Global Unlocking Potential Manager Full Time

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What You’ll Do

You’ll be part of a team of two within the Diversity Pillar of the Global Unlocking Potential (‘UP’) team reporting into the Global UP Director shaping the strategy and execution of Unlocking Potential at BCG for our award-winning D&I networks, alongside other strategic D&I projects and squads.

As Global Unlocking Potential (‘UP’) Manager, you will play a critical role in supporting the strategic direction and delivering the operational execution of BCG’s Global UP Centre of Excellence with a focus on D&I networks (such as AccessAbility@BCG, Pride@BCG, Women) and strategically important squads. You will own and support key initiatives and also liaison with and support various teams (globally, regionally, locally, and within BUs), to define high-impact strategies and enable consistent and smooth programme delivery across geographies. You will be part of the team responsible to ensure our Diversity networks have a sharp value proposition with excellent execution for BCGers enabling them to perform at their best, and ensuring BCG remains an employer of choice and leading in the market.

This is an opportunity to work in a high-impact, transformative global role spanning cultures, cohorts and business units in over 50 countries and is a key strategic priority for BCG’s senior leadership.

Specific Responsibilities For The Role

• Strategic leadership of networks
• Support in formulating the end-to-end global strategy for Diversity networks (such as AccessAbility@BCG, Pride@BCG, etc), with nuances for geo, cohorts and BU context
• Support in translating this strategy to a concrete implementation plan and annual priorities including determining how to execute these leading-edge programmes and resources together with BCG’s regional and functional teams and how to successful adopt them at scale
• Strategy will span 6 key pillars: Unlocking potential of diverse talent, designing initiatives to ensure safety of BCGers, embedding inclusion in BCG’s culture, fostering community and affiliation, supporting professional development and creating societal impact
• Support partnerships with leading external organisations on this topic
• Stay up-to-date on what your membership needs, surfacing leading edge insights and building adaptive strategies to meet the market, and business needs
• Programme delivery

You will be part of a broader team owning

• Delivery of the implementation plan by collaborating with regional, system and functional teams with oversight from the Global Leadership team
• Delivery will involve owning some programmes end-to-end, and also functioning collaboratively with various team where you are expected to influence efforts and outcomes without formal authority
• Examples of programme delivery include designing and executing a seamless Reasonable Accommodations process, codifying and sharing best practices, designing and implementing a pilot on safety in cross-office staffing, innovating affiliation models including regional conferences, creating and leveraging data dashboards to refine strategy, supporting EC members in external engagements on the topic of D&I, leading campaigns around the key Diversity dates, delivering compelling events among others
• Cross-Network & Squad Strategy
• Be a core member of squads with strategic significance helping design multi-year initiatives
• Example of squads include
• Designing integrated and inclusive MDP sponsorship for Principals and Partners
• Leveraging technology to automate network management and mentorship
• Help design strategy for launching new networks and harness cross-network synergies as BCG’s UP footprint expands (e.g., race & ethnicity, socio-economic diversity etc)
• Stakeholder management and cross-functional collaborations
• Be the key contact for BCG’s global network of nodes, members and other BCGers. You will be part of the go-to team for D&I networks
• Build strong relationships and collaborate across functions such as benefits, communications, consulting, data privacy, HR, marketing, security etc.
• You will have the unique opportunity to work with a wide range of diverse senior stakeholders from around the globe with cover from the Global UP Director
• You will support in sharing key relationships with leading external organizations (e.g., Disability:IN, PGLE, GiveOut, Open For Business etc.)
• This role will provide you the unique opportunity to build a network of diverse stakeholders across the world
• Impact and analysis
• Utilize internal and external data, analysis, benchmarks, stakeholder conversations, and market trends/knowledge to inform continuous improvement

What You’ll Bring

• 5-7 years preferred of relevant work experience with demonstrated experience in one or more of the following spaces: Management/Strategy consulting, transformation projects, diversity, inclusion, people and organization
• Tenured Associates and Consultants are encouraged to apply
• Demonstrated experience in designing strategy and translating it to actionable implementation plans
• Experience with data analyses and interpretation to derive actionable insights
• Experience of building effective working relationships across geographies, cultures, and functions
• The ability to storyline and communicate key messages
• Passion for diversity and inclusion
• Proactive, empowered, and committed working style in a high-paced environment
• High proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to leverage AI tools to speed up time to output, e.g. ChatGPT, Deckster
• Fluency in English, verbal and written, to a very high standard

Who You’ll Work With

• You will work as part of the Global UP team, reporting to the Global UP Director
• You will work closely with various UP Leadership teams, UP nodes and UP staff
• You will collaborate with the Regional and Local UP peers, various functional teams and squad members

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.

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