Alex Smith

Manager, Business Transformation | EY

New Zealand

About

Experienced management consultant with a strong track record of delivery across the public sector and Telco, Media, & Tech (TMT) clients, including the U.K. Home Office and Virgin Media O2. Experienced in strategy development, operating model design, and project and change management, with a proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and deliver results. Industry experience includes leading strategic initiatives in BT’s Cyber Security division.

Experience

  • Manager at EY
    Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • Baringa (Full-time · 3 yrs)
    • Senior Consultant
      Apr 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Consultant
      Nov 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • BT Group (Full-time · 4 yrs 2 mos)
    • Business Strategy Specialist
      Feb 2022 - Oct 2022 · 9 mos

      Led BT Security’s product strategy for hyperscaler marketplaces (AWS & Azure), enabling a new digital sales channel. Key achievements: -Launched BT’s first suite of cyber services on AWS Marketplace. -Managed end-to-end relationship with AWS, aligning commercial, legal, and operational processes. -Enabled BT Security sales teams to sell services via the new marketplace channel. -Advised other BT business units on marketplace strategy and onboarding best practices.

    • Business Strategy Analyst
      Oct 2020 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Led strategic initiatives to support commercial growth, M&A opportunities, and go-to-market delivery. Key achievements: -Developed BT Security’s strategic roadmap, including M&A assessment approved at Exec level. -Created strategic and go to market plan for the UK Enterprise segment. -Led go to market for new cyber-services suite, achieving fitargets. -Delivered regular market and competitor analysis for C-suite decision-making.

    • BT Commercial Graduate Scheme
      Sep 2018 - Sep 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      Gained cross-functional experience across cyber security operations and strategy. Key achievements: -Developed and managed SMS phishing prevention, blocking thousands of scams targeting BT customers. -Led a proof of concept with two major UK banks to mitigate SMS phishing attacks against their brands. -Delivered an end-to-end transformation of a critical sales operations system, improving performance. -Managed analyst submissions (IDC, Forrester), securing market leader recognition for BT.

  • Government Social Research Analyst at Office for National Statistics
    Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Provided detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis assessing the relationship between migration and use of public services to support policy decision-making.