EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Tech PE Value Creation - Director - Multiple Locations

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 Tech Private Equity Value Creation team is a specialized group focused on unlocking growth and operational efficiency for private equity portfolio companies. The team works primarily with PE-backed, SaaS businesses in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) sector.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of strategy and execution projects, including scoping, planning, and driving results in high-pressure environments.
• Supervise and mentor a team of junior consultants; guide problem-solving efforts and ensure high-quality output.
• Manage structured analysis to identify root causes, quantify opportunities, and develop actionable, data-backed recommendations across go-to-market, pricing, customer success, product, and operations.
• Build trust with senior stakeholders and communicate complex insights in a clear, compelling manner.
• Translate strategy into implementation roadmaps and partner with clients to realize value, often in hands-on, interim leadership or PMO roles.
• Play a key role in proposal development, client pitches, and relationship building with private equity sponsors and portfolio companies.
• Help scale the PEVC team’s knowledge base, capabilities, and market presence through IP development, recruiting, and team-building initiatives.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Economics, or related field and 5 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 3 years of related work experience.
• Experience in management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, or operating roles with significant exposure to growth, go-to-market, or operational improvement.
• Experience leading complex workstreams or full projects in a fast-paced client service environment.
• Deep understanding of financial statements and operational performance metrics.
• Deep familiarity with Excel-based modeling, operational diagnostics, and strategic frameworks.
• Proven success in building relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft and deliver executive-level presentations.

Qualifications

• Strategic Leadership: Ability to guide teams and clients through ambiguity to develop clear, actionable strategies.
• Comfort in Ambiguity: Ability to bring structure and clarity to unfamiliar or evolving situations.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong business judgment and an understanding of how to drive value for clients.
• Hands-on Problem Solving: Willingness to dig into data, pressure test hypotheses, and lead teams through rigorous analysis.
• Industry Fluency: Familiarity with the TMT landscape, particularly B2B SaaS business models and operating challenges.
• Team Development: Strong leadership skills; ability to coach, motivate, and grow junior team members.
• Adaptability: Thrive in fast-paced, evolving situations, managing multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously.
• Execution Orientation: Track record of leading initiatives from idea through implementation and driving measurable impact.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Strategic Leadership: Ability to guide teams and clients through ambiguity to develop clear, actionable strategies.
• Comfort in Ambiguity: Ability to bring structure and clarity to unfamiliar or evolving situations.
• Commercial Acumen: Strong business judgment and an understanding of how to drive value for clients.
• Hands-on Problem Solving: Willingness to dig into data, pressure test hypotheses, and lead teams through rigorous analysis.
• Industry Fluency: Familiarity with the TMT landscape, particularly B2B SaaS business models and operating challenges.
• Team Development: Strong leadership skills; ability to coach, motivate, and grow junior team members.
• Adaptability: Thrive in fast-paced, evolving situations, managing multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously.
• Execution Orientation: Track record of leading initiatives from idea through implementation and driving measurable impact.

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $205,000.00 to $235,000.00. 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

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.