BCG - Boston Consulting Group
Project Leader / Principal Principal Investors & Private Equity Practice Area (PIPE) Amsterdam – Brussels
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Who We Are
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What You'll Do
As a Project Leader or Principal you will have the responsibility for the delivery of consulting projects, leading BCG project teams to enable them to find the right approach, motivate them to deliver on time and to achieve long-term impact for our clients. Each consultant of the PIPE team is typically involved in projects across the private equity value chain. You will drive the majority of the project related client interactions ensuring a constructive collaboration with our clients. Occasionally, you will also lead projects outside your project area as well.
If you join BCG as Principal, you will not only take care of project leadership but also be included in business and client development, collaborating with and supporting our Managing Director & Partners.
Key responsibilities include:
• Leading the day-to-day execution of consulting projects and ensuring successful delivery of client requirements within the scope of the engagement; including:
• Owning the project planning and process management, and communicating progress to clients and BCG leadership
• Driving development of the content, either directly or by providing guidance to the consulting team (for example, by sharing ideas, frameworks or providing input on research and analysis)
• Managing the client relationship on a day-to-day basis
• Managing project scope and maintaining an acceptable pace of work
• Actively managing multiple client and stakeholder relationships
• Leading senior client presentations and meetings
• Providing apprenticeship and coaching to associates and consultants to help develop their consulting skills, including sharing knowledge and experience, giving frequent feedback and creating opportunities for team members to learn and grow
• For Principals: contributing to business and client development efforts of our Managing Director & Partners, including preparation of proposal documents and attending pitch presentations etc.
What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)
• Between 7-12 years of work experience in a top level consulting firm, candidates with excellent industry and sufficient consulting experience would also be considered
• It is essential that you have already earned an outstanding market reputation in the field of PIPE and have achieved significant and proven results at prior clients
• Impressive strategic thinking (both analytical and conceptual) and the ability to challenge the “status quo”
• Ability to create transparency for clients, helping them to understand the implications of approaches and designing suitable alternatives for improvement
• Convincing track record in project leadership related to key PE topic areas with proven results and significant client impact
• Excellent C-level presentation skills
• Willingness to travel internationally and to work remotely on client sites
Education
• Strong academics from a top-tier institution
• An MBA is desirable but not essential
Professional Skills
• Excellent analytical and structured problem solving skills combined with creative conceptual thinking
• Advanced quantitative analysis
• Very good business acumen and commercial capabilities
• Excellent communication and persuasion skills
• Excellent written and spoken English, additional Dutch or French language skills would be a plus
Personal Attributes
• Collaborative team player with a positive and constructive attitude
• Flexible, curious and creative mindset
• Independent and autonomous judgment
• Intercultural competence and experience of working in more than one country and/or multi-cultural
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• Driven, hard-working, entrepreneurial, proactive and productive
• Highest ethical standards
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