Boston Consulting Group Hiring for IT Senior Portfolio Manager – Workforce Products & Services at London Full Time

Workforce Products is responsible for driving BCG forward with the latest digital technologies to enable collaboration and productivity. As the Workforce Products Chief-of-Staff, you will be accountable for managing the overall work program. You will be in the middle of the fast-moving action, working side-by-side with leaders within Workforce Products and across IT to advance strategic, operational and delivery initiatives.

Among your responsibilities, you will:
Act as ‘Air Traffic Controller’ to streamline executive decision-making

Orchestrate cross-team leadership initiatives

Chair recurring WF leadership meetings for alignment and leadership-level updates and decisions

Lead preparation for executive forums

Breakdown silos and connect teams across Workforce Products and IT

Lead the creation of holistic WF strategic value roadmap

Seek and drive operational opportunities for consistency across WF teams

Drive alignment with leaders to advance initiatives and resolve conflicts

Link Workforce Products to broader organization for alignment and awareness

Work together with enterprise functions such as EPMO, Finance, HR, etc.

Drive awareness of latest updates and accomplishments

Drive strategic vendor management Workforce strategy and review process

Represent Workforce Products in leadership forums

Represent WF lead in resolving complex cross-team challenges

Support WF lead in driving strategic vision

Lead strategic side initiatives and be ready to jump in to help resolve complex problems and escalations

YOU’RE GOOD AT

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in managing large-scale global IT initiatives and thrive in a work environment that requires strong problem solving skills, team collaboration and self-direction. You will excel in:

Diving into detail while thinking ‘big-picture’ to ensure holistic goals are met

Approaching complex problems in methodical and organized manner

Driving critical open items to logical closure with urgency

Building strong working relationships in Workforce Products and across IT

Bringing a balanced mindset with strategic, delivery and operations perspectives

Being data-driven while managing executive decisions

Taking the necessary first steps to get an initiative in motion

Possessing superior collaboration and influencing skills when working with others across cohorts, functions and global regions

Bringing energy and using sound business logic to help run the Workforce function

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

Minimum of bachelor’s degree, preferably in a technical field

Total of 10+ years’ relevant experience, including proven experience as an IT leader, ideally having led global projects spanning multiple teams and IT competencies

Strong executive communication skills that enable you to connect to all levels of the organization

Ability to effectively manage at both the detailed and high levels of multiple initiatives

Negotiation capabilities to resolve trade-offs without need for escalating

Proven analytical skills, business acumen and experience making decisions based on hard and soft data

Financial literacy and a deep understanding of budget and funding processes

Entrepreneurial spirit and comfort working within in rapidly changing environment

Experience working with Agile methodologies

Experience in consulting is a plus

YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will work with a broad spectrum of IT and other business leaders, including:

Technical Area Leads and Tribe Leads that run our digital product teams

Enterprise PMO team members

IT Leadership Team members

Peer Portfolio Managers across other functions