Internal wavespace Leader Maternity Leave cover, Associate Director

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EY wavespace is EY’s vehicle for delivering live, immersive experiences that employ best-in-class design thinking methods and proven approaches to collaboration tools and technology. EY wavespace gives our participants the environment, mindset and collaborative tools to think differently, through transformative experiences both in-person and virtual. We help clients to reframe problems and explore visions of the future that lead to inspired ideas and innovative solutions to their biggest challenges.

When we create and solve together, teams learn, businesses realize their growth potential, new ideas flourish, and technology works for everyone. With wavespace, we aspire to bring the world closer to a day when trust is the default, collaboration is enduring, and human ingenuity thrives. In doing so, we build a better working world.

Our Global Clients & Industries internal wavespace team delivers experiences of the highest quality that enable our internal clients (mainly the firm’s executive leadership) to advance and accelerate our growth agenda.

This is an Experience Leader position: a global role focused on delivery of EY’s internal wavespace sessions across the global leadership level of EY, with particular focus on wavespace experiences that support the Clients & Industries agenda. The role enables the successful execution of EY’s priority initiatives through leveraging their network, technical competencies, design, production and facilitation skills. The Experience Leader will be expected to establish and maintain trusted working relationships with senior executives as well as with partners and their global teams as part of credibly advising on and delivering strategic sessions that accelerate and advance the firm’s strategy.

This role is for a maternity leave cover for 7 months, starting in January 2026. You must be able to travel globally for this role.

• Own the end-to-end experience for our internal clients: from initial scoping call to understand the client need, through design, delivery and completion of each project.
• Understand the objectives of the session and how the design of the session will meet these objectives
• Oversee design strategy for concurrent client sessions
• Manage and be accountable for the design management and process design of each session
• Create a safe place for participation and input before, during and after experiences
• Display emotional intelligence and deep understanding of the importance of energy, flow, and inspiration
• Lead primarily from the “front of room” as the driver of an experience in real-time, including group activities, facilitated break‑out conversations, and outcome production
• Leverage adept listening skills and keen ability to navigate challenging and political discussions and viewpoints
• Distribute accountability and influence to enable all team members to contribute and shape client experiences
• Oversee the Experience Manager, Experience Designer and the other members of the experience team
• Coordinate session logistics and resources, ensuring all logistics are in place, all technology is delivered and functions, all activities are planned, all material is available
• Balance the requirements of multiple clients and projects at one time

This is a highly visible role with significant interaction with high‑level EY partners.

• To qualify you must have
  • Deep experience and confidence with facilitation
  • Applied experience of design thinking methodology(ies)
  • Confidence designing, managing and running sessions / workshops
  • Comfort working with executives and VIPs
  • Ability to navigate challenging situations in real‑time
  • Ability to manage ambiguity and the political aspects of change
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships across many different functions and organization levels
  • Adept creative problem‑solving skills and the ability to compromise around needs of diverse stakeholders
  • Experie…