Job Description

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Experience Management Advanced Associate
As an Experience Management Advanced Associate, you will be part of an industry leading, high performing and agile team of workforce management professionals providing exceptional client service to our stakeholders and helping our employees gain differential experiences that are aligned to their career aspirations.
We provide learning and growth opportunities to build your ability to analyze, innovate, think and act globally. You'll be part of an organization that is focused on optimization, is solution oriented, innovates and provides best in class services to the client serving teams.
The opportunity
EY Global Delivery Services (EY GDS) is a dynamic and global service delivery network of over 50,000 professionals working across borders, to provide innovative and strategic business solutions to EY member firms and EY clients globally. Experience Management plays a vital role in the firm's Next Wave strategy and it's purpose of building a better working world.
We offer a great place to work for every person joining EY. At GDS, you will have the opportunity to develop your professional skills in a truly global environment. You will learn and gain experiences from industry leading WFM professionals and a path breaking leadership team.
We invest in your learning and development. We'll help you develop the technical and soft skills you need. We support your professional development with a combination of learning, networking, experiences, and coaching. As part of a 300+ member team, supporting 4 unique Service Lines, you will always have opportunities to showcase your skills and contribute to the firm's strategic initiatives.
Your key responsibilities
As an Experience Management Advanced Associate, you will work as the staffing point of contact for the assigned region/service/competency team and will be responsible to work with the service delivery managers in capturing staffing demand projections, analyze demand intake patterns, demand - supply matching, demand - supply gaps, schedule individuals on projects, optimize employee utilization and bench management.
Some of your key responsibilities include:

• Capture demand projections, understand demands heuristics and identify actionable demand.
• Calculate staffing requirements based on demand projections, delivery deadlines and productivity targets.
• Identify suitable staffing options based on matching skills, roles and experiences.
• Create staffing schedules to maximize service and minimize cost.
• Timely update of employee schedules on the schedule management tool (Retain).
• Timely review and resolution of scheduling conflicts.
• Proactive review of resource availability/future project demands.
• Minimize bench pipeline through proactive deployment on projects.
• Minimize open, unfulfilled demand.
• Track monitor and report on WFM KPIs such as employee utilization, time to fulfil demand, unfulfilled demand % and bench aging.
• Basic reporting and analysis.

Skills and attributes for success
Graduates with 2-3 years of relevant workforce management experience. Understanding of business models, operational and financial aspects of service delivery will be preferred. The suitable candidate should have good analytical skills, can compute staffing demands, validate skills and experiences associated with the demand, identify suitable fulfilment options from the internal pool of professionals available for allocation or on bench and negotiate staffing solutions with the service delivery managers.
To qualify for the role, you must have

• Excellent analytical skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of MS Excel.
• Excellent teaming and interpersonal skills.
• Positive attitude and ability to excel under tight timelines.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience on workforce management concepts, resource deployment and scheduling.
• Working knowledge and subject matter expertise in resource management, demand planning and scheduling in reputed consulting, technology, financial services, accounting and professional services organizations.

What we look for
We are looking for go-getters with a solution oriented and analytical mindset. Someone who is good with numbers and has the willingness to learn. The successful candidate will be one who combines computer skills and mathematical ability with a working knowledge of the business and the negotiation skills of a salesman.
What we offer
EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations - Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK - and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We'll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• 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.

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