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London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Program Manager for AI Transformation at Boston Consulting Group will lead the development and go-to-market strategies for AI offerings, focusing on product strategy and client needs. This role involves collaboration with various sector teams to align priorities, manage product governance, and support the execution of AI transformation initiatives. The candidate will also contribute to the development of intellectual property in AI and ensure effective communication and marketing of the AI transformation offer. Strong project management skills and a foundation in technology are essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead offer development and go-to-market strategies for AI Transformation.
- Drive yearly planning exercises around AI offerings, articulating client needs and product differentiation.
- Support the development of solution architecture and connection with other BCG offers.
- Manage go-to-market strategies per sector in collaboration with BCG teams.
- Support the development of intellectual property in AI technologies.
- Implement relevant KPIs and track business progress with finance support.
- Assist in product governance and orchestrate regular meetings.
- Help teams align on priorities and manage the backlog of activities.
- Contribute to the development and dissemination of the AI Transformation offer.
- Develop product narratives and communication plans with marketing teams.
- Support capability building for offer execution and partner with proposal teams.
- Collaborate with topic teams and contribute to best practices within the Product Management community.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree required; Advanced Degree preferred.
- 8-10+ years of industry experience in Digital, analytics, or Transformation roles.
- Experience as a project leader or senior consultant preferred.
- Strong foundation in technology and interest in AI applications.
- Excellent project management and consulting skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence senior members and collaborate across teams.
- High motivation and interest in digital transformation and emerging technologies.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrix organization.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Who We Are Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact. 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 We are seeking a strong candidate to partner closely with the AI Transformation Leadership Team as Senior Program Manager for AI Transformation. As a Senior Program Manager, You Will Be In Charge To Lead Offer Development And Go-to-market To Support Growth Of Our Business, In Particular Including Product Strategy and Plan. Drive yearly planning exercise around our Artificial Intelligence Transformation offering, articulating the needs / pain points from our clients, how they evolve and how the product responds to these needs and how we differentiate from competitors. You will be supporting the development of a clear architecture for solution; articulation around value pools, use cases and underlying tech/human enablers; and connection with other BCG offers. Management and support for go-to-market per sector. In collaboration with different BCG sector teams, align on Sector priorities and specific GTM plans (incl. customized content needed, specific campaigns, and priority clients) IP development. Support development of IP in Tech for genAI and genAI for Tech (e.g. Agent transformation, scaled deployment of genAI, physical AI, etc.) Strategic analysis and reporting. With support of the PA and Finances team, put in place relevant KPIs and help track business progress. Product Governance. Support the leadership team in setting up and orchestrating the right governance, prepare and animate the regular meetings / calls associated to i Prioritization and Backlog Management. Help teams align on priorities, based on the plan and manage the backlog of activities to support the development of our offer; as well as communication, marketing and Go To Market activities (internally and externally) Product Development. In collaboration with experts and knowledge teams, contribute where relevant to the development and dissemination of the AI Transformation offer. Product Marketing and Communication. Together with the leadership team and marketing teams, develop product narrative, as well as communication plan and contribute to its execution. Sales and Execution Support. Contribute to relevant plans to build necessary capabilities internally (or externally) to best support the offer execution; partner with proposal teams to bring the best of BCG and support training and enablement of our teams. As part of the Product Management BCG community, you will work closely with your topic teams, but also with your Product Management colleagues and contribute to the testing / refining and exchange of best practices across the community. See here for more context on the scope of the AI Transformation offer: https://www.bcg.com/capabilities/digital-technology-data/artificial-intelligence
YOU'RE GOOD AT Successful candidates will feel comfortable operating in a "start-up mode" within BCG and with multiple players, have strong project management skills, the aptitude to see and hold the big picture, yet also manage the details. Comfort with ambiguity, evolving priorities and eagerness to lean in to support team/projects when needed, are also pre-requisites. In Particular, Successful Candidates Will Show The Following Abilities Possesses a strong foundation in technology with a keen interest in development, backed by practical experience in data, digital, and AI transformation roles Orchestrate complex agendas, align senior leadership, prioritizing activities and working with others to get things done (in a distributed organization) Manage and execute projects efficiently; provide hands-on support to multiple activities, often requiring strong consulting skills (slides writing, effective communication, some analytics, …) Collaborate and communicate with various teams and individuals, with different level of seniority in different geographies and with different background; be able to communicate with senior leaders and be a connection point for the community
What You'll Bring Bachelor’s degree required; Advanced Degree preferred 8-10+ years of industry experience Experience as a project leader/senior consultant or professional in the area of Digital, analytics, or in Transformation of large corporations, or within a startup preferred Previous experience in BCG is a plus, ideally in a Project Leader, Consultant, Senior KT or BST manager roles Highly knowledgeable and analytic High motivation and interest for Artificial intelligence applications is a must Other Skills Excellent command of the English language Strong work ethic, service-mentality, autonomous and self-starter Ability to multi-task, prioritize, operate effectively in a matrix organization and a fast-paced environment, proactively manage expectations Strong foundational understanding of technology, with the ability to grasp and apply complex concepts Continuously explores and stays updated on the latest trends in digital transformation, AI, and emerging technologies Passion for shaping and influencing digital and AI strategies through research, insights, and innovative problem-solving Strong written and verbal communication Strong problem solving and analytical skills Ability to influence senior members of BCG, credibility, strong interpersonal skills Collaborative team player, ability to maintain discretion when needed
Who You'll Work With Our business management and operations team members work to ensure that BCG is running smoothly, efficiently, and productively. We are made up of executive and administrative (or case team) assistants, visual service artists, receptionists, facilities staff, and the team leaders and office coordinators who manage these operations and business management jobs.
Additional info The (Gen)AI product team is the primary team that drives all intellectual properrty development, manages go-to-market for AI gloablly across BCG (across functional practice areas, industry practice areas and regions). This role will report to Tauseef Charanya (Gen)AI@Scale Senior Director. It will work closely with a mix of temporary consulting resources, a wide knowledge team along with other members of product team for (gen)AI transformation 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. BCG is an E - Verify Employer.