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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

We are seeking a strong candidate to partner closely with the AI Transformation Leadership Team as Senior Program Manager for AI Transformation. As a Senior Manager, you will be in charge to lead offer development and go-to-market to support growth of our business, in particular including:

• Product Strategy and Plan. Drive yearly planning exercise around our Artificial Intelligence Transformation offering, articulating the needs / pain points from our clients, how they evolve and how the product responds to these needs and how we differentiate from competitors. You will be supporting the development of a clear architecture for solution (e.g. developing playbooks for our Deploy/ Reshape / Invent offers, Enterprise foundations); articulation around value pools, use cases and underlying tech/human enablers; and connection with other BCG offers.
• Management and support for go-to-market by function. In collaboration with different functional and topic teams, align on functional priorities and specific GTM plans (incl. customized content needed, specific campaigns, and priority clients)
• IP development. Support development of playbooks for deploy / reshape/ invent strategic plays, enterprise foundations, end-to-end approach for AI transformation.
• Strategic analysis and leadership reporting. With support of the PA and Finances team, put in place relevant KPIs and help track business progress. Report to COO and Practice area leads regularly (including Executive Committee meetings)
• Prioritization and Backlog Management. Help teams align on priorities, based on the plan and manage the backlog of activities to support the development of our offer; as well as communication, marketing and Go To Market activities (internally and externally)
• Product Development. In collaboration with experts and knowledge teams, contribute where relevant to the development and dissemination of the AI Transformation offer.
• Product Marketing and Communication. Together with the leadership team and marketing teams, develop product narrative, as well as communication plan and contribute to its execution.
• Sales and Execution Support. Contribute to relevant plans to build necessary capabilities internally (or externally) to best support the offer execution; partner with proposal teams to bring the best of BCG and support training and enablement of our teams.

As part of the Product Management BCG community, you will work closely with your topic teams, but also with your Product Management colleagues and contribute to the testing / refining and exchange of best practices across the community. See here for more context on the scope of the AI Transformation offer:

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Successful candidates will feel comfortable operating in a "start-up mode" within BCG and with multiple players, have strong project management skills, the aptitude to see and hold the big picture, yet also manage the details. Comfort with ambiguity, evolving priorities and eagerness to lean in to support team/projects when needed, are also pre-requisites. In particular, successful candidates will show the following abilities:

• Possesses a strong foundation in technology with a keen interest in development, backed by practical experience in data, digital, and AI transformation roles
• Orchestrate complex agendas, align senior leadership, prioritizing activities and working with others to get things done (in a distributed organization)
• Manage and execute projects efficiently; provide hands-on support to multiple activities, often requiring strong consulting skills (slides writing, effective communication, some analytics, )
• Collaborate and communicate with various teams and individuals, with different level of seniority in different geographies and with different background; be able to communicate with senior leaders and be a connection point for the community

What You'll Bring

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required; Advanced Degree preferred
• 0-12 years of industry experience
• Experience as a project leader/senior consultant or professional in the area of Digital, analytics, or in Transformation of large corporations, or within a startup preferred
• Previous experience in BCG is a plus, ideally in a Project Leader, Consultant, Senior KT or BST manager roles
• Highly knowledgeable and analytic
• High motivation and interest for Artificial intelligence applications is a must

Other Skills:

• Excellent command of the English language
• Strong work ethic, service-mentality, autonomous and self-starter
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, operate effectively in a matrix organization and a fast-paced environment, proactively manage expectations
• Strong foundational understanding of technology, with the ability to grasp and apply complex concepts
• Continuously explores and stays updated on the latest trends in digital transformation, AI, and emerging technologies
• Passion for shaping and influencing digital and AI strategies through research, insights, and innovative problem-solving
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to influence senior members of BCG, credibility, strong interpersonal skills
• Collaborative team player, ability to maintain discretion when needed

Who You'll Work With

Our business management and operations team members work to ensure that BCG is running smoothly, efficiently, and productively. We are made up of executive and administrative (or case team) assistants, visual service artists, receptionists, facilities staff, and the team leaders and office coordinators who manage these operations and business management jobs.

Additional info

The (Gen)AI product team is the primary team that drives all intellectual properrty development, manages go-to-market for AI gloablly across BCG (across functional practice areas, industry practice areas and regions). This role will report to Tauseef Charanya Senior Director. It will work closely with a mix of temporary consulting resources, a wide knowledge team along with other members of product team for (gen)AI transformation

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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