Join EY and build a career as unique as you are. We are seeking an Assistant Director to lead the measurement, reporting, and communication of our Next Frontier business impact across innovation investments, commercialization, and emerging technology initiatives. This role is pivotal in demonstrating the value generated by Next Frontier activities, including client impact, adoption, commercialization outcomes, pipeline influence, and market differentiation.

You will collaborate closely with Next Frontier leadership, service lines, sectors, alliances, EY.ai Labs, and client-serving teams to identify, validate, and showcase high-impact outcomes. The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex innovation activities into clear business value narratives and executive-level insights.

Key responsibilities include leading the measurement and reporting of Next Frontier impact across various business units and geographies. You will define and enhance impact measurement frameworks, KPIs, and dashboards, developing executive-level reports and insights that highlight performance.

Responsibilities also involve creating compelling impact stories, credentials, and case studies. You'll partner with teams to identify and validate client outcomes and commercialization successes, building a centralized repository of success stories and metrics. Analyzing performance trends to recommend improvements and translating evidence into outcome-focused narratives for leadership are also core duties. You will guide team members contributing to reporting and analysis.

This role requires a strong understanding of innovation, emerging technologies, and commercialization, with the ability to articulate their business value. Exceptional business writing, storytelling, and executive communication skills are essential, along with experience developing executive presentations and leadership reporting.

Strong analytical capabilities are needed, including experience defining KPIs and value realization frameworks. The ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative information into actionable business insights, and experience developing dashboards using tools like Power BI and Excel, are crucial. You should possess strong program and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple strategic initiatives independently and collaborate effectively across global teams and senior stakeholders. Experience coaching junior team members is also beneficial.