AI and Data student opportunities

In our AI and Data team, you’ll use the latest thinking and innovation to solve complex business challenges and transform clients into intelligent information organisations while building your career.

 

What is AI and Data?

Data centricity is a top priority for businesses.

The next generation analytics won’t just appear out of the ether. They will be built on a flexible, agile, and fast-evolving combination of technology, ecosystems and talent.

By applying your technical, business, critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills, you will help organisations unlock the potential of their data, transform it into business-relevant insights, and embed solutions into everyday operations to improve ways of working and achieve sustainable, long-term value.

The AI and Data team seek to accelerate growth, increase profitability, streamline operations, and protect against risk when building clients into intelligent information organisations. We help solve their biggest challenges using the latest technical and business innovations. Our AI and Data people are the best and brightest in Asia-Pacific and are committed to transforming clients into information-driven organisations, where fact-based decision making is embedded in daily operations from the boardroom to the front line.

 

What could you be doing?

  • Work with a variety of EY clients to understand their business challenges and how we can support their AI and Data capability to make more informed business decisions. This can vary across preparing roadmaps, performing data integration, and implementing data analytics solutions. We are key to the journey in how our clients transform their business.
  • Develop proposals and business cases for the EY organisations and EY clients
  • Work across a range of industries to analyse trends and address digital, AI and Data challenges for EY clients
  • Work collaboratively with high achieving, multi-disciplinary teams to help clients enhance their ability to adapt, manage regulatory change, leverage and deploy new technologies faster, and improve consumer, citizen, and stakeholder experiences
  • Develop your knowledge across AI and Data capabilities
  • Work across many industries and a diverse range of projects to support EY clients in making more informed business decisions. Some examples of these projects include working with:
    • Space technology and geospatial analytics
    • Artificial intelligence and machine learning
    • Intelligent automation
    • Data Integration
    • Data visualisation, advanced analytics, and insights
    • Data and information architecture
    • Data platforms and data warehouses
    • Data security, privacy and ethics

What will you bring to the team?

  • Curiosity and drive to be an active learner with the ability to apply new information and technology quickly
  • Critical and innovative thinking, capable of complex and creative problem solving
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to change language to suit client audience and needs
  • Strong business acumen awareness
  • Excellent time management skills and attention to detail
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively and build positive relationships with stakeholders
  • Resilience and the ability to adapt quickly to changing circumstances and requirements in a fast-paced environment
  • An analytical and business mindset, including ability to interpret patterns, risks, and opportunities for EY clients
  • Able to consider multiple perspectives and create open and safe environments for all
  • Ability to build trusted relationships both internally across the organisation and externally with clients
  • Qualifications

    Common degrees/majors include but are not limited to:
    • Engineering/Statistics/Econometrics
    • Data analytics/Business Analytics
    • IT/ Information Systems/Business Information Systems
    • Computer Science
    • Mathematics
    • Commerce/Business
    This is a guide only and for more information, you are encouraged to speak to an EY representative at an upcoming event.
  • Where could you be working?

    Auckland, and Wellington. Flexible working arrangements and mobility opportunities are also available.

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Your career journey in AI and Data

As a graduate, you’ll be part of our 12-month graduate development programme that has been developed for graduates in all service lines, and is focused on connection, learning and celebration.

The programme will provide you with the opportunity to network with your peers from other service lines and geographies. Running in parallel to your technical learning, you will develop leadership skills to become a successful graduate, and as you grow as a transformative leader.

As a AI and Data graduate, you’ll take part in:-

  • Data visualisation – Power BI
  • Analysing and presenting data
  • Data modelling fundamentals and best practice
  • All team summits (once a year in person)
  • EY Badges and Udemy courses at own pace/interest

As an intern, after our company induction, you’ll start developing an understanding of how our AI and Data teams work and will be ready to work alongside teams on real client projects. You’ll meet other new interns from your office.

Your buddy and your counsellor will help you learn your way around the organisation, set your goals and plan your development while you’re here. You'll be well looked after with ongoing learning throughout the Internship Programme with sessions facilitated by our Learning and Development team, Campus Recruitment team and service line specific training. The Internship Programme is a great way to gain valuable audit experience, skills and networks to start building your career.

Over

1250+

AI and Data professionals in Asia-Pacific

Global network of

70,000

EY professionals to tap into

Work with

170+

clients across 18 industries

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