Senior Consultant EY wavespace and Innovation

As a Senior Consultant you will join the EY wavespace and Innovation team where you will have the opportunity to work with some of our most forward-thinking clients on some of their most strategic endeavours.

Our EY wavespace methodology is based on a design thinking approach to help our clients generate new possibilities find answers faster and align people for decision-making. EY wavespace represents a novel way of creating collaborative sessions for people from EY our clients and the ecosystem to get together and embark on end-to-end journeys of discovery idea generation and innovation agenda building. We apply proven processes and techniques to inspire human ingenuity reflect on different perspectives and build meaningful outcomes.

Through our global EY wavespace network we draw on expertise from across the world to deliver exceptional and insightful experiences.

Learn more about EY wavespace here: EY wavespace EY Canada

Your Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with teams to design and deliver end-to-end EY wavespace experiences where you will:

• Assist in the discovery phase to ensure an in depth understanding of clients current situation and future vision through interviews and/or review of strategic plans
• Participate in designing preparing and executing strategy and innovation sessions where you will:
  
  • Help create dynamic and immersive experience agendas
  • Assist the experience designers in creating interactive workshop activities that accelerate transformative problem solving
  • Work with thought leaders to prepare compelling presentations and insights
  • Work with the client to validate and co-design the approach for the session
  • Support the design and build interactive ideation activities (sometimes leveraging digital tools like Mural and Miro)
  • Attend and at times facilitate breakout sessions
  • Capture relevant insights from the session
  • Prepare session summary output documents
  • Leverage your creativity to create exceptional and unique immersive experiences with our clients

Help prepare and run ideation campaigns and facilitate innovation design sprints:

• Help coordinate ideation campaigns
• Work with subject matter experts to identify case studies to inspire innovation
• Attend and support the orchestration of design thinking learning sessions and other activities
• Support the facilitation of end-to-end design sprints with idea teams
• Help maintain and update our Innovation Playbook (i.e. tools and methods)

What we look for

• Effective communication skills to support with co-facilitating various sessions
• Openness to learning and comfort with ambiguous situations
• Detail oriented and focused on high quality presentation materials and deliverables
• Team-oriented individuals who strive to get the job done well
• Interest in learning and applying design thinking tools and methods
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently while managing several tasks
• A related bachelors degree
• 2 year of experience in Business Improvement Strategy Innovation Facilitation or relevant field ideally in a professional consulting services firm
• Experience with facilitation
• Demonstrated PowerPoint experience
• Effective writing presentation facilitation and networking skills

Ideally youll also have

• Exposure to Mural and Miro tools
• Familiarity with design thinking methods
• This role involves interaction with internal and external clients and professionals nationally and globally. Professional competency in the English language is therefore a
• requirement of this role. Bilingualism in both French and English is considered an asset.

What we offer

The EY benefits package is designed to support your physical emotional financial and social wellbeing. Our extensive benefits include comprehensive medical dental and prescription drug coverage as well as mental health benefits a robust Employee Assistance Program and group savings plans to promote your overall wellbeing. We offer generous time off including personal days vacation days and additional firm-wide holidays along with the option to purchase extra vacation days. Employees can take advantage of EYs exclusive learning programs tailored just for them. We also provide internal opportunities for career development and advancement enabling you to grow within the firm. Get involved in meaningful volunteering through EY Ripples and make a positive impact in the community.

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The salary range for this job in British Columbia is $75600 to $113400. Individual salaries within this range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education experience knowledge skills and work location city.

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Diversity and inclusiveness are at the heart of who we are and how we work. Were committed to fostering an environment where differences are valued policies and practices are equitable and our people feel a sense of belonging. We embrace diversity and are committed to combating systemic racism advancing gender equity and women in leadership advocating for the 2SLGBTQIA community promoting our neuroinclusion and accessibility initiatives and are dedicated to amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples (First Nations Inuit and Mtis) nationally as we strive towards reconciliation. Our diverse experiences abilities backgrounds and perspectives make our people unique and help guide us. Because when people feel free to be their authentic selves at work they bring their best and are empowered to build a better working world.