BCG - Boston Consulting Group
Project Leader (Telecommunications)
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Practice Area Profile
What You'll Do
BCG is looking for Project Leader and Principal consultants to help Telecommunications clients take on their most difficult challenges and create innovative strategies for growth. The ideal candidate will be inquisitive, curious, and confident, with a penchant for going above and beyond immediate project requirements to find deep insights others have missed. A genuine passion for problem-solving, combined with leadership and communication skills will be critical to success.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
TMT consultants partner with clients to transform their industries, define winning strategies, shape their value proposition and go-to-market approach, enhance their operational competitiveness, and create sustained advantage.
Project Leaders play a key role on client engagements, managing studies to define client needs and supervising research activities to obtain relevant data. Project Leaders oversee the formulation of hypotheses for research and investigation, and the advanced financial analysis of client, competitor, and industry data. They apply knowledge of business principles and industrial organization, develop actionable recommendations, and supervise work including strategic due diligence, product development studies, change management plans, and the evaluation of long-term investment opportunities. Project Leaders are also responsible for managing client contact and play a key role in the development and maintenance of high-level client relationships.
As the senior person most frequently at the client site, Principals interact with the client lead on a day-to-day basis to ensure that expectations are aligned. Principals provide the project management oversight required to meet client expectations. Responsibilities may include the development of presentations, managing of external relationships and consultant work progress, providing status reports, and overseeing budgets.
What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)
- 3-6 years post MBA or 4-8 years overall consulting experience required, preferably within telecommunications. At least 1 year at team
- leader level
- Track record of collaboration with senior executives. Must be comfortable delivering formal presentations to management in TMT clients
- Knowledge of complex principles of financial analysis, business methodology and managerial thought
- Academic degree from top-tier institution
- Industry experience at a major telecom
- Understanding of media or technology industry experience
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