at The Boston Consulting Group in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
WHAT YOU'LL DO
BCG's purpose is to "Unlock the Potential of Those Who Advance the World". At BCG U, we contribute to that unlock through next generation, large-scale upskilling solutions that build an organization's capability to transform in a transforming world. Our focus is on ensuring leaders and teams at every level have the knowledge and skills they need to play their pivotal role in realizing value and impact.
As an Upskilling Product Senior Manager, you will be a key member of the BCG U, Solutions Development & Delivery team, responsible for overseeing the end-to-end product lifecycle of our upskilling solutions, which deliver strategic capability building for BCG U's clients.
You will be responsible to drive the product strategy with the BCG U Chief Product Officer, Regional Managing Directors & Partners and BCG U Leadership team.
Your portfolio of products will include cohort based, instructor-led, synchronous, and asynchronous content and learning journeys, simulations, learning assets and assessments necessary to deliver BCG U upskilling offerings.
This catalog of offerings spans offerings across GenAI, AI, Digital, Product Management, Climate & Sustainability, and others.
You will establish key partnerships and build a catalog of offerings that deliver high impact upskilling solutions.
You will partner with a cross-functional team, including Learning Designers, Subject Matter Experts, Faculty Members, Customer Program Managers, Learning Architects and Case Teams to ensure the solution delivers exceptional value to our clients and delivers on Return on Learning Investment ("ROLI").
This role requires a unique blend of product management, upskilling & eLearning expertise, business acumen, and leadership skills to drive innovation and excellence in product & solution development, channel activation, and customer satisfaction.
You will assist go to market teams and clients with developing custom upskilling journeys, will own the development and maintenance of the upskilling content across both self-paced and live learning solutions for your portfolio, and
You will work closely with subject matter experts to make sure the learning assets incorporate the latest thinking, technical expertise, BCG intellectual property and frameworks.
YOU'RE GOOD AT
Successful candidates will feel comfortable operating in a "start-up mode" within BCG and with multiple players, have strong project management skills, the aptitude to see and hold the big picture, yet also manage the details. Comfort with ambiguity, evolving priorities, and eagerness to lean in to support team/projects when needed, are also pre-requisites.
Orchestrate complex agendas, align senior leadership, prioritizing activities and working with others to get things done (in a distributed organization)
Collaborate and communicate with various teams and individuals, with different level of seniority in different geographies and with different background; be able to communicate with senior leaders and be a connection point for the community.
Manage and execute projects efficiently; provide hands-on support to multiple activities, often requiring strong consulting skills (e.g. slides writing, effective communication, data analysis & analytics, etc.)
Able to manage defined accountabilities with broader impact to the firm.
Self-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously.
Able to manage multiple senior stakeholders, build consensus, persuade, influence, and negotiate.
Managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort, able to work in a context where ownership, accountability, and way forward maybe unclear.
Operating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to prioritize and make decisions.
Working independently to identify need for, scope, gain endorsement and drive implementation of commercially impactful initiatives.
Avid networker being able to interlink different parts of the BCG universe.
Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills
Ability to maintain discretion when needed.
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
8 - 10 years' experience with the end-to-end lifecycle management of the upskilling products from concept to retirement, ensuring it meets the business goals and customer requirements.
Online EdTech Product Management experience Preferred
Ability to define and prioritize product & solution requirements, features, and functionality in... 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.
