Senior Manager - Data and Transformation - Technology Consulting

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We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

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Kei a koe te mana I The choice is yours Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi With your contribution and my contribution, together we will thrive.Hei Oranga Iwi | The opportunity

As our Senior Manager, Health Data & Transformation, you’ll lead complex health-sector engagements and help grow EY New Zealand’s health, data and transformation practice. You will work with senior executives, clinicians and system leaders to define difficult problems, mobilise multidisciplinary teams and translate evidence into decisions, implementation and measurable outcomes. You will also be responsible for developing client relationships, shaping new work, managing engagement performance and building the capability of our people.

This position is based in our Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland)

Ko Tō Rourou |Your key responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of complex, multidisciplinary health engagements from problem definition and mobilisation through analysis, executive decision-making and implementation, while actively managing scope, quality, resourcing, risks, client expectations and engagement economics.

• Turn ambiguous senior-level questions into structured programmes of work, robust analytical approaches and clear, decision-focused advice.

• Bring together clinical, operational, financial and technical perspectives to solve complex health-system problems and improve access, productivity, timeliness and value.

• Advise senior executives, clinicians and technical leaders, translating complex evidence into practical recommendations and facilitating alignment across different viewpoints.

• Shape and grow EY’s health business by identifying emerging needs, developing propositions, leading proposals and connecting the right capabilities from across the firm.

• Lead, coach and develop consultants, analysts and managers, creating reusable methods, tools and intellectual property that strengthen our health and data capability.

Ngā Pūkenga | Skills and attributes for success

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• Significant experience working in or advising the New Zealand health sector, with a strong understanding of how the system operates and how clinical, operational, financial and data perspectives connect – including a deep understanding of existing health data sets and their appropriate use.

• A track record of leading complex consulting, strategy, service planning, analytics or transformation programmes as well as shaping opportunities and leading proposal development.

• Strong quantitative problem-solving and data fluency, including the ability to design analytical approaches, challenge assumptions and work confidently with analysts, engineers, data scientists and architects. Experience with cloud data platforms, Snowflake, SQL, R/Python, Power BI/Qlik would be highly valuable.

• Credibility with senior executives, clinicians and technical stakeholders, and the ability to communicate complex evidence clearly to non-technical audiences.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, coaching others and building enduring capability, methods and ways of working.

Ko Taku Rourou | What we offer you

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences

• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.

• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/nz/benefits

Inclusiveness is core to who we are and how we work together, driving value for our people and for our business. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at contactrecruitment@au.ey.com or +64 9 300 7044 (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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