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Who We Are
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To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
What You'll Do
As a Manager – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path within BCG's Financial Institutions Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized BCG Vantage assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data and related expertise, etc.). You will contribute to proposals and cases through thought partnership in your area of expertise, deliver original analyses and insights helping drive strong impact with clients. While contributing to client cases, workshops and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions.
You will support commercialization efforts for the topic/sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, providing insights & advice for proposals and client workshops. Additionally, as a Manager – BCG Vantage, you will lead development of intellectual property & assets for the business and mentor and guide junior colleagues based on your topic/sector expertise.
BCG’s Financial Institutions Practice Area (FIPA) aims to be the consultant of choice for leaders in the financial industry. We seek to achieve that by helping clients in the industry find their way in this new competitive landscape. By focusing on underlying customer needs and the fundamental economics of the business, we help banks, brokerages, asset managers and other financial services companies rethink their strategic assumptions and identify winning business propositions. We also help them to exploit new opportunities and move quickly to get things done.
This role with have a focus on topics such as process optimization and digitization, GenerativeAI use cases, cost & efficiency benchmarking, customer service models, and operating model review.
*YOU'RE GOOD AT*
* Solving complex client problems through relevant analytical approaches and customized solutions
* Engaging and managing different set of senior stakeholders and client team members, delivering targeted communication based on stakeholder settings
* Managing internal projects with ability to prioritize and deliver work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating business sense and adaptability
* Independently driving the development of intellectual property and marketing assets, e.g., publications, with the input from senior BCG and industry practitioners
* Training, coaching, and mentoring junior team members
* Working in an ever changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment
What You'll Bring
* 3+ years consulting experience in the banking industry strongly preferred
* In lieu of consulting experience, 4+ years minimum industry experience required; 6-10+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
* Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
* Strong problem-solving capabilities
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Deep understanding and expertise in banking with exposure to topics such as process optimization and digitization, GenerativeAI use cases, cost & efficiency benchmarking, customer service models, and operating model review
* Fluency in English and German
Who You'll Work With
As a Manager – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path, you will work face to face with clients and with BCG Project Leaders, Associates and Consultants. In the period between cases, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.
Additional info
BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.
With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.
*Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)*
* Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets
*Topic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)*
* Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients
*Research (Practice Topic and Sector-Aligned Research and Insights)*
* Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project’s needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data.
Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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