at The Boston Consulting Group in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Consulting Team Talent Managers act as holistic owners of the Consulting Team employment experience with a close focus on the business needs of BCG and the professional development of our consulting staff.
Talent Managers drive overall objectives of the business (e.g. team balance and staff
utilization), identify patterns across their roster to drive strategies and support individuals in their staffing, development, and career navigation. In addition, this role is a member of the larger consulting talent team community in North America.
YOU'RE GOOD AT
Deploying a specific roster of consulting resources, ensuring each resource receives the right set of projects to support their development & professional goals; communicate opportunities to roster and communicate roster's skills & experience for projects looking for staff
Optimizing team deployment design as needed, in line with view of overall project pipeline, balancing business priorities with specific project and staff needs; thought partner to project team leadership in evaluating options & understanding impact on economics and team balance
Supporting CDC (Career Development Committee) by speaking to individual staff's deployment, performance, and trajectory; surfacing themes and calibrating outcomes across the cohort; and implementing consistent policies and procedures in line with regional and global guidelines on promotion timing, criteria, and termination
Building a strong relationship with roster to understand their needs, preferences, and constraints; advising them on staffing and mobility choices and communicating decisions and rationale; helping them navigate their personal learning & development, connecting them to beneficial programs and services
Collaborating with other functions at relevant points of intersection (Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Teaming@BCG, Career Services, Finance, etc.)
Monitoring staff across key aspects of morale, retention, and affiliation; bubble up trends and provide analytic support and ownership of projects related to office morale, culture, and feedback
Ensuring all staff have fair access to all opportunities; partner with diversity network owners and mentors to drive inclusion for individuals, including proactive retention based on individual needs
Leveraging digital tools and appropriately influencing at the local level to ensure adoption and consistency
Coordinating inputs and outputs with a diverse group of stakeholders at various levels of seniority; work as a team contributor within local, system, regional, and global staffing structures to ensure day-to-day outcomes are in line with policies
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
Advanced Degree (Masters, MBA, JD, PhD, etc.) preferred
Prior experience at a consulting firm, in HR, Consulting, Talent, or Finance role is preferred
5+ years' total work experience Key Competencies:
Thrives in a fast-paced, global, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment, keeping with BCG's values and culture
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate with all organizational levels inside and outside BCG through establishing positive, unbiased and productive working relationships. influencing others while simultaneously maintain own flexibility
Maturity that engenders respect and trust from others; good judgement, professionalism, integrity, and the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality
Comfortable in resolving conflict, delivering difficult messages with empathy and addressing all people related issues
An actively collaborative team player who leverages slide writing, organizational, analytical, and project management skills to seek innovative and creative solutions and incremental improvements
Comfortable in both working in detail and understanding the big picture; able to consider the ramifications of decisions on various constituencies
Autonomous, able to tolerate ambiguity, self-motivated; receptive to feedback & quick to action it; can-do attitude and creative solution seeker
YOU'LL WORK WITH
In this role, you will partner with other Talent Senior Managers and the local office Business Management Senior Director to support the consulting cohorts, focusing on the needs of the firm, cohort and individuals.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation Information:
Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus,... For full info follow application link.
The 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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
