Senior Manager, Deal Governance Advisor
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About the Role
EY is seeking a Senior Manager, Deal Governance Advisor to join the Consulting Quality & Risk Management team. This front-line advisory role focuses on strengthening deal quality, reducing delivery risk, and integrating AI-driven insights into the deal lifecycle.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Own and facilitate the Deal Governance process across all deals
- Act as a trusted advisor on deal quality, risk exposure, and readiness
- Conduct initial deal assessments and coach junior team members
- Assess deals holistically including solution, commercial structure, delivery feasibility, and risk profile
- Provide real time feedback and challenge to refine scope, assumptions, and approach
- Leverage data and AI enabled insights to strengthen decision making
- Coordinate and facilitate governance reviews
- Capture key decisions, risks, and actions and drive follow through
- Partner across the firm to strengthen pursuits and provide integrated perspectives
- Identify and resolve process or tool issues
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in consulting, deal shaping, risk, or delivery roles
- Strong understanding of end to end consulting delivery and deal lifecycle
- Proven experience working on complex, multi stakeholder pursuits
- Demonstrated ability to assess risk and challenge assumptions at senior levels
- Bachelor's degree (advanced degree or relevant certifications an asset)
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365, Power BI, SharePoint
- Familiarity with EY specific institutional knowledge preferred
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The opportunity
- As part of the Consulting Quality & Risk Management team, you will play a critical role in shaping the firm’s Consulting pursuits.
- This is a front line advisory position focused on strengthening deal quality, reducing delivery risk, and elevating the rigor of our pursuits.
- You will partner directly with pursuit teams, Partners, and leadership to challenge thinking, surface risks early, and provide actionable guidance.
Your role at a glance
- Own and facilitate the Deal Governance process across all deals.
- Act as a trusted advisor on deal quality, risk exposure, and readiness.
- Conduct initial deal assessments and coach junior team members.
- Assess deals holistically including solution, commercial structure, delivery feasibility, and risk profile.
- Provide real time feedback and challenge to refine scope, assumptions, and approach.
- Leverage data and AI enabled insights to strengthen decision making.
- Coordinate and facilitate governance reviews.
- Capture key decisions, risks, and actions and drive follow through.
- Partner across the firm to strengthen pursuits and provide integrated perspectives.
- Identify and resolve process or tool issues.
Skills And Attributes For Success
- Strong commercial and delivery acumen.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and influence across cross functional teams.
- Structured risk mindset.
- Executive presence and confidence to challenge senior stakeholders.
- Analytical and strategic thinker.
- Experience with AI, emerging technologies, or digital solutions.
- Effective communicator with strong ability to translate complex concepts.
- Comfortable operating in fast paced, high pressure pursuit environments.
- Resilient and resourceful with strong analytical skills.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in consulting, deal shaping, risk, or delivery roles.
- Strong understanding of end to end consulting delivery and deal lifecycle.
- Proven experience working on complex, multi stakeholder pursuits.
- Demonstrated ability to assess risk and challenge assumptions at senior levels.
- Bachelor’s degree (advanced degree or relevant certifications an asset).
- Familiarity with EY specific institutional knowledge preferred.
What We Offer
- CAD 5,000 per year for mental health support benefits.
- Wellbeing benefit of CAD 1,200/year.
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