Working Location: Athens (hybrid) Join our continuously growing team, which counts more than 2.200 employees in Greece, and is listed in Greece's Top Employers for 2023! Experience great flexibility, under our hybrid operating model across our offices in Athens , Patras , and Thessaloniki , while benefiting from personalized learning and career development opportunities . We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion , fostering an environment where everyone's unique perspectives are valued. About EY-Parthenon EY-Parthenon is part of EY and is one of the largest global strategy consulting organizations, with more than 9,300 professionals in 120 countries. We help CEOs and business leaders design and deliver transformative strategies across the entire enterprise, to help build long-term value to all stakeholders. EY-Parthenon teams work with clients to navigate complexity by helping them to reimagine their eco-systems, reshape their portfolios and reinvent themselves for a better future. With global connectivity and scale, EY-Parthenon teams focus on Strategy Realized — helping CEOs design and deliver strategies to better manage challenges while maximizing opportunities as they look to transform their businesses. From idea to implementation, EY-Parthenon teams help organizations to build a better working world. We advise on a vast range of issues, such as core value propositions, competitive positioning, and growth strategies. For more information, please visit ey.com/parthenon The opportunity The EY-Parthenon team in Greece sits within Strategy and Transactions team of Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe & Asia (CESA), and is experiencing strong growth, resulting in opportunities for talented and ambitious individuals looking to develop a career as strategy consultants. Due to our rapid expansion, we are now looking for a Strategy Consultant to join our team in Athens. They’ll be a part of a collaborative team that applies the latest thinking, research, analytics, and methodologies to help transform clients’ businesses and solve complex business matters, driving change for tomorrow’s working world. For smart, nice, and driven candidates, working at EY-Parthenon offers the opportunity to change how world-leading organizations do business. Your key responsibilities As a consultant in our team, you will: advise clients across all sectors, support key decision makers in developing transformative corporate and growth strategies, as well as develop and execute strategies understand key business drivers, co-develop our approach with the client, agree value measurements with the client, provide value to the client through insights, factual conclusions, and recommendations demonstrate ability to collect and utilize relevant business and industry information and asses this information effectively by applying strategic and commercial evaluation techniques assist in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations, as well as gradually attend meetings with clients take responsibility for own learning and development and participate in upward feedback share your technical and other knowledge with the team be an effective own time manager, able to keep calm when under pressure to meet deadlines be a team player with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels in EY and with external clients Skills & Attributes for Success You are curious and purpose driven . We’re looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world. You are inclusive . We’re looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusively to build safety and trust. Business and commercially driven – Working in a fast-paced, exciting environment with strong business acumen to really help add value to our clients. Business development – Assist in aspects of business origination, including pitches and presentations, and attending meetings with clients to help sell work. Contribute to our practice development initiatives, supporting the continued focus on our team as a great place to work. Learning – Learn and develop technical and personal skills to support achievement of career goals, through a blend of structured learning, coaching and experiences. Building Relationships – Strong working relationships with senior clients, including influence, advice, and support to key decision makers. What we look for Required Excellent academic background from a top tier university. Master’s degree in business, engineering or economics. An MBA degree will be considered as a strong asset. Relevant experience in strategy consulting and/or a corporate environment would be considered as a strong asset Business acumen and strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a practical ability to shape the business agenda and define strategic roadmaps Strong people skills, including cross-functional collaboration and working with multi-disciplinary teams Entrepreneurial spirit and team player Excellent written and verbal communication skills both in Greek and English Experience of producing and reviewing high caliber reports, papers, and presentations Solid negotiation and influencing skills, and the ability to develop long-lasting relationships both internally and externally Professionalism and consistency in approach to client work, internal business, and practice development What we offer Competitive remuneration package: You’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Depending on your experience, our comprehensive rewards package includes benefits that suit your needs including cutting-edge technological equipment, ticket restaurant vouchers, a private health insurance scheme, life insurance, income protection and an exclusive EY benefits club that provides a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Flexible working arrangements: We operate under a hybrid working model, which is defined based on both your own preferences and team’s needs, and we enjoy our summers with short Fridays. Personalized learning experience and career development: We provide free and unlimited access to educational platforms and EY Badges, support certifications, and provide coaching and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process, all of which can lead to a meaningful impact and success as defined by you. Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs. Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network. Above all, you will be working in one of the Top Employers in Greece for 2023 , awarded by the Top Employers Institute. About EY EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform, and operate. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today. If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible. The exceptional EY experience. 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