Manager, Platinion The Boston Consulting Group

What You'll Do

As a Manager, you will work closely with our client's leadership teams to understand their key challenges, define IT strategies, win buy-in for your recommendations and lead BCG case team members to transform client potential into performance. You will deploy customized IT strategies, digital platforms and architecture in order to leverage the digital potential of our customers with state of the art tools such as cloud computing, AI, blockchain, microservices and containerization. You will evaluate and coach our clients' technology teams, manage quality and risk while maintaining client expectations and escalations. Besides giving direction on the functional, execution and management of the project you will be given end-to-end responsibility for larger, highly technical and more complex modules within the project and begin to develop specialized knowledge to help you solve our clients problems. Together with our clients you will develop convincing IT strategies, concepts and solutions, applying your sound technical know-how along with your analytical and conceptual skills. You will start to take on team lead responsibilities and demonstrate intellectual leadership directing diverse teams of consulting talent. Your role will also be to help team members flourish through thought leadership, team mentoring, knowledge sharing, giving frequent feedback and creating opportunities for team members to learn and grow. You will also personally develop and grow by being exposed to new and complex challenges daily. Finally as a Manager you will contribute to the Practice Area development and help to build the BCG brand as a digital leader.

What You'll Bring

[8+] years' experience in IT strategy and consulting, professional software development or IT project management (with teams of five or more) You will have relevant experience from a top consulting firm (focused on technology, digital initiatives) and have led the design and management of IT implementation and strategy projects A strategic thinker, entrepreneurial, able to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills, strong customer focus and mental agility with a results orientation Strong technical expertise in at least two of the following areas: - IT Modernisation; Solution & Enterprise Architecture - Marketing, Sales & Service Platforms (CRM) - Physical & Digital Channels (Including Mobile) - ERP (SAP) &Manufacturing Platforms - Banking & Insurance Platforms - People, HR, Collaboration Platforms - Applied Intelligence, Machine Learning, RPA, Chatbots, Blockchain, IOT - DevOps & Bimodal IT - Data Analytics, Big Data, Data Platforms - Cyber Security Experience with the management of decision process at C-Level Able to present different architecture models to clients, develop MVP architecture and IT landscape modernisation roadmaps Deep expertise with modern tool-sets in Agile environments, legacy modernization and modern approaches to technology Know-how to drive operational and client service excellence, presenting project results to C-Level Experience of writing white papers on your areas of expertise Proven practice development: Hiring mentoring and developing both individuals & teams Managing requirements and configuration of large-scale system implementations Leading and running workshops at peer level and facilitating client meetings Delivering IT due diligence, assessments, recommendations and future-state designs Strong business acumen; can frame complex problems in appropriate business contexts Preferred industry background: Retail, Banking, Insurance, Utility, Oil, Gas and Telco Have the power of presence to network and build internal and external trusted relationships and new business development Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel to clients world-wide Highly professional and rigorous, results-oriented, driven and hard-working Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English A University degree with above average academic performance in a STEM related field or business management

Who You'll Work With

BCG Managing Directors and Partners (MDP's) PLA Managing Directors (MD's) BCG Consultants at all levels PLA Consultants at all levels Clients, vendors, partners