Boston Consulting Group
May 05, 2024
Full time
WHAT YOU'LL DO The BCG X Portfolio Strategy & Practice Area Commercial Activation team plays a critical role in shaping a differentiated portfolio of digital & AI offerings and driving X business in strong partnership with the 20 BCG Practice Areas to help accelerate BCG's commercial agenda. Your objective will be to drive activities/projects that will accelerate business growth across a subset of our BCG Industry and Functional Practice Areas, and to focus our investments on the most critical digital & AI solutions that we develop, build, and sell to clients Responsibilities include the following for a subset of IPAs and/or FPAs Working closely with a handful of BCG X Industry & Functional Practice Area Leaders and Leadership teams to drive X (digital & AI) business for the PA, including: 1) helping to shape the right portfolio of digital & AI offers for their industry or function, and 2) unlock GTM across sectors/functional topics/regions Driving & supporting leadership meetings and facilitating a strong partnership model between BCG X and BCG Industry/Functional Leaders Strengthening community engagement (e.g., running meeting/events) Conducting ad hoc analysis for the practice area on different topics Developing & sharing best practices across practice area This role offers the opportunity to work core strategic topics for both BCG & BCG X to support continued growth of the firm Direct engagement with BCG X global leadership team, BCG X and BCG Practice Area Leaders, and Product/Offering Leaders Active management of X PA specific offer portfolio tackling a variety of challenges for clients Day-to-day support to drive X business for a subset of 20 industry/functional practice areas Opportunity to consistently introduce new approaches and process improvements with impact across BCG X YOU'RE GOOD AT Strategic thinking and decision support on key offering investments and direction Problem solving and analytical skills, with ability to apply strong business judgment in ambiguous environments Entrepreneurial mindset to proactively drive new ideas & activities Senior stakeholder management & influence Ability to manage complexity and juggle across multiple parallel workstreams YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS) Bachelor's or Master's Degree or equivalent in business, finance, engineering, or related field 4+ years of work experience in strategy consulting for a top tier firm, ideally as an Associate/Senior Associate/Consultant or as Knowledge Team Mgrs at BCG (or equivalent) Ability to work effectively in a global environment with people at all organizational levels Strong problem-solving skills Strong communication, networking, and teaming skills, with ability to manage and influence a variety of senior stakeholders Proactive, highly organized and pragmatic - must be able to smartly manage competing priorities and multiple workstreams on a consistent basis Strong PowerPoint, Excel, and presentations skills Good to have Interest in technology, digital, data science, product management topics Knowledge of BCG industry/functional Practice Areas and/or software/data products helpful YOU'LL WORK WITH BCG X Global Leadership Team BCG X & BCG Industry & Functional Practice Area leads BCG X & Practice Area Product/Offering leaders BCG X Finance (Product and Commerical) Other BCG X & BCG functional teams (Marketing, Business Management & Staffing, IP/legal, etc.)