Assistant Director - Internal Transformation Services (Manager Level)
EY · Colombo
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The opportunity
EY Internal Transformation Services (ITS) is a global internal consulting team that partners with Executive Leadership on program critical to EY's strategy and ambition. Our work spans business transformation, go-to-market strategy, target operating model design, organisation design, organisational change management, technology-enabled transformation, and complex program leadership.
We are growing our Sri Lanka capability and are seeking an experienced transformation leader who can operate as a trusted adviser while remaining accountable for execution. As a Manager / Assistant Director, you will shape transformation agendas, lead multi-workstream program, influence senior stakeholders across countries and functions, and build the consulting capability of the team.
Your key responsibilities
- Partner with Executive Leadership, Partners and Functional Heads to frame strategic priorities, clarify outcomes and shape enterprise transformation agendas.
- Lead go-to-market strategy and execution initiatives, including market and stakeholder insight, proposition development, service or capability launch planning, governance, adoption and performance measures.
- Design target operating models covering capabilities, organisation, governance, decision rights, roles, ways of working, technology enablement and implementation roadmaps.
- Lead organisational change management across complex program, including stakeholder strategy, change impact and readiness, leadership alignment, communication, learning, adoption, culture and behavioural change.
- Translate strategic choices into credible business cases, transformation roadmaps, investment priorities, milestones and value-realisation measures.
- Lead complex, global and cross-functional program across multiple workstreams, ensuring clear accountability, effective governance, risk management and quality outcomes.
- Provide objective challenge, market perspectives and data-led insight to support senior leadership decisions and accelerate action.
- Build and sustain trusted senior stakeholder relationships, navigate competing priorities, and facilitate executive workshops and decision forums.
- Oversee the development of leadership-ready presentations, dashboards, recommendations and program communications that are concise and decision-oriented.
- Lead teams through ambiguity, set quality standards, coach consultants and contribute to a high-performing, inclusive consulting culture.
- Develop reusable transformation methods, frameworks and knowledge assets, strengthening the ITS proposition and the Sri Lanka capability.
Skills and attributes for success
- Strong business transformation and management consulting mindset, with the ability to connect strategy, operating model, people, technology and execution.
- Demonstrated expertise in go-to-market strategy, target operating model design and organisational change management.
- Ability to structure ambiguous problems, synthesise complex information and provide clear, commercially grounded recommendations.
- Proven experience influencing C-suite, Partner and senior functional stakeholders in complex matrix organisations.
- Leadership of multi-workstream global program, including governance, dependencies, risks, resources and value delivery.
- Excellent executive communication, storytelling, facilitation and negotiation skills, with a strong focus on quality.
- Confidence leading geographically distributed teams and working effectively across cultures and time zones.
- Awareness of AI, automation, analytics and digital capabilities as enablers of business and workforce transformation.
To qualify for the role
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, management, engineering, technology, economics or a related discipline.
- Typically 10+ years of relevant professional experience, including substantial experience in management consulting, internal consulting or enterprise transformation leadership.
- A track record of shaping and leading complex business transformation program with senior executive sponsorship.
- Demonstrated experience across go-to-market, target operating model and organisational change management assignments.
- Experience leading consulting or program teams, developing talent and maintaining high standards across multiple deliverables.
- Advanced Microsoft 365 capability, particularly PowerPoint and Excel, with the ability to create executive-level materials and performance reporting in English.
Good to have
- Design Thinking or Human-Centred Design experience, including discovery, ideation, prototyping or facilitated workshops.
- Experience in a Big Four firm, global management consultancy, multinational organisation or global capability centre.
- Recognised certification in organisational change management, project or program management, Agile, Design Thinking or facilitation.
- Experience with AI-enabled transformation, digital adoption, workforce transformation or enterprise technology change.
- MBA or another relevant postgraduate qualification is desirable but not a mandate.
What you can expect
- Strategic internal transformation assignments with visibility across global functions and leadership teams.
- An opportunity to influence go-to-market, operating model and organisation-wide change agendas across EY.
- Scope to shape and grow the Sri Lanka ITS capability, develop people and strengthen consulting methods.
- Learning, coaching and career development in a collaborative, inclusive and globally connected environment.
Ready to lead transformation that matters?
If you combine strategic thinking with hands-on leadership and enjoy influencing complex change across global teams, we would like to hear from you
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