Project Leader Operations Practice

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

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.

Practice Area Profile

The Operations Practice (OPS) Area is one of BCG's largest functional practices. We help our clients create competitive advantage by enhancing their performance and building strategic capabilities. BCGs expertise in Operations covers the following areas - supply chain management, procurement, manufacturing, service operations, cost efficiency, operational transformation, research & product development, program and project management, all with a strong digital and analytics overlay. What You'll Do

Your expertise is of vital importance to BCG and our clients. As an Project Leader , you will be a core member of BCG’s Operations Practice working alongside some of the world’s top minds in the industry.You will also dedicate time to further develop and deepen BCG’s expertise in these areas, and to support BCG Partners in business development initiatives.

What will be expected of you in this role is to:

Play a leading role in the growth of our Operations Practice through case execution, client development, and intellectual property & product creation Execute, or provide expertise and support to Operations projects within the Operations Practice Area for our key clients in Europe and beyond Desire to build and spread Operations expertise within BCG and serving as a DSC-hub for the firm to develop new techniques and/or capture new ideas as well as casework experience. Ability to contribute to BCG's practice area publications and to BCG's Operations approach and toolkit, benchmarks, templates, processes, incl. responsibility for managing and developing 3rd party cooperation Work jointly with BCG and client project teams, bringing expertise to the team and to the client on site Actively support our business development efforts: client meetings, industry conferences Provide mentorship and support to consultants ensuring continuous individual development

What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)

You ideally have 6-8 years of work experience in top level advisory or consulting firm, or experience gained in Operations at a market leading company and/or an MBA with 1-3 years of previous consulting experience. It is essential, that you already have deep experience in the field of Operations and have achieved significant and proven results at prior clients Knowledge challenging the “status quo”, creating transparency for clients, helping them understand the implications of their costs, synthesising & advising how to improve A track record of project/team leadership and related achievements Willingness to travel internationally and to work remotely on client sites Strong academics Fluent English is a must Problem solving skills - hypothesis-driven approach- and advanced quantitative analysis skills Flexible, curious and creative, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas