Consultant, People and Organization Practice (Agile@Scale)

Location:

Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Vienna

Geography:

Europe & The Middle East

Capabilities:

People & organization

Industries:

Education, Energy & environment, Engineered products & infrastructure, Financial institutions, Health care payers & providers, Insurance, Media & entertainment, Medical devices & technology, Metals & mining, Private equity and principal investment, Process industries & building materials, Public sector, Retail, Risk and Compliance (R&C), Social sector, Technology industries, Telecommunications, Transportation, travel & tourism

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

Through People & Organization, BCG works with our clients — senior business executives— who value BCG’s strategic, fact-based, and impact-oriented approach supported by senior teams, rich benchmarking databases and analytical capabilities. We provide expertise to our clients across all industries through our capabilities in areas like Organization Design; Change Management; Shared Services and Support Functions; Culture, Purpose and Engagement; Leadership & Talent; and Agile Ways of Working.

What You'll Do

BCG is looking for a Consultant who will partner with clients to take on their most difficult challenges, transform mindsets, create outstanding value, and build capabilities that enable organizations to achieve sustainable advantage. You will be a core member of BCG’s People & Organization Practice working alongside some of the world’s top minds in the industry. You will also significantly contribute to the development of our Agile@Scale and HR Transformation topics and support our ambitious growth targets. We are looking for outstanding candidates to join one of our offices in Germany or Austria.

Ideal candidates have passion for and expertise in Agile@Scale (including Coach certifications and experience) and HR Transformation topics across one or multiple industries.

You will also dedicate time to further develop and deepen BCG’s expertise in restructuring and turnaround, as well as supporting BCG Partners in business development initiatives. On a day-to-day basis, this will translate in:

  • Playing a role in the growth within Agile@Scale topic through case planning, client development, people & team development, and intellectual property & product creation
  • Working side-by-side with clients to assist them and further their ongoing efforts in learning and expanding Agile methodology
  • Working jointly with BCG Subject Matter Experts and client project teams, bringing expertise to the teams and to the clients on site
  • Providing intellectual leadership to the project teams by generating key ideas and conceptual frameworks to guide research and analysis
  • Actively supporting our business development efforts: opportunities identification, proposal and pitch preparation, client presentations and meetings, and attending relevant industry conferences 

What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)

  • Minimum 4 years of functional or consulting experience in delivering value to internal or external customers and clients 
  • Analytical and structured with excellent problem-solving skills
  • Minimum 4 years of functional or consulting experience in delivering value to internal or external customers and clients.
  • Deep expertise and knowledge across People & Organization topics, with a special focus on Agile@Scale or/and HR transformation
  • Education and experience of an Agile Coach (with certifications that demonstrate strong knowledge and depth of experience in agile practices and methodologies) is an advantage
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment
  • Excellent persuasion skills to interact at high levels and manage stakeholders
  • Flexibility, ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel frequently are necessary 
  • You have an exceptionally good academic background, ideally from a leading university 
  • You have strong communication skills in German and English 


Date Posted:

16-Aug-2023

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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