Expert Project Leader Telco Networks

Location:

Zurich

Geography:

Europe & The Middle East

Capabilities:

Technology & digital

Industries:

Telecommunications

Who We Are

Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.

Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.

Practice Area Profile

The Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) practice works with companies across the digital device, software, IT services, TV, publishing, information services, entertainment and telecom sectors to make sense of the unrelenting velocity of technological and consumer change they face. We partner with clients to transform their industries, define winning business models, shape their value proposition and go-to-market approach, enhance their operational competitiveness, and create sustained advantage.

What You'll Do

As an Expert Project Leader, you will be integrated into a BCG team and leverage your deep expertise on projects that reshape businesses. You will be given end-to-end responsibility for a BCG project. You will work closely with clients to understand their issues, create strategies for change, and win buy-in for your recommendations, while also collaborating with colleagues on complex client issues. You will provide deep expertise and insight to clients and help build your expertise area within BCG 
  • Play a leading role in the growth of BCG’s Center for Telco through case execution, business development, and intellectual property creation
  • Able to create awareness of BCG expertise and capabilities through participating in key Telco industry forums, publications, studies, tools, etc.
  • You will be given end-to-end responsibility for large and complex “modules” within a BCG project 
  • Elevate our ability to deliver client impact by creating the next generation of IP and deepening our knowledge
  • Engaging with BCG's internal community on expertise and capabilities, with a strong focus on sharing knowledge and insight

Our Expert Consulting Track (ECT)

The Expert Consulting Track (ECT) is vital to BCG’s ability to successfully meet our clients’ demand for deep expertise and advanced technical capabilities. Experts deliver next-level impact for BCG's most complex and cutting-edge client challenges. Experts focus on developing BCG's thought leadership, commercial capabilities, and intellectual property assets; and their work is essential to our delivery model. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to bring the ‘best of BCG’ to our clients, Experts come from diverse backgrounds, with expertise often gained outside of BCG in industry, academia, or specialized consulting.

What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)

  • 5+ years of relevant work experience in Telco with distinctive knowledge in network technology or spectrum-related topics
  • Successfully graduated from a university (Master or Ph.D.) in a relevant field of study
  • Strong set of management consulting, as well as leadership skills, is key; advanced analytics or software engineering experience is a plus
  • Collaborative working style and demonstrated strong teaming capabilities both internally and with clients
  • Building trust and rapport with clients by understanding their business, relating to their experiences and empathizing with their challenge

Date Posted:

02-Oct-2019

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