Job Description

WHAT YOU LL DO

As the EMESA (Europe, Middle East, South America, and Africa) Portfolio Acceleration Senior Business Manager within BCG s Principal Investors & Private Equity Practice Area (PIPE PA), you will play an activist Program Management Officer (PMO) role. You will work closely with our senior leadership to shape and orchestrate the commercial agenda of the PIPE Portfolio business. Your role will involve tracking and owning the flow of information for private equity deals, staying up to date on developments with PE funds and portfolio companies, and supporting our leaders in driving work with our priority clients. Additionally, you will partner with BCG s functional experts to identify, develop, and commercialize value acceleration products and IP that are relevant for PIPE clients. You will also manage the commercial plan and monitor the state of the business, as well as support senior leaders in creating materials for client roadshows and meetings.
In this role, you will also be responsible for working closely with the PIPE PA marketing team on client mailings and events, supporting business analysis and planning, orchestrating meetings with leadership, driving internal communication and affiliation activities, and ensuring alignment and coordination of efforts across regions. With your ability to think strategically and drive results, you will be an important asset to our team and help us deliver value to our clients.

BCG has many years of experience working with the world s largest investment firms. The Principal Investors & Private Equity (PIPE) Practice Area brings the client service of all these large investors under a strong global infrastructure and the leadership of an experienced senior team. Our principal investors and private equity consulting experts work with the world s largest investment firms, serving four client segments: Private Equity, Global Assets Manager & Principal Investors, Tech Capital Investors, Infrastructure Investors. The group will support investment organizations and funds who deploy capital across a vast spectrum of needs, through transaction-related services such as due diligence, transformational work associated with their portfolios, or advisory work on functional topics such as organization, strategy, and technology. Through close partnering with leading global investors, we help clients address their most pressing strategic and operational questions on topics ranging from investment strategy to operating models, governance, and people and organization as well as ESG integration through sustainable finance and investing.
YOU RE GOOD AT

• 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, managing ambiguity with a high level of comfort
• Complex project management with the ability to multi-task and drive advanced strategic analysis (beyond data) and leverage results for impact
• Working closely with the Knowledge Team to align regional and sector priorities; exchange on content and client activities and help drive broader KT network and product / service portfolio, supporting knowledge management and knowledge curation
• Executing budget monitoring; managing the advancement and commercialization of the sector, supporting road shows or client events where necessary; tracking impact
• Leading others, including senior business leaders in clarifying problems and developing solutions by building cross-topic/sector partnerships - building consensus, persuading, and influencing.
• Motivating others to deliver highest standards, providing direction, mentoring, and coaching.
• Supporting business and content development initiatives, including priority proposals, and selling materials, in partnership with KT team

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• 8-10 years of relevant experience
• 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 topic / sector 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 our EMESA PVA Business leader and the leadership team of the practice (esp. the Global Portfolio Acceleration Business Director, Global Practice Management Executive Director, PIPE Regional Practice Area Leader), and with other Industry and Functional Practice Areas (PAs). For additional tasks, you will collaborate with the Practice Area Coordinators, Sector 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.

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