Location: Colombo Other locations: Primary Location Only Salary: Competitive Date: Sep 9, 2026 **Job description** ------------------- Requisition ID: 1726657 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. **Senior, Business Consulting** **Transformation Design \& Execution** **GDS Functional Senior (Cyber / Finance / Risk / ERP)** Transformation Design \& Execution @ EY provides a rewarding career targeted toward becoming a professional in complex business, technology, and infrastructure transformations. If you have a passion for rallying together with a team to solve the most complex challenges in today’s marketplace, come join our dynamic TD\&E team! **The opportunity** Join EY GDS’s TD\&E team to help US clients connect strategy to execution—acting as their bridge from ambition to results—across functional domains such as Cybersecurity, Finance, Risk \& Compliance, and ERP. You will set up the right governance, including Transformation Management Offices (TMO), Enterprise PMOs (EPMO), or PMOs. As a Senior, you will work as part of a team to enable one or more of these capabilities: demand intake and prioritization, budgeting, portfolio scenario planning, program/portfolio/transformation execution, schedule management, risk \& issue management, resource management, value planning \& realization, KPI definition, performance reporting, and data‑driven dashboards. You will also provide guidance to team members, deliver high‑quality client service on complex topics, and help spot ways EY can bring more value to clients. **Your key responsibilities** A successful Transformation Design and Execution Senior will work with our clients to establish a TMO, PMO or EPMO infrastructure to mobilize and manage programs by applying a proven EY framework and methodology based on industry\-recognized global standards. For these projects, you will lead a team and partner with engagement leadership to design, establish, and deliver project and program Operating Models and governance structures, track performance, complete status reporting and value realization across workstreams. You will support a knowledgeable team with **experience in planning, controlling, and executing complex functional programs (Cyber/Finance/Risk/ERP), Program Management Offices and Transformation Offices**. In your role, you will gain key insights and drive strategic conversations with our clients. **Your key responsibilities** * **Strategic Enablement (Functional):** Partner with US teams and functional leaders to align strategy, controls, and outcomes across Cyber, Finance, Risk, and ERP initiatives. * **Operating model \& governance:** Define functional operating models and governance for TMO/PMO/EPMO. * **Portfolio \& delivery:** Drive portfolio intake, prioritization, planning, execution, and benefits tracking with clear RAID. * **Tooling \& data enablement:** Configure PPM (Planview/Clarity), integrate Jira/Azure DevOps/MS Project, and enforce data quality. * **Agile enablement:** Facilitate Scrum/SAFe/Kanban ceremonies and continuous improvement across functional workstreams. * **Reporting \& KPIs:** Build executive\-ready reporting and dashboards; set KPIs and control\-health metrics. * **Risk \& compliance:** Embed SOX, SOC, ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR/CCPA; support testing and audit readiness. * **Change \& adoption:** Lead communications, training, hypercare, and adoption metrics. * **Client growth \& deliverables:** Support pursuits/eminence and produce SteerCo packs, TOMs, roadmaps, and playbooks. **Skills and Attributes for success** * **Consulting mindset****:** Think critically, structure ambiguity, and design solutions that address client challenges while creating measurable outcomes. * **Architect outcomes:** Link strategy to execution, ensuring design is fit‑for‑purpose. * **Orchestrator of delivery:** Coordinate and partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver excellence. * **Executor with precision:** Drive disciplined execution, embedding agile practices and ensuring quality at every stage. * **AI‑enabled practitioner:** Activate pragmatic AI/automation use cases and CoEs (e.g., dashboard copilot, testing accelerators, risk insights) to future‑proof client transformations. * **Storytelling \& influence****:** Simplify complex information into clear, engaging narratives that resonate with senior stakeholders. * **Analytical rigor:** Apply structured problem solving, data‑driven insights, and creative thinking to deliver innovative solutions. * **Adaptability \& resilience:** Thrive in dynamic environments, flexing to client needs and embracing change with a solution‑oriented approach. * **Collaboration \& inclusivity:** Oper