Assistant Director
Posted 2 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Assistant Director - Internal Transformation Services (Manager Level)”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyBusiness, Economics, Engineering, Management, Technology (or related)
Study levelBachelor's or higher
At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
The opportunity
EY Internal Transformation Services (ITS) is a global internal consulting team that partners with Executive Leadership on program critical to EY's strategy and ambition. Our work spans business transformation, go-to-market strategy, target operating model design, organisation design, organisational change management, technology-enabled transformation, and complex program leadership.
We are growing our Sri Lanka capability and are seeking an experienced transformation leader who can operate as a trusted adviser while remaining accountable for execution. As a Manager / Assistant Director, you will shape transformation agendas, lead multi-workstream program, influence senior stakeholders across countries and functions, and build the consulting capability of the team.
Your key responsibilities
- Partner with Executive Leadership, Partners and Functional Heads to frame strategic priorities, clarify outcomes and shape enterprise transformation agendas.
- Lead go-to-market strategy and execution initiatives, including market and stakeholder insight, proposition development, service or capability launch planning, governance, adoption and performance measures.
- Design target operating models covering capabilities, organisation, governance, decision rights, roles, ways of working, technology enablement and implementation roadmaps.
- Lead organisational change management across complex program, including stakeholder strategy, change impact and readiness, leadership alignment, communication, learning, adoption, culture and behavioural change.
- Translate strategic choices into credible business cases, transformation roadmaps, investment priorities, milestones and value-realisation measures.
- Lead complex, global and cross-functional program across multiple workstreams, ensuring clear accountability, effective governance, risk management and quality outcomes.
- Provide objective challenge, market perspectives and data-led insight to support senior leadership decisions and accelerate action.
- Build and sustain trusted senior stakeholder relationships, navigate competing priorities, and facilitate executive workshops and decision forums.
- Oversee the development of leadership-ready presentations, dashboards, recommendations and program communications that are concise and decision-oriented.
- Lead teams through ambiguity, set quality standards, coach consultants and contribute to a high-performing, inclusive consulting culture.