What is EY GDS? How does it compare to traditional partnership organization in the market? Why is associate director a top career level? Do ADs have P/L responsibility or their job is to allocate consultants to the projects, maximize changeability and that is it?

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GDS is global delivery center. It is EYs offshore resourcing for engagement delivery.

AD could be an assistant director or associate director (associate director is higher rank). Typically an internal role. Non client facing, part of core business services, internal IT is an example. The teams that work on resource management (experience management) are in this group. There are occasionally some ADs that may have client facing responsibilities, maybe an account team.

Also EY is a partnership where each country is technically its own company/legal entity. They have a wide berth to do things as they like within a particular company. I described an AD in the US but could be different elsewhere.

Thank you. Very clear.

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