Who We Are
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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
Be a part of a large-scale enterprise transformation at BCG!
BCG is on a multiyear journey to replace our current ERP system with SAP S4 Hana on the cloud. Our team is a key part of this transformational program, focusing on building a Finance Enterprise Data warehouse to enable the next generation of reporting for BCG. Part of an overall Business Intelligence and Analytics function, this team is focused on change and incorporating it into our current suite of products or building new products!
The Global Product Manager role will be an integral part of an Agile team focused on the successful deliver of this work. Teaming with both the business and our data engineers and architect to create the best in class data solutions. The work is iterative, intellectually intense, fast paced, highly visible and impactful to the firm’s success.
Under the leadership of a Product Owner within the Business Intelligence & Analytics function, this role will core to a team incorporating new Financial applications and lines of analysis into our existing business intelligence data warehouse and suite of digital products. A focal point for this role will be teaming closely with Finance leadership, Finance Application owners, and Digital Business Intelligence teams to understand overall business needs, challenges, decision making, and analytical capabilities needed. As part of that work, it would include supporting medium to large projects through the full development lifecycle of design, development, testing, deployment, training, and continued ongoing end user support
Responsibilities would include:
• Teaming with our Finance Process teams to understand BCG’s business processes and the impacts on BCG’s business reporting needs. Ability to translates needs into functional specifications for our Data Engineering team.
• Ability to perform, root cause analysis using functional understanding of our processes and reports, troubleshoot technics and technical tools at hand to resolve underlying issues. Ability to partner with our development team throughout the System development lifecycle and production release
• Analyzing gaps between prioritized analytical capabilities and our financial application’s data models. Generating possible solution options for review with the team’s Product owner
• Developing comprehensive implementation plans along with delivering the output as defined in the project’s goals and objectives
• Supporting resolution on a known backlog of work for the team; this is inclusive of stakeholder management and providing support to a diverse worldwide user base.
• Understanding multiple data sources and putting together practical and viable data models to support analytical analysis. This would include understanding data mapping and translation from source to target state
• Testing and validation of our integrated BI solutions throughout the development lifecycle
What You'll Bring
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Intelligence, Finance, Accounting, or Information Systems
• 7-8years of Business Intelligence, finance and/or reporting relevant experience; less experience considered for exceptional performers
• Sound analytical and reporting skills combined with excellent communication skills; written and oral
• Experience in reading and writing SQL is a must to succeed in the role. Database architecture exposure a plus
• Proven ability to work effectively in a global environment with people at all levels, preferably in a professional services organization
• Strong experience with enterprise software and business intelligence solutions
Who You'll Work With
As a member of the Business Intelligence & Analysis Team, you will interact extensively with a diverse range of stakeholders from across the business, both geographically and functionally. This includes, but is not limited to Local, Regional, Global, and Practice Area Finance teams. As well, as part of the overall Business Intelligence and analysis team coordinating and working with our other core BIA squads will play a large part in this role.
Additional info
YOU’RE GOOD AT
Problem solving and analytical tasks
• Ability to structure hypothesis, build thoughtful analyses and bring clarity to previously undefined problems
• Desire and flexibility to work through details with keen attention to accuracy
• Natural curiosity to understand how things work and why; our data, our processes, and our reports. Desire to comprehend root causes when issues arise
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and in an iterative environment
Communication, interpersonal and teaming skills
• Works positively and collaboratively with others and within team; builds strong and lasting relationships
• Adapts style to changing situations and audiences with tact, poise, and patience. Demonstrates persistence to drive change. Contributes to a positive and productive work environment
• Leverages network effectively across functions, offices, regions and/or externally
Work Management, organization, and planning
• Must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment
• Strong Organizational skills and process management skills
• Ability to contribute to multiple work streams at once and prioritize efforts accordingly. Demonstrated ability to drive projects to scheduled conclusion
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.\n
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