Senior Manager - BCG Vantage

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What You'll Do

As a Senior Manager - BCG Vantage on our Topic Activation path within BCG's Global Advantage Practice Area, you will deliver against the client and commercial priorities for the Economic Advantage of Nations (EAN) and Geopolitics, Trade & Investment (GTI) businesses. You will grow and deploy a team of Sector/Topic experts to support case work, asset development and business build initiatives. You will drive the agenda for assets (e.g., IP, products and tools - many GenAI-enabled), with support from the team, and lead execution of Tier One and asset development projects. You will be responsible for team's performance across all KPIs (case billability, quality, asset creation, etc.). Additionally, as a Senior Manager - BCG Vantage, you will engage with case teams & clients based on your individual expertise and demonstrate differentiated impact and value add to BCG clients and case teams.

Global Advantage (GA) translates deep topic expertise across geopolitics, trade, investment, and economic development into scalable, commercially relevant products that help case teams and clients make faster, sharper decisions.

Within GA, Economic Advantage of Nations (EAN) focuses on helping countries attract Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) and increase their economic growth through several levers: Development of Economic Clusters (SEZs, Innovation hubs and Industrial Parks), talent attraction, SME support, etc. We work with public and private sector players to find innovative solutions to sustainable FDI attraction and economic development.

Geopolitics, Trade & Investment (GTI) focuses on helping public- and private sector clients navigate geopolitical, trade, and policy driven disruptions and opportunities. We support clients in understanding and managing the impact of trade policies, tariffs, sanctions, industrial policy, and geopolitical risk on strategy, operations, and investment decisions. GTI works across issues such as supply chain resilience and reconfiguration, market access, strategic sectors, climate- and trade related regulation, and cross border investment. GTI partners with clients to design robust, future proof strategies in an increasingly fragmented and politicized global economy.

Examples of GA assets you may work on (not limited to this list):

• Supply Chain Reconfigurator AI (Supply Chain Landed Cost & Site Selection AI / Landed Cost Cockpit)
• Global Trade Simulator (dynamic modular global trade simulation and scenario model)
• OpModel Advantage.AI (rapid operating model resilience and opportunity assessment)
• Additional GA offers and expert agents e.g., Location Advantage AI (site selection tool), Tariff Exposure & Mitigation (including company resilience tracking) and others, with prioritization and iteration driven by GA leadership

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Leading problem solving and solutioning for clients and driving towards pragmatic solutions tailored to the business context
• Leading development and commercialization of expertise and assets (e.g., Global Advantage materials, products, and tools the in Economic Advantage of Nations and Geopolitics, Trade & Investment topic areas)
• Engaging and communicating with senior stakeholders, demonstrating expert presence and credibility
• Leading projects in a highly effective manner, mobilizing team to deliver on business priorities and commercial impact
• Acting as a highly effective coach and mentor, guiding team members to achieve goals efficiently and effectively
• Working in an ever changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast paced environment

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years consulting experience relevant to Economic Advantage of Nations and Geopolitics, Trade & Investment required; candidates with consulting experience preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, 7+ years minimum industry experience required; 10-12+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
• Specialization in relevant Economic Advantage of Nations and Geopolitics, Trade & Investment topics
• Fluency in English
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with and manage internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment

Who You'll Work With

As a Senior Manager - BCG Vantage on our Topic Activation path, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)

• Integrates into client facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know how, and proprietary tools and assets

Topic Activation (Domain Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)

• Combines deep domain insights with our know how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients

Research (Practice Topic and Domain Aligned Research and Insights)

• Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project's needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro economic, commodities and trade data.

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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