Join EY's Global Delivery Services (GDS) as a Deal Support Specialist and contribute to a globally recognized professional services firm. This role is instrumental in supporting our onshore Deals team, playing a crucial part in the bid management cycle from pre-RFP through to post-RFP phases. You'll enhance the value delivered during deal processes and the entire bid management lifecycle, ensuring globally consistent strategies are executed.

This position offers the opportunity to build a career within EY's inclusive culture, leveraging global scale and technology. You'll be empowered to bring your unique perspective to help EY achieve its goals and contribute to building a better working world.

As a Deal Support Specialist, you will manage project plans throughout the deal cycle, acting as a central point of contact for end-to-end process management. This includes organizing meetings, documenting notes, and ensuring timely completion of tasks. You will also be responsible for creating essential deliverables such as company profiles, competitor insights, and trend analyses through secondary research. Key activities involve preparing kick-off documents, team books, and credentials packs, while supporting proposal content development and coordination.

Further responsibilities include liaising with cross-functional teams to develop client collaterals like storyboards and presentations. You'll maintain strong stakeholder relationships through clear communication and professional etiquette, adhering to quality benchmarks and timelines. Managing a repository of client-facing collateral and ensuring quality review of all deliverables are also core aspects of this role. An innovative and flexible approach is valued when handling complex requests.

To excel in this role, you need exceptional English communication skills, both written and verbal, to confidently engage with senior UK stakeholders including Partners and Pursuit Leaders. A background in deals, pre-sales, bid management, or project management is essential, along with experience supporting complex proposals within a professional services environment. Strong business acumen and a solid understanding of business development, deal, and project management coordination are required.

Proficiency in Microsoft 365, AI-enabled tools, and advanced online research techniques is crucial. While not mandatory, experience with SharePoint is desirable. The ability to build collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders is a key attribute. Candidates should hold a University/bachelor’s degree and ideally an MBA. A minimum of 5 years to a maximum of 8 years of experience is expected, with at least 3 years within a large global organization, preferably in professional services.