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 help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

We are seeking a Global Product Director to enable our Platform Engineering team to provide secure solutions that power BCG’s business.

As a Global Product Director at BCG, you will lead and manage a variety of strategic projects across portfolios, collaborating with stakeholders, and cross-functional teams. Your role will be to drive the project’s success by ensuring that it stays on track, is delivered on time, within scope, and meets the highest quality standards. You will work on complex challenges, provide leadership, and contribute to both internal and client-facing initiatives.

 

You will provide:

 

Project Planning and Execution:

Lead and manage end-to-end project life cycles from initiation to delivery, including scoping, planning, execution, and closure.Develop comprehensive project plans, including timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and budget management.Oversee the execution of tasks, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.

Stakeholder Management:

Serve as the primary point of contact for key project stakeholders, including senior leadership, clients, and cross-functional teams.Facilitate ongoing communication with stakeholders, ensuring expectations are aligned and regularly updated.Proactively manage relationships with internal teams and clients to ensure a smooth and successful project outcome.

Team Leadership and Collaboration:

Lead and coordinate project teams, consisting of analysts, and other relevant stakeholders.Ensure effective collaboration and foster a high-performance team culture, facilitating communication and problem-solving.Manage team resources, ensuring that work is properly delegated and aligned with team members skills and project needs.

Risk and Issue Management:

Identify and address potential risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring prompt mitigation actions are taken.Develop contingency plans and adjust project strategies to minimize disruptions and impact.Escalate major project challenges to senior leadership and propose solutions.

Quality Control and Delivery:

Ensure that all deliverables meet the highest quality standards and client expectations.Conduct quality reviews, ensuring all project outputs are accurate, clear, and actionable.Manage project timelines and budgets to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.

Reporting and Documentation:

Maintain project documentation, including project plans, progress reports, risk assessments, and budget trackers.Prepare regular reports and presentations for stakeholders and senior management, outlining progress, risks, and key insights.Ensure accurate and timely documentation of project milestones, decisions, and actions.

Continuous Improvement and Knowledge Sharing:

Contribute to BCG’s knowledge base by sharing best practices, insights, and lessons learned from projects.Collaborate with other Project Managers and leadership to improve processes and tools to enhance project delivery efficiency.

What You'll Bring

Bachelor’s degree, master’s preferred.At least 10 years of experience in project management, or related fields.Strong project management experience preferably in an Infrastructure environment.Proven record of accomplishment of managing complex, high-impact projects with cross-functional teams.Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) and tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Trello).Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills.

Who You'll Work With

You will be part of a global team located across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, working in a highly collaborative environment with like-minded colleagues. 

Additional info

YOU’RE GOOD AT

Working in an Agile environment leveraging strong work management, organizational and planning skillsVerbal and written communication skills in English is required; command of additional languages will be considered a plusExceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner with stakeholders at all levels.Successfully interfacing and connect with teams as we are a part of a geographically dispersed teamStrong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and manage diverse teams.Negotiating and consensus building between stakeholders where competing priorities exist, providing well-honed influencing skillsRisk identification and mitigation techniques.Change management and process improvement skills.Strong problem-solving, analytical, and organizational skills.Effectively handling difficult and stressful situations with poise, tact, and patience, while demonstrating a sense of urgency.

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.\n
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