EY Parthenon - Corporate Strategy - Senior Consultant

The opportunity

The EY-Parthenon – Strategy team in Italy currently has exciting and inspiring opportunities. We are seeking to recruit new professionals for the Milan office, providing broader responsibilities, more exposure to clients, and significant opportunities for personal growth and development.

At EY-Parthenon, our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. We support you in achieving your unique potential both personally and professionally. We give you stretching and rewarding experiences that keep you motivated, working in an atmosphere of integrity and teaming with some of the world's most successful companies.

Your key responsibilities

• Engage with clients as a true business advisor, understanding key business drivers and co-developing approaches.
• Project manage teams and collaborate with members across EY, forming strong internal links within transaction support and other departments.
• Collect and utilize relevant business and industry information, applying strategic and commercial evaluation techniques.
• Deliver structured engagements, managing client relationships on a day-to-day basis.
• Develop junior resources through on-the-job training and formal EY-P training modules.

Skills and attributes for success

• Master’s degree in business engineering or economics; an MBA is a strong asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to shape business agendas and define strategic roadmaps.
• Experience in transaction processes and strategic questions.
• Excellent people and leadership skills, including cross-functional collaboration and team management.
• Entrepreneurial spirit, intellectual curiosity, team player, and excellent communicator.
• A good knowledge of the Office suite and the English language, as well as familiarity with Artificial Intelligence tools.

What we look for

We are looking for extremely talented professionals with an entrepreneurial mindset and an analytical approach, committed to bringing unconventional yet pragmatic thinking to deliver actionable strategies for real impact in today’s complex business landscape.

What we offer you

We will fuel your ambition and potential with future-focused skills development that equips you with state-of-the-art methodologies and technology/AI-enabled solutions. You will be able to accelerate your skills thanks to futurefocused courses and development programs, using smart technologies and AI applications that free you from repetitive tasks — from Copilot365 to the proprietary EYQ tool, including PowerBI.

With more than 25,000 people in 150 countries, you will join an inclusive and empowering culture that values your uniqueness, prioritizes your wellbeing, and immerses you in diverse thinking and cross-cultural experiences necessary to help deliver impact to clients across the globe and to help build a better working world. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to apply AI/Tech in three core areas: supporting clients in shaping future strategies, enhancing the quality and depth of internal analysis and approaches, and benefiting from dedicated training programs to strengthen your AI capabilities.

At EY, we believe that every individual brings something unique.

Your experiences, ambitions, and perspectives contribute to creating an environment where each person’s uniqueness becomes our collective strength.

We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued: Together, all in.

We value every form of uniqueness — including age, gender, abilities, experience, culture, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and socioeconomic background — and we ensure that all our job opportunities are also open to people with disabilities, in accordance with Italian Law No. 68/99.

To help create the best experience during the recruitment process, please describe any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, and the planet, while building trust in capital markets. Enabled by data, AI, and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network, and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

For this position, the expected salary range is between EUR 45,000 and EUR 55,000, determined on the basis of objective and gender-neutral criteria. The employment relationship is governed by the Italian National Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Commerce sector (CCNL Commercio); the contractual and collective bargaining level, together with the applicable terms and conditions, will be determined in line with the experience and professional profile of the candidate selected through the recruitment process.