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In a world that’s changing faster than ever, our purpose acts as our ‘North Star’ guiding our more than 260,000 people – providing the context and meaning for the work we do every day. In doing so, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, clients and communities. Thanks to our innovative services in auditing, tax consulting as well as transaction and management consulting, we proudly lead our clients into the future.

In our Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) we offer advice on all aspects within the transaction cycle and provide support on corporate decision-making. Together with our clients, we make well-founded, strategic decisions for businesses. If you’re looking to develop your individual skills whilst working in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams, come join us!

Within TAS, our Operational Transaction Services (OTS) group provides a full range of operationally focused services including M&A Integration, Carve-out, Operational and IT Due Diligence, and Operational Restructuring. Operational Transaction Services works with cross-functional teams made up of members of both the acquiring and acquired organizations.

Our team is a dedicated group of around 50 professionals in this specialist service offering. Each draws upon their unique operational, IT and technical skills to support both private equity and corporate clients, spanning a wide range of industries.

What you can expect – enriching experiences that will last a lifetime

• Leading work streams and delivering Operational Transaction Services to clients with an IT expertise. Develop experience of a range of different type of engagements, including pre-deal (e.g. IT due diligence and carve-out planning), post-deal (e.g integration planning, tracking) and restructuring (e.g. rapid cost reduction)


• Leading (multiple) assignments and helping develop the team's intellectual capital


• Spearheading marketing efforts and building strong relationships with high profile clients


• Leading key client decision makers in developing and executing their transaction strategy to secure deal value


• Delivering a high degree of client satisfaction with the engagement process and deliverables and being able to drive additional and repeated engagements


• Understanding EY's service offerings and actively identify opportunities to improve client service


• You would act as a role model and support development of junior team members, coupled with recruitment and training responsibilities


• Contributing to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work.

What you can contribute – skills for shaping the future

• A bachelor's degree in business, engineering, computer science or related fields


• Approximately 5 (resp. 8) years of related work experience; or a master's degree and approximately 4 (resp. 7) years of related work experience;


• Experience related to transactions (mergers, acquisitions or divestments), with a demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis


• A track record of successful project delivery in corporate businesses where you are responsible for managing project team members and vendors


• Have a broad range of IT experience including, infrastructure, applications, databases and networks


• Experience in assessing technology, IT processes, IT organizations and IT financials to not only determine risks and opportunity areas, but also deliver solutions


• Professional services / consulting experience within transactions: ideally due diligence, carve-out or integrations experience; or deep understanding of one or more core aspects of a typical IT function


• Experience leading and managing in complex business environments


• Outstanding communication and presentation skills, both verbally and in writing, in English and German; further languages are a plus


• Excellent problem solving, project management, facilitation and interpersonal skills


• Ability to handle complex project requirements


• Ability to adapt to new challenges and ideas


• A dedication to teamwork


• This position requires willingness and ability to travel.

Do you have challenging plans? Stick to them and realize your goals with us! Design your career with EY in a culture that promotes diversity and education.

• Internationalmulti-culturalteam of highly motivated advisory professionals


• Constant personal development with a steep learning curve – a system of trainings, mentoring, counselling and on-the-job learning


• Modern working environment and equipment, fostering mobile working flexibility


• Transparent performance-based recognition and progression system

Find out more here about the many benefits to which you are entitled as employee at EY.

Become part of our high-performing teams!

Do the next step and apply for this positiononline. Ref. No: SWI000MB. For further information please contact our recruitment team (recruitment.switzerland@ey.com / +41 58 286 33 66).