Assurance - Financial Services - Forensic Data Analytics - Senior Manager - London

The opportunity

EY’s Forensic Data Analytics (FDA) team is a growing global, AI and data-focused group within the Forensic & Integrity Services department. We work across all lines of businesses in Financial Services (FS) industry with a specific focus on Financial Crime, Fraud, Legal and Regulatory domain. This role will combine extensive FS industrial experience, analytical skills and deep understanding Data and AI capabilities to help our clients in dealing with their complex issues. Whether it is designing, implementing or ideating technology solutions we need the very best people to join us and strengthen our team to achieve our ambitious targets.

Your key responsibilities

We will expect you to have experience across all four areas of our leadership expectation: clients, business, team and personal. This will enable you to lead our teams, manage our clients and complex assignments, grow our business in a commercial way which adheres to our values, and inspire others through your own behaviours. We’re interested in passionate leaders, with the intellectual curiosity to actively pursue new knowledge in the rapidly changing world of data and AI. Naturally you’ll need a strong background in the various data engineering and data science and AI tooling to assist in achieving our goals.

Skills and attributes for success

Client Management and Business Development:

Develop/maintain productive relationships with client management including C Suite executives.

Develop new business development initiatives, go to market campaigns, sales sprints, leading end-to-end bid processes, engagement delivery and knowledge management with a proven experience of achieving sales targets greater than £1m per year.
Stay informed of the client's industry, and recognise key performance drivers, business trends, and emerging technical/industry developments.
Strong problem solving skills to support clients on a comprehensive range of issues in relation to financial crime, fraud, regulatory and compliance, litigation and other adverse events in the Financial Services industry across Banking and Capital Markets, Insurance and Wealth and Asset Management sectors.

Engagement Delivery and People Management:

Lead complex Data and AI-led assignments, review the work prepared by the engagement teams to ensure that it meets EY’s quality standards and the client’s expectations.

Monitor engagement progress to manage and mitigate risks and resolving any issues that may arise during the project. Ensure successful completion of project objectives within timescales and budget.
Direct management of senior client stakeholders, investigators, internal and external auditors, lawyers and regulatory authorities during sensitive and sometimes adversarial situations.
Lead the development of training, recruiting, resourcing projects, and/or other practice-wide needs to create a positive work and learning culture.
Define best practices, processes, and standards to ensure realisation of measurable improvement in value, effectiveness, efficiency and quality of services delivered to clients.

To qualify for the role you must have

Extensive deep expertise in:

Financial Services industry, focused on financial crime, forensics, fraud, legal and regulatory compliance

End to end data engineering and data science life cycle including data discovery, ETL, data analysis/machine learning, data visualisation/reporting and latest Gen AI and Agentic AI technologies
Leading large and complex data and AI-driven programmes and innovating reusable tech solutions through problem solving
Developing and mentoring data engineering and data science teams

Ideally, you’ll also have

Previous Big 4 and large consulting firms experience is an advantage.

What we look for

We’re not just looking for strong technical skills – we’re interested in people that can nurture relationships, both internal and external, and are committed to intimately understanding our clients’ needs. If you’re looking to become part of elite group of data engineers and data scientists where you’ll make a measurable difference across some of the most prestigious businesses around, this role is for you.

What 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.