Description & Requirements

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Bain has formalized industry and capability “Practices” which are integral to how Bain wins and delivers results to its clients. Together they form PPK (Product, Practice, and Knowledge). The role of a Practice is to drive growth for Bain in a particular industry or capability together with offices, and boost Bain’s expertise and commercial excellence.

The Americas Private Equity Practice is a scale and high-growth part of Bain’s business. We support investor clients to drive their own businesses, make the right investment decisions, and create value in their portfolio businesses (by interlocking with all of Bain)  

The Private Equity Practice is led by a Global Practice Leader (GPL) and four Regional Practice Leaders (RPLs), who are client-facing Partners with partial allocation to these servant-leader roles. The Practice is led day-to-day by dedicated Practice Directors and Senior Managers, with the support of a Practice team including Practice Consultants and Knowledge Specialists. 

The Practices are critical to commercial success and are a key strategic priority within Bain. The Practices are growing and evolving – there is significant of opportunity, and high visibility.

WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM 

This position will be an integral to enabling the success of a Private Equity sector - directly involved with defining and executing against the key strategic initiatives for the sector, driving commercial impact, and providing support to Practice operations Positions available for Healthcare sector and Telecom, Media and Technology sectorThe position will work closely with the Global PEG Practice Director, as well as the Private Equity Sector Leads (client-facing Partners which lead the sector in the Americas)The position will involve multi-stakeholder collaboration across the Practice Operations and Talent, Regional Client Heads, and Private Equity Partners 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Overview: Key point-of-contact within the practice vertical supporting day-to-day operations Own and drive long term initiatives with our most senior VPs (e.g., strategic direction, account planning)Directly manage, coordinate, and prioritize efforts across short-term asset building activities
Strategy: Primary point-of-contact to execute against vertical strategic initiatives and imperatives Coordinate with sector leads on strategic plan to increase execute against strategic plans (e.g., penetrating whitespace)
Commercial (Selling):Mobilize against near-in commercial opportunities; provide link to capabilities and industries to enable integrated diligence and post-acquisition work Drive systematic review of priority client opportunities within the verticalDevelop materials on key market trends; track announced deals, deal outcomes, and Bain involvement (pitch, selection, transaction status) Develop, maintain and prioritize list of potential publicly announced targets coming to market based on market analysis and fund commentarySupport pitch materials for high-priority targets and bake-offs; leading coordination with coverage Partner, identifying relevant redbooks and POVsCoordinate with AAG and PEGAR to recommend the highest priority tools and analytics for the sector (more broadly) and on individual deals 
Coordination and Comms:Help to ensure coordination across practice, regions, and capability interlocksSupport and drive content for sector, practice and annual planning meetings, including pipeline conversion, revenue, IP/POVsDevelop and maintain list of Bain and external experts on key sub-segments, particularly for upcoming deals or prioritized targets  

ABOUT YOU

Required:

Bachelor’s Degree and 6-9 years Management Consulting / Private Equity experience OR Master's Degree and 5-6 years of Management Consulting / Private Equity experience Core skillsAbility to multi-task, and continuously re-prioritize as things come upAbility to drive complex content value creation work and lead analysis in fast-paced environmentSuperior communication skills with senior people in the firm and excellent business acumenCollaborative – someone who knows how to work with and through others to drive results and make change happen, and is customer service oriented Entrepreneurial, proactive, and productive -  someone who knows how to prioritize what needs to be done and rallies colleagues to get things accomplished; “roll up the sleeves” type of attitude Bright – both insightful and creative, with strong problem-solving skills and pragmatic, with a practical, “real-world” sense of what is actually “do-able”. Possesses an affinity for data-driven insights to make decisions, and able to harness knowledge and expertise of the best content to support the PracticeArticulate and compelling in his/her oral and written communication skills; engaging and concise – with interpersonal “presence”; adaptable across executive, technical and Bain audiencesEnergetic, with drive, enthusiasm, and natural skills in relationship development – ability to develop an extensive network of relevant relationships both internally and externally, as required Inspirational Leadership - track record of successfully managing high-performing team members, motivating and developing colleagues above and below their own tenure A great colleague and teammate - passionate about the task at hand and fun to be around; someone with whom Bainies and clients go out of their way to work

Preferred: 

Familiarity with or excitement about sector preferred, but not required