Technology Project Manager – FS Technology Consulting - Dublin

EY is the only major professional services firm with an integrated Financial Services practice across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). We connect our Asset Management, Banking and Capital Markets and Insurance clients to 6,500 talented people from 12 countries and 35,000 Financial Services colleagues around the world.

In EY FS Ireland, we are expanding our Consulting practice and building our Technology Consulting team as a key component of our NextWave Strategy. NextWave is EY’s global strategy and ambition to deliver long-term value to clients, people and society. It is inspired by the way innovations spread through society. We are actively recruiting high achieving individuals with Project Management expertise on technology-enabled transformation projects/programmes within Financial Services.

The opportunity

Join EY FS Ireland you will be working with the best people on the most complex financial service issues, helping to shape the future of financial services.

By joining the Technology Consulting team, you will work in high-performing teams that deliver exceptional client service, enabling organizations to grow, innovate, protect and optimise their business performance – playing your part in building a better working world.

Your key responsibilities

Client Delivery: You will be responsible for delivering strategic technology-enabled transformation projects for blue-chip clients, ensuring service quality and leveraging your knowledge and sector experience to transform our clients businesses.

Business Development: You will be responsible for contributing to proposals and client presentations for complex technology transformation programmes/projects.

Thought Leadership: Drawing on your skills and experience, you will create innovative insights for clients looking to leverage their vendor framework, improve their ITO offerings, adapt methods and practices to fit operational team and cultural needs, and contribute to thought leadership.

Skills and attributes for success

Client responsibilities

• Management & delivery of the IT portion of one or more projects in accordance with client Project Management Methodology and SDLC to ensure effective delivery of the system/solution.
• Manage financial aspects of client engagements and communicate significant issues, fees, and estimates to complete to vendors and clients
• Work with directors to generate new business opportunities and build client networks and relationships
• Understand all our service offerings and actively identify opportunities to better serve clients
• Build strong internal relationships 

People responsibilities

Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring all levels of staff

Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff

Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training TC professionals

Maintain an educational programme to continually develop personal skills

Understand, follow and lead staff in workplace policies and procedures

To qualify for the role you must have

5+ years IT Project Management experience

A proven track record in the delivery of IT enabled business change

Have a proven ability to be able to take a ‘big picture’ delivery and project management view as well as being able to work at a detailed level across a broad range of contract types and engagement approaches

Have a track record of delivery within a number of large-scale IT transformation programmes

Have experience in seeking the alignment of business and IT, operating across organisational and technology silos to drive common approaches, delivering sustainable, agile and re-usable solutions

Strong presentation skills

Accreditation and practitioner experience of a range of Project Management approaches including PRINCE II, PMI, Agile, etc.

Ideally, you’ll also

Have a Project Management track record with a blue-chip consulting or systems integration firm or as an IT Project Manager within a leading Enterprise/Organisation

Be comfortable working with client executives and senior management

What we look for

Ideally to have experience in one or more of the following specialisms: Service Management, Cloud, Integration, Data Management, Test and QA.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:

Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around

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

Additionally, EY is now one of the first global companies to offer our employees access to an externally accredited Technology MBA – a truly unique opportunity to develop yourself and others.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions and Consulting services, we are using the finance products, expertise and systems we have 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.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us in building a better working world.

Who we are

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.

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