Boston Consulting Group Hiring for Platinion Risk Management IT Consultant/Senior IT Consultant at New York, New York Full Time

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BCG Platinion

As a seamlessly integrated part of the BCG network, we provide consulting services focused on the development and implementation of business-critical IT architecture and digital solutions. We create technology platforms and deliver exceptionally customized solutions of the future for our clients, from data strategies to next-generation customer journey solutions and transformational business models. We solve the most daunting challenges that companies face today and envision for tomorrow. Our style is entrepreneurial – nimble and innovative, with multifaceted, cross-functional teams and completely vendor-independent. Our unique selling proposition is technology expertise and delivery excellence.

Platinion was founded in 2000. Since then, we have grown continuously and successfully. Today we have offices in Europe, North and South America, Asia Pacific and Africa.

Practice Area Profile

BCG Platinion launched in Germany in 2000 to add deep technical expertise to the Boston Consulting Group’s existing capabilities. Today, our presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. Our New York-based North American team began in 2014 and in 2017 acquired MAYA Design, a Pittsburgh-based digital design and innovation lab, to grow our capabilities around technology and design.

We support our clients’ total digital transformation through technology, design, cybersecurity, and risk management & financial engineering capabilities. And together with BCG, BCG Platinion’s interdisciplinary team of technical experts enable customized technical solutions and accelerate delivery value through new business platforms, application consolidations, and major system implementations.

What You’ll Do

At BCG Platinion, our Risk Management & Financial Engineering team leads organizations in regulatory and compliance best practices and financial and model risk management. Our risk consultants are experts in quantitative analysis and modeling, financial products, data, and regulatory topics. In this role you will enable dynamic decision-making and scenario optimization for clients by developing top-tier risk management compliance programs, mitigating risks associated with non-compliance, and implementing risk management models and tools.
IT Consultants/Senior IT Consultants at BCG Platinion are:
• Collaborative. They are interdisciplinary team players who seek alignment and establish relationships ranging from cross-functional stakeholder groups to existing security teams.
• Comfortable with ambiguity. They know the path forward isn’t always well-defined. They are comfortable and confident working through the unknown.
• Technical experts. They are critical thinkers and have extensive risk management expertise that drives novel solutions routed in complexity.
• Change agents. They know how to make change happen across an organization. They can align and onboard teams to implement new regulatory and compliance processes and toolsets. They embrace complex challenges and guide an organization to optimize their financial risk management practices.

You’re Good At:
• Interfacing with and providing advice to senior leaders of top-tier organizations
• Providing subject matter expertise and recommending improvements to processes and application
• Analyzing regulatory requirements and recommending implementation strategies
• Supporting the development of key risk management topics (e.g. Agile, ALM, CCAR/DFAST, CECL, Data Analytics)

What You’ll Bring (Experience & Qualifications)

You Bring:
• Bachelors or Masters in Finance, Economics, or similar field
• 2+ years of experience in Banking, Consulting, or Regulatory environments
• Knowledge of risk and compliance regulations
• A strong understanding of financial products
• Ability to manage client relationships
• Analytical and structured thinking
• Excellent communication skills
• A highly professional and rigorous mindset
• A results-oriented, team-player attitude
• Willingness to travel around the globe to work with clients and BCG teams. At times, this role involves significant travel to client sites. The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects

BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world’s best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible—and unlocking your potential to advance the world.
Candidates should be aware that BCG currently maintains a policy requiring all US & Canada based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Newly hired employees must be fully vaccinated prior to their employment start date. BCG is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under applicable federal, state, provincial and local law.