal and written) with the ability to effectively advocate technical solutions and results to technology and business audiences

• Proven application of advanced analytical and statistical methods in the financial services space

• Experience working independently, efficiently and effectively under extreme time constraints and delivering results by critical deadlines

• Collaborate with our data scientists to map data fields to hypotheses and curate, wrangle, and prepare data for use in their advanced analytical models

• Demonstrated senior-level leadership (thought leadership or people leadership e.g. managed project teams or direct reports) in engaging with C-level executives and technical clients

• Practical experience in leading and managing teams through a product life cycle - requirements, design, development and testing

• Practical experience using latest technologies for data ingestion, storage, mining/warehousing, big data analytics, manipulation, and visualization

• Practical experience and familiarity with some of the following tools and technologies:

• SAS, R, Python, SPSS, MapR, Flume, Hue, Impala, predictive analytics, Tableau, Spotfire, and Java

• Meaningful experience in multiple database technologies such as:

• Distributed Processing (Spark, Hadoop, EMR)

• Traditional RDBMS (MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

• MPP (AWS Redshift, Teradata),

• NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, Neo4J, Titan)

• Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Platform, Databricks)

• Experience with client-facing activities such as requirements gathering, facilitating meetings, presentation creation, and ability to prepare client ready deliverables

• Ability to quantify improvement in business areas resulting from optimization techniques through use of business analytics and/or statistical modeling

• Ability to integrate new knowledge and adapt to change with a natural curiosity and desire to learn

• Project management and process development expertise in client serving roles

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong organizational and time-management skills

• Ability to understand business challenges and translate them into analytics solutions

• Excellent leadership and teaming skills

• A willingness and ability to travel to meet client needs; travel is estimated at 80%-90%

• Valid US passport

Ideally, you'll also have

• Prior consulting experience

• Experience monitoring performance, reporting, and economics of ongoing progress for the major initiatives of the business unit you support.

• Experiencing presenting analytical conclusions to senior officials in a company and other stakeholders

• Oral presentation skills, with the ability to lead meetings & hold workshops with executives

• Experience working independently, efficiently and effectively under extreme time constraints and delivering results by critical deadlines

• Experience quantifying results to the business, from the front line to senior executives

What we look for

We're interested in self-motivated and passionate leaders with a strong vision and desire to stay on the cutting edge of data technology and science. We are looking for individuals who aspire to build collaborative team environments and possess effective management skills while demonstrating in-depth technical capabilities and industry knowledge.

If you have a genuine drive for helping consumers achieve the full potential of their data while working towards your own development, this role is for you!

What working at EY offers

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 includes medical and dental coverage, both pension and 401(k) plans, a minimum of 15 days of vacation plus ten observed holidays and three paid personal days, and a range of programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging and knowledgeable colleagues in the industry

• A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world

• Excellent training and development prospects

• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

About EY

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 to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

Join us in building a better working world. Apply today.

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