BCG X Global People Experience and Strategic Programs Manager

Boston Consulting Group
London
1 month ago
Applications closed

Locations: London | Paris
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.

What You'll Do
We are seeking a strong candidate with experience and passion to join a People Experience and Strategic Programs Manager position located in London.
Key responsibilities include:
* Supporting Global People Experience leadership to drive strategic programs and objectives, including uplifting our EVP, embedding X Culture, and enabling data driven decision-making
* Leading special projects outside the scope of ordinary business operations to support business and strategic objective, e.g. the launch of our EVP, ongoing evolution and development of our Xconnect platform
* Establishing and conducting robust quantitative analyses and reporting to inform key business decisions (e.g. People Survey)
* Working alongside other members of the X People function and across our Chapters, e.g. DEI, Teaming
* Preparing and delivering presentations and content that provide insights and influence key business decisions
* Engaging stakeholders across X functions and BCG independently to ensure effective delivery of our People agenda
* Managing and executing projects efficiently; providing hands-on support to multiple activities, often requiring strong consulting skills (slide writing, general modeling and data analysis, effective communication, etc.)
* Communicating with senior leaders and being a connection point for the community
You're good at:
* Cross functional impact supporting change and innovation agendas in the business
* Navigating highly ambiguous networks of stakeholders
* Strong written and verbal communication, able to create high quality presentations
* Strong problem solving and analytical skills
* Excellent command of the English language
* Strong work ethic, service-mentality, autonomous and self-starter
* Ability to multi-task, prioritize, operate effectively in a matrix organization and a fast-paced environment, proactively manage expectations
* Ability to influence peers and senior stakeholders, credibility, strong interpersonal skills
* Collaborative team player, ability to maintain discretion when needed

What You'll Bring
* Consulting experience preferred
* Min 3 years experience in a similar role
* Advanced analytics capabilities (Excel, Tableau etc)
* People strategy and communications planning expertise
* Experience in PMO and project management implementing change within a matrixed and complex organization preferably professional services industry
* Proven advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills
* Bachelors' degree required, Master degree preferable

Who You'll Work With
* Global People Senior Director, Global People Chair, X Culture Chair, all BCG X People Leadership
* BST SD/XD functional and regional leaders
* CT and BST teams to inform analysis and other strategies as required

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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