BCG Platinion | Senior Consultant, Tech Advisory & Delivery
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Job description
- Comfortable with ambiguity. They know the path forward isn't always well-defined. They are comfortable and confident working through the unknown.
- Change agents. They know how to make change happen across an organization across all levels. They can align and onboard teams to implement new processes and toolsets. They embrace complex challenges and guide an organization to optimize IT best practices.
- Influencers. They build strong relationships to build trust and influence stakeholders. They can align and onboard teams to implement new processes and toolsets. They embrace complex challenges and guide an organization to optimize IT best practices.
- Agile advocates. They are versed in Agile methodologies and use their expertise to strategically tackle difficult challenges and implement changes.
You're Good At:
At Platinion, we expect our consultants to be able to contribute and quickly get up to speed on a variety of topics to support the ever-changing demands of our clients. However, that broad ability to deliver needs to be grounded in deep technological knowledge in 2-3 of our primary areas of expertise such as:
Expertise
- Supporting digital transformation efforts by developing a digital strategy around:
- Data and digital analytics platforms.
- Cloud infrastructure and technologies.
- Data management capabilities.
- Business IT architecture.
- Software and product management (including Agile ways of working).
- Tech, Enterprise Architecture and Data governance.
- Experience with a wide breadth of tech / digital offerings, including but not limited to:
- Developing roadmaps and current state assessments for IT organizations in large companies across various industries.
- Orchestrating technical program delivery across business stakeholders, complex vendor landscapes and technology ecosystems.
- IT Benchmarking and recommendations for IT cost take-out initiatives.
- Developing future state IT vendor landscape, vendor assessments/selections automation, tech cost benefits analysis, eCommerce, platform valuation and design.
- Supporting IT functions during mergers and acquisitions, including the functional and technical transformation of an organization's IT department.
- Communicating the differences and benefits between multiple cloud computer providers and strategies for migrating from on-premise architecture.
- Utilizing working knowledge and experience with GenAI and its potential use cases and client implications to deliver both practical and visionary solutions.
- Optimizing business and IT processes within complex and heavily matrixed organizations and effectively communicating a path forward for clients and internal stakeholders.
- Delivering data and digital platforms using techniques such as Agile, DevSecOps, and Cloud native architectures.
Specific in-demand technology topics
- AI & Data Implementation
- Lead the design, orchestration, and scaling of AI - and data-driven solutions, including LLM-based and agentic architectures.
- Guide teams in configuring, evaluating, and operationalizing AI systems with appropriate monitoring, safety, and cost controls.
- Oversee integration patterns enabling AI solutions to operate across enterprise systems, workflows, and data environments.
- Apply expertise in data platforms, ML Ops, and observability to ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability of AI solutions.
- Advise clients on AI cost management and optimization, balancing scalability, performance, and business value.
- Technology Stack Transformation
- Lead enterprise technology stack assessments and define target-state architectures across business domains (e.g., ERP, CRM, SCM, HCM).
- Shape platform strategy and design aligned to end-to-end business value chains and operating models.
- Guide clients through complex architectural tradeoffs involving cloud platforms, integration approaches, and modernization paths.
- Lead enterprise tool stack selection and vendor decision processes, balancing business value, feasibility, and long-term scalability.
- Own transformation roadmaps, sequencing initiatives across near-term delivery and long-term platform evolution.
- Translate business strategy into coherent technical execution plans and guide teams through implementation and adoption.
- Advanced Planning Systems and Agentic AI for Supply Chain
- Deep planning business process and tech expertise across IBP/S&OP, demand and supply planning, inventory optimization, fulfillment, and control tower use cases.
- Lead end-to-end design and implementation of Advanced Planning Systems (APS) and/or Agentic AI solutions across supply chain and operations domains.
- Define APS and Agentic AI architectures, integrations (e.g., ERP, HRIS, data platforms), and reporting/BI requirements aligned to business objectives.
- Translate planning strategies into platform roadmaps and configurations, quantifying business impact (e.g., forecast accuracy, inventory reduction, service level improvement, cost optimization).
- Lead vendor evaluation and selection processes, aligning platform capabilities to value-driven outcomes.
- Drive program execution and change leadership, including stakeholder alignment, training, adoption, and benefits realization.
- Provide team leadership, quality assurance oversight, and coordination with system integrators and delivery partners.
Long-standing technology topics
- Designing and implementing feasibility studies as well as recommending various software and platforms vendors within ERP systems and other packaged software.
- Considering data and integration related to the business needs and ERP systems and other packaged software.
- Managing large-scale ERP and IT projects / programs including overseeing quality assurance, deployment and all other key SDLC activities.
Written communication
- Leading the creation of client-specific strategic materials, surfacing key insights gathered from technical experts and observations.
- Effectively codifying messaging and data into presentable materials and being comfortable delivering communications output in an efficient manner - accuracy and speed are critical to success of fast-paced, high-profile projects.
- Synthesizing wide-ranging conversations, artifacts and best practices into clear, action-oriented recommendations.
- Assisting with business development through writing proposals, scoping projects.
- Contributing to our thought leadership through written publications and speaking at events and conferences.
Presentation and Facilitation
- Presenting materials, case updates and escalations to client and internal teams.
- Facilitating technical and strategic working sessions and workshops with both client and internal teams.
- Providing direction on key work items and feedback to other team members.
- Building relationships with key clients.
Team Management
- Manage junior team members by defining and organizing their "module", helping them structure their work and associated analyses.
- Mentor and coach junior team members by building mutual development agreements and manufacturing opportunities for them to grow and develop along explicitly defined objectives.
- Provide quality assurance oversight - Review junior team members' output for overall correctness, level of insight, clarity of message, etc.
- Promote an overall positive experience for junior staff.
- Serve as a role model by actively demonstrating and living BCG's Culture and Values.
Requirements
Do you have a Master's degree?, * Bachelors or Master degree in information technology, computer science, economics, supply chain, logistics or system engineering, business management/administration, or relevant field.
- 4+ years of practical experience in IT/ERP consulting, professional software development, product and program implementation. Preferred experience with at least one of the following:
- Custom software solutions.
- Ecommerce platforms.
- Cloud platforms.
- SAP
- Salesforce
- Oracle (Financials, NetSuite, Fusion, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, etc.).
- Exceptional learning and ramp up skills, especially on IT topics such as data and digital platforms.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills.
- Outstanding ability to work creatively, autonomously, analytically, in a fast-paced problem-solving environment with a focus on customer and results.
- GenAI tool fluency (e.g., demonstrated use of GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude) and validation of responses.
- Willingness to travel around the globe to work with clients and BCG teams. At times, this role may involve up to 80% travel to client sites and BCG offices. The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects.
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Paid parental leave
- Parental leave
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Gym membership, At BCG, we care about our people, and offer best in class benefits to support you personally and professionally including:
- An opportunity to work organically across disciplines and across BCG, we offer a unified and unrivaled opportunity that combines strategic thinking with hands-on applications.
- A unique experience to work along side a team of passionate and driven problem-solvers with a mission to deliver innovative and valuable digital solutions in a supportive environment.
For U.S. Applicants:
The first year base compensation for this role is $150,000 in USD.
In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution. BCG also provides 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 our plans provide best in class coverage:
- Zero-dollar($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children.
- $10(USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.
- Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits.
- Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually.
- Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
- Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not.
- Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years.
- Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.
- Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.