Practice Area Senior Manager

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Practice Area Senior Manager within BCG's Travel, Cities and Infrastructure Practice Area (PA), you will be sought as a thought partner, supporting leadership in setting the strategic agenda and defining implementation activities for the business while also providing ad hoc support for priority initiatives across the PA. You will work closely with PA leadership to drive coordination and development of the PA business. Other tasks include business analysis and planning, lead organization, internal communication and affiliation activities.

In addition, you will manage the commercial plan and monitor the state of the business (e.g. lead flow, proposal pipeline and sold cases), reaching out to relevant Client Officers/Managing Directors. You will provide inputs to the Practice's Marketing Partner and Marketing Manager to plan publications, newsletters, internal and external events for the PA; develop a SATT strategy for the PA and plan activities; own the PA's content on BCG.com and Perspectives and be the liaison to industry platforms and associations that the sector partners with.

The Travel, Cities and Infrastructure (TCI) PA focuses on Infrastructure, travel, transportation, cities, real estate and logistics which form a significant and very dynamic part of the global economy. Massive amounts of public and private capital are flowing into physical infrastructure upgrades as well as sweeping changes driven by digitization and the climate transition. Very significant public and private entities exist in this space with bold ambitions over the coming decade. The PA covers a range of sectors including Transport, Travel & Leisure; Cities, Real Estate & Tourism and Logistic, Postal & Shipping; we also work very closely with our Public Sector and PIPE PAs. These topics also have far-reaching effects in areas such as climate resilience, holistic liveability, sustainable mobility and equality.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort


• Self-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational team


• Earning the respect of a very senior cohort, all Managing Directors, that are remotely located, 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


• 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 initiatives


• Leading 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.


YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)


• 8 - 10 years of relevant experience


• Master's degree preferred


• Role related certifications preferred


• 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


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Advanced knowledge in Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel


YOU'LL WORK WITH

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 number of roles, including content development, process management, marketing, meeting and conference management, and internal/external communications.


• Managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort


• Self-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational team


• Earning the respect of a very senior cohort, all Managing Directors, that are remotely located, 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


• 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 initiatives


• Leading 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., 8 - 10 years of relevant experience


• Master's degree preferred


• Role related certifications preferred


• 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


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Advanced knowledge in Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel


YOU'LL WORK WITH

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 number of roles, including content development, process management, marketing, meeting and conference management, and internal/external communications.