UKI Alliances Activation Support- Senior Associate

The opportunity

Our purpose, at EY, is building a better working world. The Operations and Reporting team within EY GDS is a dynamic and multi-offering function consisting of more than 300 employees across India, the Philippines and Poland with six global centers. We provide operational excellence through methodologies and tools to build sustainable processes and practices. With functions such as global and regional operations, go-to-market enablers and business enablement. Our work aims to help reinforce our purpose of building a better working world for our people, our customers and communities.

EY’s Alliances are collaborations with technology companies such as Microsoft and SAP, and this is key to our business strategy and future growth.

The UKI Alliances Activation Support role is an exciting opportunity to work directly with EY’s Alliances and the Partners and Directors who manage our Alliance relationships. You will provide insight as well as project management and operational support, with development opportunities to lead independent projects.

Your key responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive project management support across strategic and emerging Alliances, ensuring that all deliverables are met in a timely and efficient manner.
• Execute key Alliance processes, including deal registration, deal recognition, and funding programs, to manage and optimize Alliances for success.
• Analyze and report on Alliance activity in the market, translating technical language and technologies into a professional business context.
• Utilize EY’s research platforms to build and develop knowledge and content specific to UKI Alliances.
• Help design alliance and proposition campaigns and support events. Event support includes:
  • Support end-to-end event delivery, including integrated project plans, milestones, action trackers, risks, dependencies and approvals.
  • Coordinate event logistics and sponsorship deliverables, including sponsor portals, entitlements, booths, suppliers, registrations and attendee management.
  • Coordinate stakeholders and event communications, including speakers, clients, internal teams, BMC campaigns, social activity and briefing/KBYG materials.
  • Manage post-event activity, including lead reconciliation, follow-up and reporting, while supporting multiple Alliance events concurrently.
• Build and leverage internal networks within GDS, EMEIA, and Global Alliances to identify and share best practices, enhancing the effectiveness of Alliance initiatives.

Skills and attributes for success

• Proven project management skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver on multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders effectively, understanding and contributing to their program objectives.
• Develop recommendations and thought leadership on technology-leading initiatives, tailoring content to specific Alliances, Campaigns and events
• Presentation and facilitation skills, with the capability to drive meetings, build presentations that make emerging technologies accessible to a broader audience, and deliver valuable business insights.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve project challenges of varying complexity and to create, gather, and analyze information with strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, with the ability to listen, interpret, and convey complex information clearly.
• A robust and resilient disposition, maintaining composure under pressure with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Influential abilities at all organizational levels, even without direct authority.
• Ability to conceptualize and convert abstract concepts into meaningful deliverables.
• Excellent people management skills, with a focus on the Firm’s culture and values, professionalism, integrity, high energy, and results orientation.
• A strong interest in technology and innovation, with advanced MS Office skills, particularly in PowerPoint, Power BI, Excel, and co-pilot.
• Strategic thinking capabilities, with the ability to identify risks and opportunities, forecast outcomes, and propose suitable solutions.

To qualify for the role, you must have

Educational qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in business (or equivalent area of study or experience).

Experience

• 4 to 8 years work experience with exposure to operations management

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Proven project management skills with the ability to prioritize and deliver on multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders effectively, understanding and contributing to their program objectives.
• Develop recommendations and thought leadership on technology-leading initiatives, tailoring content to specific Alliances.
• Presentation and facilitation skills, with the capability to drive meetings, build presentations that make emerging technologies accessible to a broader audience, and deliver valuable business insights.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve project challenges of varying complexity and to create, gather, and analyze information with strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, with the ability to listen, interpret, and convey complex information clearly.
• A robust and resilient disposition, maintaining composure under pressure with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Influential abilities at all organizational levels, even without direct authority.
• Ability to conceptualize and convert abstract concepts into meaningful deliverables.
• A strong interest in technology and innovation, with advanced MS Office skills, particularly in PowerPoint, Power BI, and Excel.
• Strategic thinking capabilities, with the ability to identify risks and opportunities, forecast outcomes, and propose suitable solutions.
• Ownership and leadership in content asset creation, adhering to agreed timescales and deliverables.
• Presentation and facilitation skills - Ability to drive meetings, build presentations that interpret the data, creating valuable business insights and delivering the message to the stakeholders
• Experience working with senior leadership

Technologies and Tools

• Demonstrated expert level experience in MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint, Copilot)
• Technical proficiency in Power BI, Alteryx and other Business Intelligence systems (is good to have)

What we look for 

• Self-motivated towards continuous learning and upskilling
• Strong interpersonal skills - Confidence, maturity & ability to build strong client relationships
• Cultural intelligence - Openness and willingness to think and work beyond own perspectives, awareness of one’s own/ other’s cultures & impact on decisions
• Emotional Intelligence - Showing a level of sensitivity while dealing with others, possess a high emotional quotient and capability to manage one's emotions to adapt to environments
• Solution oriented - Ability to focus on solutions in case of ambiguity /uncertainties and not stuck with the problem
• Display a positive attitude, interest to learn new things, capability to work under pressure and thinking out of the box

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS)