Role Title: GDS Microsoft Co-innovation Portfolio Specialist

Alliance: Microsoft

Competency: Co-Innovation

Function: GDS ES Growth & Innovation

Skill Level: High

Rank: Assistant Director

Sub Function: GDS Alliances Program Ops CoE

Reports to: Microsoft Alliance Operations Lead

The opportunity

Microsoft Alliance is one of EY’s most strategic ecosystem relationships, helping clients accelerate transformation through cloud, data, AI, automation and emerging technologies. Within this agenda, the Co-Innovation team brings together EY’s sector and service-line depth with Microsoft’s technology capabilities to shape scalable, market-relevant solutions that support client transformation and create new growth opportunities.

We are looking for a strategic, collaborative and execution-focused Portfolio Specialist to support the Microsoft Alliance Co-Innovation team. The role will help manage the solution portfolio, governance rhythm, investment prioritization,



execution visibility and performance tracking for co-innovation initiatives aligned to various domains such as Finance, Customer, or Operations.

This role is designed for someone who can connect strategy with disciplined execution. You will work closely with domain leadership, Microsoft stakeholders, service-line and sector teams, solution owners, sales, marketing and GDS teams to ensure domain-focused solutions are prioritized, matured and activated with clear ownership and measurable outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional who enjoys working at the intersection of innovation, AI, alliances, portfolio management, and go-to-market growth.

Your Key Responsibilities

Lead portfolio governance and operating rhythm
- Manage the governance rhythm for the Microsoft Co-Innovation portfolio, ensuring timely visibility into solution progress, risks, dependencies, decisions and outcomes.
- Support portfolio reviews, leadership updates, business reviews and cadence forums with clear, consistent and

📌 Microsoft Co-Innovation Portfolio Manager (Esquel)
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