Regional Practice Area Senior Manager - Energy
Company: Boston Consulting Group
Location: Dallas
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Regional Practice Area Senior Manager for the North American
Energy Practice at BCG, you will act as a thought partner,
supporting Energy Practice Area leadership in setting the strategic
agenda and defining implementation activities for the business
while also providing ad hoc support for priority initiatives across
the practice. You will work closely with PA leadership to drive
coordination and development of the Energy Practice business. You
will manage the creation of and facilitate the implementation of
the people plan, supporting Regional Practice Area Leaders on
recruiting, staffing and pipeline topics. Other tasks include
business analysis and planning, lead organization, internal
communication and affiliation activities.
In addition, you will manage the commercial plan and monitor the
state of the business (e.g. lead flow, proposal pipeline and sold
cases), reaching out to relevant Client Officers/Managing
Directors. You will provide inputs to the Practice's Marketing
Partner and Marketing Manager to plan publications, newsletters,
internal and external events for the North American Energy
business; develop a seat at the table strategy for the PA and plan
activities; own the Practice's content on and Perspectives and be
the liaison to industry platforms and associations that the sector
partners with.
Strategy development, planning and operating model formalization
for the practice:
- Together with Regional Leadership team - develop annual plan,
set priorities, and guide implementation/ tracking of progress
Business development and execution support:
- Establish ongoing, early visibility on commercial pipeline
using Clientview, working with industry and offers squad
leaders
- Own-end to end ongoing and ad-hoc business reporting needs for
the region
- Act as a go-to-person/ expert navigator for proposal and case
teams with commercial/ content needs
- Support North American regions' client prioritization and
planning activities
- Support Marketing, "Seat at the Table" and other business
community activities as needed Affiliation, engagement,
communications, and meetings:
- Ideate communication plan, keeping pulse with other members for
the leadership team and shaping the agenda; ensuring things go
out
- Work with Regional Practice Area Leaders on all communication
forums (e.g., building materials, etc.)
- Work with leadership to set agenda for and develop
communication for Energy affiliates in the region
- Drive planning for regional meetings including Energy sessions
at functional conferences in the North American region
- Project manage affiliation events in the North American region
(more focus on agenda items)
- Regularly take the pulse on people issues
- Leading regional marketing activities in including internal
communications (e.g., regional newsletter, other regional Practice
Area leader communications, etc. Other:
- Work closely with Global People Team Director for Energy on
recruiting, people processes, career development
- Working closely with System Capability Talent Manager on
pipeline / demand connection to capacity and staffing needs
- Lead one global practice area work stream in collaboration with
other regional managers such as People processes, Commercialization
or Business Insights
- Collaborate with the global BCG team for supporting and driving
various global projects and priorities and drive regional
coordination of global practice area management issues with the
global Executive Director for the Energy practice
- Collaborate when needed with Energy Knowledge Team on Knowledge
management within the region
- When necessary, take on internal BCG projects with Energy
content and other topic advice
- Contribute to practice area projects globally YOU'RE GOOD AT
- Managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort
- Self-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive
to work autonomously and in a multinational team
- Earning the respect of a very senior cohort, all Managing
Directors, that are remotely located, juggling the various
priorities and viewpoints of the Leadership Team members, showing
influence to compile inputs and opinions from the Leadership Team
members, while still meeting demanding deadlines
- Operating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability
to prioritize and make decisions
- Complex project management with the ability to multi-task and
drive advanced strategic analysis (beyond data) and leverage
results for impact
- Working closely to develop and enhance people initiatives -
developing a plan to manage the people networks and support the
success of consultants with the practice involvement
- Affiliation, communication and training - organizing internal/
external events and calls, develop agendas for meetings and
preparing communication, coordinate calls, Virtual Trainings, LAB
activities, own sector platforms, and develop all sector internal
communications / newsletters on regular basis.
- Working independently to identify need for, scope, gain
endorsement and drive implementation of commercially impactful
initiatives
- Leading others including senior business leaders in clarifying
problems and developing solutions by building cross-PA partnerships
- building consensus, persuading and influencing.
- Motivating others to deliver highest standards, providing
direction, mentoring and coaching. YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE &
QUALIFICATIONS)
- 8 - 10 years of relevant experience; previous consulting and/or
professional services experience a plus
- Master's degree preferred
- Role related certifications preferred
- Ability to manage and drive area of accountabilities,
contributing to higher level agenda setting
- Ability to lead more complex, broader sub functional teams or
projects fully independently and provide direction to others
- Ability to resolve complex issues and non-defined problems
autonomously, with full business acumen
- Strong interpersonal skills, credibility
- Ability to influence senior members of the PA and beyond
- Ability to respect sensitive client, BCG, and people related
information as personal and confidential
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced knowledge in Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel YOU'LL
WORK WITH
You will work closely with the Regional & Global Practice Area
Leaders in the Energy Practice and their leadership teams when
setting the strategic agenda and driving implementation. For
additional tasks, you will collaborate with the Global Practice
Area Executive Director, Practice Area Coordinators, Sector / Topic
Managers, HR and Marketing within the PA. Further interfaces exist
with other Regional Managers as well as global and regional BCG
functions and teams as needed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Practice Area Management & Operations team members keep BCG's
industry and functional practice areas operating responsively and
efficiently. As a member of this team, you will contribute directly
to the success of our business through a number of roles, including
content development, process management, marketing, meeting and
conference management, and internal/external communications.
Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual
discretionary performance bonus, contributions to BCG's Profit
Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF), and 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 of our plans provide best in class coverage:
- Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees,
spouses, and children
- Low $5 (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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