People and Organization Senior Manager - Chicago, United States - Boston Consulting Group
Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Practice Area Senior Manager within BCG's People and Organization Practice Area (PA), you will lead strategical and operational priorities to deliver the POP agenda.
Your particular areas of focus will include defining and delivering our people and engagement strategy, driving our global commercial insights, driving the overall POP PA M&O agenda, and taking on other high-priority strategic and operational priorities.
On the People and Engagement side, you will be responsible for working with the POP Global People Lead and the GPMD to craft and execute people-related initiatives based on a data-driven understanding of people opportunities.
Sample areas of focus will include working with regional and offer managers to drive POP's affiliation and engagement activities, learning and development for our POP cadre, POP's MDP coaching program, setting the agenda for and executing POP-wide global meetings (Town Halls, WWOM, POP global meeting, etc.), and strategic communications to POP affiliates, and executing key global people processes.
On the business insights front, you will ensure that key POP leaders (sector, topic, regional) have a strong understanding of business and competitive insights.
On the overall PA M&O agenda, you will ensure that we are effectively framing priorities and driving them to realize the value of key changes.
Finally, as new strategic and operational priorities emerge, you will lead these initiatives for the practice.This includes not just taking on these priorities but identifying areas where the practice can improve and the steps needed to drive them.
The POP Practice Area is one of BCG's functional practices.We develop and provide expertise on People and Organization matters and together with the industry PAs of BCG, support client to design, equip and sustain a high performing organization with capable, engaged and adaptive people.
WHO WE ARE
BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society.
As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next.
We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity.In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world.
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
8-10+ years of relevant industry experience
University Advanced degree and demonstrated high academic achievement, strong preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to manage and drive area of accountabilities, contributing to higher level agenda setting
Ability to lead more complex, broader sub functional teams or projects fully independently and provide direction to others
Ability to resolve complex issues and non-defined problems autonomously, with full business acumen
Strong interpersonal skills, credibility
Ability to influence senior members of the PA and beyond
Ability to respect sensitive client, BCG, and people related information as personal and confidential
Advanced knowledge in Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel
Strong English skills (written and spoken)
Ideally, experience within BCG
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Practice Area Management & Operations team members keep BCG's industry and functional practice areas operating responsively and efficiently.
As a member of this team, you will contribute directly to the success of our business through a diverse set of activities.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
YOU'RE GOOD AT
Managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort - including identifying where to focus next and highest priorities
Strong executive writing skills
Creativity and excitement around how to engage the POP team and bring interest to the POP practice
Self-starter with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational team
Earning the respect of a senior cohort, including Managing Directors, who are remotely located, and juggling the various priorities and viewpoints of the Leadership Team members
Showing influence to compile inputs and opinions from the Leadership Team members, while still meeting demanding deadlines
Change management and stakeholder engagement
Operating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to prioritize and make decisions
Complex project management with the ability to multi-task and drive advanced strategic analysis (beyond data) and leverage results for impact
Working closely to develop and enhance people initiatives - developing a plan to manage the people networks and support the success of consultants with the practice involvement
Affiliation, communication and training - organizing internal/ external events and calls, develop agendas for meetings and preparing communication, coordinate calls, Virtual Trainings, LAB activities, own sector platforms, and develop all sector internal communications / newsletters on regular basis.
Working independently to identify need for, scope, gain endorsement and drive implementation of commercially impactful initiativesLeading others including senior business leaders in clarifying problems and developing solutions by building cross-PA partnerships - building consensus, persuading and influencing
Motivating others to deliver highest standards, providing direction, mentoring and coaching
Power Point slidewriting & Excel skills
YOU'LL WORK WITH
You will work closely with the Global and Regional People and Organization Practice leadership and their leadership teams, as well as the Global Topic Leaders and their product managers, when setting the strategic agenda and driving implementation, and the Global People Lead.