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Knowledge Analyst – Growth, Innovation & Analytics

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

The Center for Growth & Innovation Analytics is a specialized and global topic within the Corporate Finance & Strategy Practice Area, dedicated to solving our clients’ most challenging questions on growth, strategy, innovation and technology, using a range of innovation data lenses and advanced analytical methods. From innovation scouting to IP commercialization, competitive strategy to growth & investment opportunity assessments, our team solves the most complex problems on a daily basis. We’re one of the fastest growing capabilities in BCG, and also one of the most creative in building novel products, offerings and approaches.

As a Knowledge Analyst (KA) within BCG’s Center for Growth & Analytics and Corporate Finance Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, providing functional expertise and insights whilst working together with case and proposal teams to provide knowledge assets, analysis and expert advisory. You’ll serve as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and topic/sector leaders, helping structure and solve complex issues.

Additionally, you will support your topic in developing existing & new intellectual property and knowledge assets. You will work on commercialization efforts for the topic/sector, in conjunction with business leaders, supporting marketing efforts, conferences and publications. As a Knowledge Analyst you will assist with on-boarding, training and guiding junior colleagues and share best practices within the team.

What You’ll Bring

• ~1 year of consulting experience in relevant sector/topic required; candidates with consulting experience strongly preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, ~1-3 years minimum industry experience required
• Bachelor’s Degree required (advanced degree preferred) with high academic achievement required, particularly in areas of chemistry, engineering, computer science, applied math/physics, or life sciences.
• Prior experience or background in IP/ patent research, technology transfer, or patent analytics is desirable.
• Expert knowledge of Excel, Access, network visualization and analysis tools (e.g. Giphy, others), social network/ sentiment analysis and/or basic programming capabilities (Python, R) will be an added asset.
• Strong analytical skills, ability & desire to work with large datasets and demonstrated attention to detail.
• Fluency in English
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Applying topic expertise when contributing to building and deploying a product/tool/data, taking different client contexts into account
• Strong, proven analytical and conceptual capabilities. A curious frame of mind, asking the right questions, ability to tolerate and move beyond ambiguity are important attributes.
• High work ethic, client-service-excellence mindset, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple parallel tasks is a key trait in individuals that succeed in this role.
• Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
• Communicating with senior stakeholders, being credible and proactive
• Framing, structuring, and sharing intellectual property, with the ability to write clearly and concisely
• Working creatively and analytically in a time-limited, problem-solving environment
• Flexibility and bring a curious and creative mindset, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
• Interacting with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global collaborative team environment across time zones

Who You’ll Work With

As a Knowledge Analyst you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers.

Additional info

The Knowledge Team (KT) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. KT members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight.  BCG’s Knowledge Team members have the opportunity to be staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. KT members also support the PA’s business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.

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.

The Corporate Finance & Strategy Practice is one of BCG’s functional practice areas. The CFS practice develops—and commercializes—fresh and practical perspectives on the critical strategic challenges confronting our clients: developing the right corporate strategy, managing assets, driving growth, fostering innovation, and achieving sustainability. We also seek to enhance the corporate strategy proficiency of both our clients and our client-service teams.

¿Global Finance & Operations Associate – Employee & Time Mgmt.¿

As a part of the Global Finance & Operations Services (GF&OS) team, you will play a key role in recording, validating, reporting, and analyzing financial transactions, such as timesheets and expenses, to ensure accurate accounting and internal financial reporting. You will also be responsible for maintaining employee and project code data within our financial systems, reconciling and providing reports on key transactions. The team will support BCG offices across multiple global locations, collaborating closely with local finance teams to ensure that all financial information is accurately recorded, tracked, and corrected within established timelines. Additionally, the team will coordinate and manage queries across finance, HR, and other teams, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution of any issues.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred, with 1-3 years of relevant experience in financial accounting & reporting, time & expense processing, query management etc.
• Prior experience of working in a global finance and operations team and setup is required
• Strong and proven proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and adaptable to different technology and/or software applications/tools
• Practical work experience and exposure to working with various ERP systems e.g. SAP, Oracle, Infor, Concur etc.

Administrative Assistant

In the capacity of an Administrative Assistant (“AA”) you are required to support multiple senior stakeholders based globally (APAC, Europe & US). At BCG, AAs are an essential part of the team and are expected to grow throughout their careers, building and improving their skills to match the evolving needs of BCG. Taking full responsibility for maintaining their stakeholders’ demanding schedules, our AAs are expected to act with initiative and be pro-active, as well as being able to handle confidential information with utmost discretion. The goal is to free up the stakeholders’ time, allowing them to focus on value added functional activities. This position is also expected to work with other AAs as part of a global team and may also be assigned by his or her supervisor to back up other support staff as required.

You are Good at

• Performing successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment.
• Interpreting rules and guidelines flexibly to enhance the business and in keeping with BCG’s values and culture.
• Working successfully within a complex matrix structured organization.

Understanding and managing complex reporting relationship

What You’ll Bring

• A graduate degree with 4 + years of work experience from a professional services, hospitality or multi-national company background.
• Administrative experience would be an added advantage.
• Excellent oral and written English language communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to work effectively at all levels.
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to set priorities. Able to work with attention to detail and tenacity.
• Convey a strong positive personal and professional image with excellent standards of professional behavior and ethics.
• Team player, highly motivated, energetic, resourceful and friendly.
• Service-oriented, flexible and able to work under pressure.
• Demonstrates accountability and ownership.
• Reliable, timely and flexible
• Demonstrates proactivity by anticipates the needs of others and being able to “add value.”
• Demonstrates concise and effective communication skills.
• Effective in time management