EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Tech PE Value Creation - Senior Associate-Consultant

About the role

EY-Parthenon’s Tech Private Equity Value Creation team specializes in unlocking growth and operational efficiency for private equity portfolio companies, particularly SaaS businesses in the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) sector. As a Senior Associate-Consultant, you will work closely with management teams to identify critical business challenges, develop actionable recommendations, and support execution planning.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured, data-driven analysis to identify root causes and quantify opportunities using Excel and other tools.
• Drive structured analysis to identify root causes, quantify opportunities, and develop actionable, data-backed recommendations across go-to-market, pricing, customer success, product, and operations.
• Develop and test hypotheses to address complex business problems across go-to-market, pricing, customer success, product, and operations.
• Prepare client-ready deliverables and contribute to presentations with increasing independence.
• Support Directors and Partners by preparing materials and insights that help them show up well-informed and impactful at client meetings.
• Take ownership of discrete workstreams and begin to lead internal and client discussions with limited oversight.
• Collaborate with cross-functional client teams and EY-Parthenon colleagues to drive alignment and momentum.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, or Analytics and 2 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and approximately 18 months 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.
• Strong proficiency in Excel modelling, PowerPoint storytelling, and structured problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables.
• Experience developing client presentations and communicating insights effectively.
• Understanding financial statements and operational performance metrics.
• Experience leading and managing in complex business environments.

Qualifications

• Leadership – a proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership of workstreams and contribute ideas; ability to guide junior team members and support team cohesion.
• 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.
• Agility and results orientation – thrive in dynamic environments and adapt quickly to new information or shifting priorities.
• Communication and storytelling – ability to distill complex analyses into clear, compelling narratives for clients.
• Industry fluency – familiarity with the TMT landscape, particularly B2B SaaS business models and operating challenges.
• Learning mindset – eagerness to grow through feedback, coaching, and hands-on experience.
• Relationship building – ability to build trust and credibility with team members and client stakeholders.
• Analytical rigor – comfort working with large datasets, developing hypotheses, and synthesizing insights.
• Project contribution – ability to manage tasks independently while contributing to broader team goals.
• Entrepreneurial spirit – curiosity and initiative to explore new ideas and challenge the status quo.

Skills

• Leadership
• Comfort in ambiguity
• Commercial acumen
• Agility and results orientation
• Communication and storytelling
• Industry fluency
• Learning mindset
• Relationship building
• Analytical rigor
• Project contribution
• Entrepreneurial spirit

Benefits

Base salary range: $130,000.00 to $185,000.00. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.

Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible vacation policy
• Hybrid work model
• Support for personal and family care

Pay

Base salary range: $130,000.00 to $185,000.00. 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.