Microsoft Co-Investments Lead Analyst - Supervising Associate - EY GDS

Microsoft is one of EY’s most strategic alliance relationships, helping clients accelerate transformation through cloud, data, AI, automation and emerging technologies. Within this context, the Co-Investment team plays an important role in bringing structure, governance and execution discipline to investments that support joint growth priorities with Microsoft.   The GDS Microsoft Co-Investments Lead Analyst will support the Microsoft Co-Investments team by coordinating investment governance, funding administration, portfolio visibility, reporting, stakeholder follow-through and outcome tracking across global and regional initiatives.   This role is suited to a structured, commercially aware professional who can translate investment priorities into practical execution support. The incumbent will work with Microsoft Alliance leadership, Microsoft stakeholders, regional alliance teams, solution area leads, finance, commercial, sales, marketing and GDS teams to help ensure co-investment activities are planned, governed, tracked and activated with clear ownership and measurable outcomes.   The role will also contribute to AI-led investment priorities across Copilot, Azure AI, Data & AI, automation and emerging Microsoft solution areas by supporting structured assessment, tracking and reporting of business value, responsible AI considerations and commercialization readiness.

Your key responsibilities

Coordinate the co-investment governance model, operating rhythm and business review cadence for Microsoft-aligned investment initiatives. Support planning, prioritization and tracking of investment requests, funding decisions, approvals, utilization, risks, dependencies and outcomes. Support programs and initiatives aligned to the Co-Investments stakeholder agenda and Microsoft Alliance priorities, with guidance from senior team members and stakeholders. Work with alliance leadership, finance, commercial, solution area and regional teams to maintain visibility of investment progress, evidence requirements, approval status and key decision points. Prepare clear analysis, concise updates and leadership-ready summaries to support investment prioritization, governance discussions and timely follow-through. Develop and maintain investment trackers, dashboards, status reports, business review materials, action logs and governance documentation Develop and maintain investment trackers, dashboards, status reports, business review materials, governance documentation and executive reporting to support effective management of Microsoft co-investment and funding programs, including utilization tracking, compliance oversight, business outcome measurement and stakeholder accountability. Support business case development for co-investment opportunities, including strategic rationale, expected outcomes, activation approach, evidence requirements and performance measures. Track portfolio performance across investment themes, solution areas, regions, activation milestones, utilization, pipeline influence and commercialization outcomes. Track portfolio performance across investment programs, solution areas, regions, activation milestones, utilization, pipeline influence, opportunity progression and commercialization outcomes Coordinate with sales, marketing and solution teams to support go-to-market activation, enablement, awareness and adoption of investment-backed initiatives. Support AI-focused investment initiatives by helping assess value potential, scalability, adoption readiness, data and privacy considerations, and responsible AI alignment in a practical and consistent manner. Contribute to efficiencies, automation