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What You'll Do

We are seeking a strong candidate to serve as Global People & Special Projects Manager for the Financial Institutions Practice Area (FIPA) globally. This role serves as a strategic business partner and thought leader to the FI Leadership team, the Specialty Businesses, and BCG People leaders. They will drive forward the demand strategy and execution across different BCG businesses by engaging deeply with & influencing a diverse set of leaders and stakeholders. The Global People & Special Projects Manager will work hand in hand with the global FI team.

The Global People & Special Projects Manager will have the following specific responsibilities:

• Talent monitoring
  • Establish and maintain what success looks like for FI talent agenda (KPIs)
  • Further build-out of People Dashboards to track our talent pools and gaps
  • Closely monitor Practice sentiment through ongoing 1:1 engagement with FIPA affiliates
  • Analyze survey results (with emphasis on PA questions) and lead follow-up actions
  • Advance the diversity & inclusion agenda, with a focus on Women in FI and Project Sandy

• Drive FIPA Flagship Programs
  • Angel Mission: Lead the program in close collaboration with FI Angel Mission Ambassadors and Global Program sponsors. Own the communications cycle and elevate the initiative into a core cultural pillar for FI.
  • Morieux Medals: Manage the program as FI’s recognition vehicle for content excellence. Partner with the Global Program sponsor and LT to identify quarterly winners based on KN submissions, and build visibility and consistency so the program achieves the same level of recognition as Angel Mission

• Internal engagement
  • Develop and execute the internal engagement plan (emails, Townhalls, etc.) in collaboration with FI GPMD and Marketing
  • Project manage FI Global meeting (with input from GPMD and PAL), provide guidance and input to regional meetings
  • Enable local affiliation (i.e.. Best practice sharing across regions), and in particular through the FI Global Nodes Forum
  • Support ad-hoc FI and cross-PA engagement initiatives

• Learning
  • Design and lead FI learning curriculum through FI Big Win and FI.Academy, in collaboration with EMESA Regional Director and Marketing Director, as well as partnering with extended BCG learning teams for support, ideas, and inspiration

• Special Projects
  • Partner with the Global Leader for Climate & Sustainability in FI to track and manage opportunities, with a strong focus on Climate Risk
  • Maintain tracking tools (e.g., Excel), coordinate discussions with leaders, and prepare/source materials for proposals and client meetings (in partnership with Vantage)
  • Lead regular communications on FI’s Climate & Sustainability work for FI, C&S, R&C, and SI audiences
  • Capacity dependent, this role has the possibility to take on additional initiatives as part of the broader FI Management & Operations team.

What You'll Bring

• Prior experience in a consulting firm is a must – in a consulting or people management role, in order to ensure a deep understanding of our target audience's needs and skills in their role
• 6-8+ years' total work experience
• Advanced degree (Masters, MBA, JD, PhD, etc.) preferred

Key Competencies:

• Candidates must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, global, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment, keeping with BCG's values and culture
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with senior presence and influence; ability to communicate with all organizational levels inside & outside BCG by establishing positive & productive working relationships
• Strong communication skills; able to communicate confidently, articulately; able to influence multiple stakeholders to adopt a new point of view and be simultaneously flexible with adjusting own perspective in light of new information or constraints
• Maturity and seasoning that engenders respect and trust from others; good judgment, professionalism, strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style
• High integrity, tact, a positive attitude, and an ability to maintain absolute confidentiality
• Comfortable in resolving conflict, delivering difficult messages, addressing all people related issues
• A quick study; a can-do attitude; a creative solution seeker with a readiness to try new approaches; decisive, pragmatic, and reason-minded
• Quick to learn BCG policies, practices, structure, and how decisions are made
• An active team player with strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills
• Comfortable in both working in detail and understanding the big picture; able to consider the ramifications of decisions on various constituencies
• Autonomous, able to tolerate ambiguity, self-motivated

Additional info

OUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PRACTICE

At BCG, we are on a mission to change the Financial Institutions (FI) industry for the better. Our vision is to work with our clients to help them achieve their bionic ambitions of becoming digital-first and human-centric organizations to future-proof themselves in a rapidly evolving economy. In FI, the philosophy we have with each engagement we take on is simple: To drive impact.

We are immensely proud of the culture we have built at BCG over the years and FI is no exception. Our global community of 1,800+ FI experts work with 36 of the top universal banks on complex, industry-leading projects that are accelerating the pace of change we see across the industry today. Whether it’s building out a multi-year transformation for a Global bank, helping an asset manager develop their net-zero strategy or developing an exciting digital challenger bank, each case is unique and an opportunity to create lasting impact and value.

With our 360° capabilities, streamlined solutions built in-house, client history and partnerships with leading organizations around the world (COP 26, World Economic Forum, MIT Sloan, TED etc.), we pride ourselves on being a global thought leader, always in the search for what will really make a difference. At FI, creating Impact is our North Star but we know the only way to do that is with one crucial ingredient: You. We hope you can join us.

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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