Senior Consultant - Strategy & Execution, EY Parthenon

EY-Parthenon – Senior Consultant – Strategy & Execution

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The Opportunity

EY-Parthenon Strategy & Execution helps clients make and carry out their most important strategic decisions. Our work covers long-term strategy, market entry and expansion, growth strategy and new business development. We combine deep sector and local knowledge with strong analytical and execution skills, and we build close, long-term relationships with our clients.

Our team covers the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region and works on engagements across Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and neighbouring markets. We are looking for ambitious professionals to join our growing CCA team at the Senior Consultant level. You will deliver projects that have a real impact on the region and build your career through a wide range of engagements, mentoring and formal learning. Overseas travel is required.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant, you will lead workstreams within engagements and turn client needs into clear project tasks and deliverables. Working with managers and partners, you will help clients define the objectives and scope of each engagement. Most of your time will be spent on strategy projects such as:

• Long-term corporate and national/sector strategies and roadmaps
• Growth strategy, market entry and expansion
• Market studies, market sizing and demand assessment
• Feasibility studies and greenfield/investment projects
• Commercial due diligence and strategic support on transactions
• Business model and operating model design
• Strategy implementation and transformation support

Your clients may include state-owned companies and national holdings, government bodies and public entities, international financial institutions, family-owned groups, private equity investors and multinational corporates entering the region.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Planning and carrying out qualitative and quantitative analysis, including market, industry, competitor and customer analysis
• Structuring complex problems and developing fact-based findings and recommendations
• Preparing clear, high-quality client deliverables and presenting findings to client teams
• Building and reviewing business cases and high-level financial models
• Leading and reviewing the work of Consultants and Junior Consultants
• Managing workstream timelines and raising risks and issues with the engagement manager
• Building strong working relationships with client teams
• Supporting business development, including proposals, credentials and market research
• Contributing to internal initiatives, knowledge sharing and team development

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Structured problem solving – breaking complex issues into clear questions, hypotheses and analysis.
• Strategic analysis – using tools such as market sizing, customer research, competitor benchmarking, scenario analysis and portfolio assessment.
• Data to insight – turning large amounts of qualitative and quantitative data into realistic plans, goals and actions.
• Strong PowerPoint and storytelling skills – building clear, executive-level slides with sharp key messages.
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills – building or reviewing business cases and scenario analyses with confidence.
• Leadership – guiding, reviewing and developing junior team members.
• Communication – working effectively with clients, engagement managers and the wider team in a fast-paced environment.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, engineering or a related field; a master’s degree or MBA is a plus
• At least 3 years of relevant experience, ideally in strategy consulting, corporate strategy or investment/transaction advisory
• Proven ability to assess industries, markets, products, competitors and customers to identify risks and opportunities
• Strong analytical, writing and presentation skills
• Fluent written and spoken Azerbaijani, English and Russian
• Good time management and the ability to manage several priorities at once
• Willingness to travel within the CCA region and internationally when needed

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in one or more of the following sectors: energy and utilities, metals and mining, transport and infrastructure, telecommunications, industrial and manufacturing, or public sector
• Experience with clients in the CCA region, including government, state-owned companies or international financial institutions

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you will be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, a minimum of four weeks of vacation, and a range of programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial, and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• 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.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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The deadline for submission of applications is December 4, 2026.