EY-Parthenon - Software Strategy Group - Product / Technology Due Diligence -Sr Associate/Consultant

About the role

EY-Parthenon’s unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity.

Within EY-Parthenon's Strategy and Execution sub service line, the Software Strategy Group provides top-tier investment and acquisition guidance, strategy, and transaction advisory for the software sector. Every year we help hundreds of software companies and investors make crucial business decisions. On every engagement, you will work alongside our team of former CTOs and CEOs with deep software expertise to learn from the best.

Responsibilities

• Support clients in development of technology questions to assess investment hypotheses and engagement objectives.
• Charged with running complex engagements, framing overall hypotheses and the most important issues for workstreams to analyze.
• Act as a knowledge resource in a software economy affinity area and aid in practice-wide business development efforts.
• Drive strategic direction of practice-building activities.

Requirements

• Outstanding academic performance, with a bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 3 years of related work experience.
• Ability to make detailed assessments of industry, products, markets, competitors, and customers to identify risks and opportunities.
• Proficient in the English language, including the ability to listen, understand, read and communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, in a professional environment.
• Effective organization and time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines.
• The ability and willingness to travel and work in excess of standard hours when necessary.

Qualifications

• Experience in a technology company in a product management or R&D-focused role or in a consulting firm with technology-oriented clients.
• MBA or related graduate degree with at least 3 years of related work experience, with a particular focus on client advisory or strategic planning within a professional services environment.
• Expertise in one or more software sectors (e.g., ERP, CRM, HCIT, FinTech).
• A demonstrated ability to lead teams on complex assignments and develop individual team members.
• Knowledge of how to leverage AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.

Benefits

Our SSG team members are in the office ~3 days a week. Ideal candidates should ideally have experience in a technology company in a product management or R&D-focused role or in a consulting firm with technology-oriented clients. They should also have an MBA or related graduate degree with at least 3 years of related work experience, with a particular focus on client advisory or strategic planning within a professional services environment. Additionally, they should have expertise in one or more software sectors (e.g., ERP, CRM, HCIT, FinTech), a demonstrated ability to lead teams on complex assignments and develop individual team members, and knowledge of how to leverage AI tools in a business setting, including Microsoft Copilot.

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $130,000 to $185,000. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.

Schedule

Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.