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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
As a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path within BCG's Financial Institutions Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized BCG Vantage assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data and related expertise, etc.). You will contribute on cases and proposals by contributing relevant analysis and insights and help case teams create strong impact for the client. While contributing to client cases, workshops and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions.
You will support commercialization efforts for the topic/sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, through contributing analysis and insights to proposals, client workshops and marketing materials. Additionally, as a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage, you will contribute to developing intellectual property & assets for the business and assist in onboarding and training junior colleagues based on your topic/sector expertise.
Practice Area
BCG’s Financial Institutions Practice Area (FIP) aims to be the consultant of choice for leaders in the financial industry. We seek to achieve that goal by helping clients find their way amid the ever-evolving, ever-shifting competitive landscape. By focusing on the fundamental economics of their businesses and the underlying needs of their customers, we help banks, brokerages, asset managers and other financial- services organizations rethink their strategic assumptions, identify winning business propositions, and seize new opportunities in the expanding digital environment.
What You'll Bring
• 2+ years of consulting experience on financial-services topics, or
• In lieu of consulting experience, 3+ years of industry experience in an Australian financial institution (e.g. major banks, industry/retail super funds, insurers, wealth managers, payments providers, fintechs etc); 4-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required (in business, finance, economics, etc.) Advanced degree preferred
• Strong business acumen and understanding of Australian financial-services dynamics, e.g. competitive landscape, customer behavior trends, digital innovation, and regulatory developments.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct high-quality analyses, source and validate data independently, and apply structure and logic to problem statements
• Experience developing client-ready content, including well-structured pages, synthesized messages, and draft storylines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and confidence engaging with case teams and client stakeholders—able to contribute in meetings, explain insights, and influence discussions with data-backed reasoning.
• Fluency in English and comfort working in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder consulting environments.
Who You'll Work With
As a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path, you will work face to face with clients and with BCG Project Leaders, Associates and Consultants. In the period between cases, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.
Additional info
BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.
With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.
Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)
• Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets
Topic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)
• Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients
Research (Practice Topic and Sector-Aligned Research and Insights)
• Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project’s needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data.
YOU'RE GOOD AT
• Structuring and executing analyses that help case teams tackle complex challenges across Australian financial institutions—e.g., retail and business banking, superannuation, insurance, payments, fintech etc.
• Contributing meaningfully to problem solving, proposing alternative analytical approaches and clearly articulating the “so what” behind your findings
• Communicating with confidence and clarity—both verbally and in writing—to case teams, senior consulting team members, and client stakeholders. You can draft near client-ready slides and initial storylines that require limited refinement.
• Working collaboratively within hybrid team environments, engaging with working level clients, and building credibility through high-quality execution.
• Applying curiosity and creativity to ambiguous situations, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Maintaining strong discipline in execution, managing timelines, ensuring quality control, and engaging proactively with case team members as part of delivering client-ready work.
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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