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What You'll Do

The Staffing function is the holistic owner of key components of the BCG consulting team employee experience. Most notably, the function drives the development and deployment of BCG’s most important asset – its people – while supporting overall business objectives (e.g. staff utilization, project team balance). The Consulting Team Talent Senior Specialist will play a key role in driving strategic and operational support for the Staffing function in the New York Talent Management team within BCG’s Northeast system, while also serving as a team member of the larger consulting talent community in North America.  
 
The role is ideal for someone passionate about a career in the HR/People space, and who thrives in fast-paced environments while maintaining a keen attention to detail.  A qualified candidate is a strategic thinker who can effectively prioritize competing tasks and collaborate with, influence and manage stakeholders (including all levels of Consulting staff + Business Services Team members across key functions like Finance/HR) to meet the needs of individual consultants, the firm, and our clients. 
 
You're good at
 
In the Talent Senior Specialist role, you would focus your time and talents on: 

Building a keen understanding of consultant experience including the type of case work and toolkit needed for success; leverage understanding to provide sound advice and judgement for case opportunitiesDeploying a specific roster of consulting resources, ensuring each resource receives the right set of projects to support their development & professional goals; communicating opportunities to roster and communicating roster’s skills & experience for projects looking for staffSupporting CDC (Career Development Committee) by speaking to individual staff’s deployment, performance, and trajectory; surfacing themes and calibrating outcomes across the cohort; and implementing consistent policies and procedures in line with regional and global guidelinesBuilding a strong relationship with roster to understand their needs, preferences, and constraints; signing off on staffing decisions, communicating decisions and rationale; progressively able to strategically advise roster on staffing and mobility choices; helping them navigate their personal learning & development, connecting them to beneficial programs and servicesMonitoring staff across key aspects of morale, retention, and affiliation; bubbling up trends and providing analytic support and ownership of projects related to office morale, culture, and feedbackDeveloping fluency with finance and business mechanics to understand the impact each individual staffing decision has on cohort, roster, office, and ultimately system success Collaborating with other functions at relevant points of intersection (Career Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Teaming@BCG, Career Services, Finance, etc.)Supporting special projects/programs such as summer staffing for the system including coordination with stakeholdres (summer interns, consulting staff, case team leaders, NAMR Talent Managers etc.)Ensuring all staff have fair access to all opportunities; partner with diversity network owners and mentors to drive inclusion for individuals, including proactive retention based on individual needsLeveraging digital tools and access to People and Finance reports to ensure data-driven decision making

What You'll Bring

Prior experience at a consulting firm and/or in an HR, Consulting, Talent or Finance role is preferred4+ years’ total work experienceUndergraduate degree requiredThrives in a fast-paced, global, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment, keeping with BCG's values and culture Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate confidently and articulately with all organizational levels inside and outside BCG via positive and productive working relationships, influencing others while simultaneously maintaining own flexibilityMaturity that engenders respect and trust from others; good judgment, professionalism, integrity, and the ability to maintain absolute confidentialityComfortable in resolving conflict, delivering difficult messages and addressing all people related issues An actively collaborative team player who leverages slide writing, organizational, analytical, and project management skills to seek innovative and creative solutions and incremental improvementsComfortable both working in detail and understanding the big picture; able to consider the ramifications of decisions on various constituencies Autonomous, able to tolerate ambiguity, self-motivated; receptive to feedback & quick to action it; can-do attitude and a creative solution seeker

Who You'll Work With

In this role, you will partner with Talent Managers and the local office Business Management Executive Director to support the consulting cohorts, focusing on the needs of the firm, cohort and individuals. 

Additional info

Format Information:  

 

At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person work is essential to our culture, mentorship, and professional development. That's why we operate on a hybrid model, with the expectation that team members will be in the office 3 to 5 days per week. This role is designed for those who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and is not intended for remote or virtual work. 

 

Compensation Information:  

 

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below.

 

The base salary range for this role is $101,000-$123,000 (USD).

 

This is an estimated range and specific base salaries within the range depend on factors such as office location, experience, and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high-end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness.

 

In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a discretionary bonus of up to 12% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.

 

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 of our plans provide best in class coverage: 

Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children  Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs  Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits  Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually  Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities  Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan  Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement  Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)  Paid sick time on an as needed basis     

*Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage. 

 

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