BCG - Boston Consulting Group
Associate Director Digital Transformation and Agile (Financial Institutions)
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Practice Area Profile
What You'll Do
As an Associate Director, you will be recognized by clients as an expert in your area and be seen internally as one of the faces of your topic. You will team with senior BCG leadership to generate significant growth in strategic priority areas. You will be directly involved in project execution to increase the value generated to clients, while playing a vital role in helping to build intellectual capital and the BCG brand. While continuing to play an important role in supporting and executing client work, Associate Directors transfer knowledge to a team around them (including traditional consultants)—hiring, coaching, and mentoring junior team members to support your area of expertise.
Individual assignments can last anywhere from two to twelve months or more, depending on the complexity of the challenges and the client's needs. We usually break each project into modular phases so that our clients see results well before the engagement's end. Assignments normally proceed through three stages over a period of several months: 1) identifying and analyzing opportunities for change and laying out different options for senior management to consider, 2) fleshing out the best options in order to create detailed action plans, and 3) assisting in execution. We believe that working with a client until results are assured is vital to their success.
Our Expert Consulting Track (ECT)
What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)
We’re looking for exceptional talent from the financial services industry to join us. You would typically:
Have a minimum of 15 years of proven experience in agile, technologydigital transformations in worldwide leading financial services institutions
This includes in depth definition of business strategy and Operating Model (incl. products, services, processes, governance), translation of a future-ready IT architecture and technology implementation at leading banks and financial services institutions, largely across continents
This also includes responsibility for line management functions with significant ($100m plus) yearly budget and challenging change management
Have experience leading and managing large-scale agile transformations (i.e. introduction of agile ways of working in cross-functional teams, with deep expertise in implementing agile across diverse functions and business units (from business to technology to operations) and scaling-up agile across the broader enterprise
Working knowledge of scaled agile approaches ranging from frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS) to engineering practices (test-driven development) and DevOps
Coaching clients on a variety of topics such as product management, enterprise culture, agile values and principals, agile leadership behaviours
Launch and active management towards mature agile way of working to oversee multiple aspects of an organization in a technical or non-technical function
Bring experience in delivering large-scale reorganization projects and successful implementation including staffing and leadership development while taking a hands-on approach with clients
Have strong technical and non-technical influencing abilities
Have an advanced degree in Computer Science or a similar field from a renowned University
Have strong academics from top-tier institutions
You combine leading expertise in bank strategy and Operating Model, deep expertise in large program implementation at leading banks across continents and new agile ways of working (as certified coach)
You have excellent change and people management skills
You have excellent communication skills
You are able to build empathy within the firm and win the trust of the clients
You have a good business sense
You are able to work creatively and analytically in a time-limited, problem-solving environment
You are willing to travel and to work on client sites
You are a real team player and you will be open to collaboration with other BCG offices and contribute to the dynamic of “Digital BCG”
You have intercultural competence and experience of working in more than one country and/or multi-cultural teams
You are fluent in German and English
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