WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Practice Area Senior Manager within BCG’s Financial Institutions Practice Area (PA), you will own, structure, and drive the management and coordination of the regional PA agenda, business, and people plan, ensuring that all PA activities in the region run smoothly. Working closely with PA leadership and senior stakeholders across the PA, you will be responsible for setting the strategic agenda and running the day-to-day operations and processes - this involves planning, pipeline monitoring, commercialization activities, marketing & communications for the region, meetings, budgeting & reporting, and support in people-related topics such as developing and driving a clear view of talent pyramid and pipeline, affiliation, and diversity.

You will act as a thought partner to Practice Area Leadership and support agenda setting, plan conception, and execution, facilitating the implementation of the PA action plan to develop the region. You will support business development and provide inputs to marketing efforts, representing the PA and synchronizing efforts at the interface of regions and other industry and functional PAs, and notably Risk & Compliance and TDA which are priority functional interfaces for FI. You will activate all AP priority topics to ensure commercial traction in AP, in collaboration with other FI sectors (e.g. Payments in AP, Global Asset managers in AP). You will plan and execute regional PA meetings and support global and regional PA projects as well as perform regular financial analyses and reporting.

You will also be an integral part of the FI PA Management & Operations team and lead and contribute to specific global initiatives such as global planning and global business analysis. Those efforts will be defined based on overall practice priorities and capacity.
YOU'RE GOOD AT
Managing ambiguity with a high level of comfortSelf-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational teamEarning the respect of a very senior cohort, all Managing Directors, that are remotely located, juggling the various priorities and viewpoints of the Leadership Team members, showing influence to compile inputs and opinions from the Leadership Team members, while still meeting demanding deadlinesOperating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to prioritize and make decisionsComplex project management with the ability to multi-task and drive advanced strategic analysis (beyond data) and leverage results for impactWorking closely to develop and enhance people initiatives – developing a plan to manage the people networks and support the success of consultants with the practice involvementAffiliation, communication, and training - organizing internal/ external events and calls, developing agendas for meetings and preparing communication, coordinating calls, Virtual Training, LAB activities, own sector platforms, and developing all sector internal communications/newsletters regularly.Working independently to identify the need for, scope, gain endorsement, and drive implementation of commercially impactful initiativesLeading others including senior business leaders in clarifying problems and developing solutions by building cross-PA partnerships - building consensus, persuading, and influencing.Motivating others to deliver the highest standards, providing direction, mentoring, and coaching.
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
10+ years of relevant experienceMaster’s degree preferredRole-related certifications preferredAbility to manage and drive area of accountabilities, contributing to higher level agenda settingAbility to lead more complex, broader sub-functional teams or projects fully independently and provide direction to othersAbility to resolve complex issues and non-defined problems autonomously, with full business acumenStrong interpersonal skills, credibilityAbility to influence senior members of the PA and beyondAbility to respect sensitive client, BCG, and people-related information as personal and confidentialStrong written and verbal communication skillsAdvanced knowledge in Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel
YOU'LL WORK WITH
Practice Area Management & Operations team members keep BCG’s industry and functional practice areas operating responsively and efficiently. As a member of this team, you will contribute directly to the success of our business through several roles, including content development, process management, marketing, meeting and conference management, and internal/external communications
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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