Senior Consultant / AM - Digital Strategy Ernst & Young AE

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The opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Digital Strategy Consultant to join our team. The candidate should have a strong background in digital transformation, and technology implementations. As a Digital Strategy Consultant, you will work closely with clients to understand their business objectives, identify opportunities for digital growth, and develop comprehensive strategies to achieve their goals. You will also lead and manage digital transformation projects and maturity assessment across various sectors to drive strategic initiatives and ensure successful project outcomes.

Your key responsibilities

• Oversee and manage a diverse portfolio of projects, including digital transformation initiatives and comprehensive measurement assessments and governance using established frameworks, such as the DGA Qiyas framework, to evaluate digital maturity across strategic perspectives
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to devise customized strategies that align with clients' digital transformation objectives, ensuring adherence to established measures, rules, and regulations
• Develop a digital strategy by engaging with senior stakeholders, analyzing current state assessments, identifying process gaps, and recommending digital and AI roadmaps based on maturity.
• Define business requirements and digital architecture for end-to-end processes, including their linkages with other upstream/downstream processes and functions.
• Possess a strong understanding of the overall technology stack and complementary digital technologies, such as LCNC, AI, ML, OCR, RPA, and analytics, to deliver fully digitally transformed processes.
• Lead workshops and training sessions to educate clients on digital best practices and emerging technologies.
• Ability to think like a business transformation consultant to deploy and leverage technologies to deliver desired business outcomes the client organization is aiming for.
• Conduct market research and analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive threats.
• Adapt to learn other digital technologies and participate in activities with team members with different technical expertise.
• Oversee risk, issue, and change management, maintaining mechanisms to manage change control, risks, and issues within specific projects.
• Utilize planning and reporting tools, including Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Bachelor s or Master s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or an equivalent field
• At least 6-8 years of relevant experience, ideally with a top-tier strategy consulting firm or similar organization
• In-depth knowledge of topics and updates from the technology sector
• At least 3 years of experience in Digital Strategy and Digital Transformation projects
• Project management skills and experience
• Ability to manage multiple projects and engage with diverse stakeholders
• Ability to lead and work with cross functional teams
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong advisory and selling mindset
• Knowledge and understanding of the Middle East Government and Public Sector, including global trends
• Experience in driving large-scale change
• Experience in GPS, Oil & Gas, Investment funds or Power & Utilities sectors will be additional advantage
• Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic (verbal and written)

What we look for

Highly motivated individuals with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize shifting workloads in a rapidly changing industry. An effective communicator, you ll be a confident leader equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization. If you re ready to take on a wide range of responsibilities, and are committed to seeking out new ways to make a difference, this role is for you.