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BCG Platinion

For organizations, the digital imperative is a moving target. It’s not enough to simply keep up with today’s challenges. Organizations need to anticipate tomorrow’s digital landscape to maintain competitive advantage. BCG Platinion brings the tech capabilities our clients need to achieve digital excellence. At our core, we are a team of driven problem-solvers fueled by a passionate dedication to set the pace of what’s next.

What You'll Do

As a Cybersecurity Senior Consultant at BCG TDA/Platinion, you will work with BCG clients to protect organizations’ most valuable digital, intellectual, and human assets against malicious attacks and fatal errors. In this role, you will apply your sound technical expertise, understanding of business contexts, and analytical skills to enable organizations’ security priorities—while embedding robust data privacy practices across strategic and technology engagements. You will help strategize and design solutions that not only safeguard sensitive information but also build customer trust and ensure compliance with evolving data protection standards. You will also work in multidisciplinary teams to help businesses improve their products and create market growth strategies through secure, privacy-respecting innovation. 

 

Cybersecurity Consultants at BCG Platinion:

Technical experts. They are critical thinkers and have extensive cybersecurity expertise that drives innovative solutions.Business-minded story tellers. They leverage their deep-technical understanding of cybersecurity challenges and translate that into implications across the business value chain.Innovators. They understand and leverage cutting-edge cybersecurity approaches and tactics to create customized solutions for clients.Comfortable with ambiguity. They know the path forward isn’t always well-defined. They are comfortable and confident working through the unknown.Change agents. They know how to make change happen across an organization. They can align and onboard teams to implement new cybersecurity process and toolsets. They embrace complex challenges and guide an organization to optimize their cybersecurity practices.Collaborative. They are interdisciplinary team players who seek alignment and establish relationships ranging from cross-functional stakeholder groups to existing security teams.

What You Are Good At

Developing tailored, customized cyber and data privacy solutions to address our client’s challenges.Implementing cybersecurity and data governance program transformation and culture change initiatives.Developing cyber, risk, and/or data strategies, policies, processes, and procedures to protect clients’ internal infrastructure and their customers.Collaborating with cross-functional teams to seamlessly integrate cybersecurity measures into GenAI solutions, ensuring the protection of sensitive data and the resilience of systems against evolving threats.Understanding and application of digital, IT, cloud computing and data strategy best practices to enhance cybersecurity and privacy.Developing cybersecurity and data governance business strategies for technology product vendors that are integrated in the organizations overall business strategy and increase revenue and profits.Working with leadership teams, including facilitating board and senior management cybersecurity and privacy awareness workshops.Helping clients with incident response readiness, by creating and facilitating table-top exercises, business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

What You'll Bring

4+ years of professional experience in the execution and management of technology (Prior experience at a consulting organization is highly preferred)

BS in mathematics, natural sciences, information technology, business management, or similar degree

CISSP, CIPP/E, CIPP/US preferred

Hands-on experience with, or extensive knowledge of some of the following:Developing cybersecurity and/or data governance strategies or policiesManaging cybersecurity and data privacy riskDesigning, transforming, implementing, and running cybersecurity and data governance programsImplementing integrated risk management solutionsDelivering cybersecurity and data privacy. culture change, awareness, and trainingDesigning / implementing business resilience programsAbility to navigate and advise on complex, evolving privacy regulatory landscape, especially new lawsWorking on data privacy projects that span across requirements engineering, design, technical implementation, and/or technical program management is requiredBroad knowledge of cybersecurity technologies throughout organizational and acquisition lifecycleWorking knowledge of at least two different cybersecurity frameworks:NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkNIST Privacy FrameworkISO/IEC 27000 family of standards, etc.C2M2NIST SP 800-53 and companion publicationsCloud Security Alliance CCMThe CRI Profile

Knowledge and experience with major digital risk and technology regulatory environments

Business and technical fluency in major data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, CPRA)

Team-oriented attitude

Strong communication and presentation skillsOutstanding analytical and conceptual skillsResults-orientated mindsetConfidence and persuasivenessBusiness-fluent written and spoken English language skillsWillingness to travel around the globe to work with clients and BCG teams. At times, this role involves significant travel to client sites. The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects

Additional info

What We Offer:

At BCG, we care about our people, and offer best in class benefits to support you personally and professionally throughout your different life experiences including:

An opportunity to work organically across disciplines and across BCG, we offer a unified and unrivaled opportunity that combines strategic thinking with hands-on applications.A unique experience to work alongside a team of passionate and driven problem-solvers with a mission to deliver innovative and valuable digital solutions in a supportive environment. BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world.

FOR U.S. APPLICANTS:

The base compensation for this role is $150,000 in USD. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution. BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described below. At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for

employees - and their eligible family members. That's zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks.

All our plans provide best in class coverage:

Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children$10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugsDental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefitsVision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annuallyReimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activitiesFully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or notGenerous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New YearsPaid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursementEmployees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

To learn more about our employee benefit please check our BCG Benefits page.

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