Manager - Helsinki | BCG Platinion

The Boston Consulting Group GmbH; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BCG Platinion in the Nordics seeks a Manager to execute and manage national and international client IT projects. You will collaborate with BCG Platinion teams on site and with client companies, structuring projects, planning resources, and delivering strategic IT solutions.

You will lead teams, build business cases, and present results to senior client stakeholders, shaping IT strategies with technical rigor and strong communication in English.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, business informatics, or related area with above-average grades.
• Eight+ years of IT consulting experience in leading IT strategy and implementation projects.
• Experience as lead of teams with more than five people.
• Ability to plan IT initiatives and build solid business cases.
• Ability to steer decisions and manage escalations in complex structures.
• Experience acquiring consulting projects.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs and generative AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Structure the project and perform resource planning.
• Lead and navigate project members and contribute operationally.
• Develop IT strategies, concepts, and solutions with technical know-how.
• Present results to decision makers and agree on next steps.
• Build close client relationships as trusted advisor.
• Acquire new projects and challenges for the company and yourself.
• Plan resources and ensure quality for strategic IT projects.
• Think across projects to improve efficiency and outcomes.
• Present key project results at the highest level of client management.

Skills

IT consulting

Lead IT projects

English communication

LLMs / Generative AI

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Computer Science / Informatics

Job description

Who We Are

Do you want to turn the challenges of digitalization into the solutions of the future? Join BCG Platinion in tackling the core IT issues of leading global companies!

Deploy customized platforms, architectures, strategies, and organizations to leverage the digital potential of our customers and drive true innovation, with state-of-the-art tools such as cloud computing, AI, blockchain, microservices, and containerization. Add your individual strengths to our unique team, always there to support you. Together with Boston Consulting Group and our clients, we turn digital visions into reality.

What You’ll Do

As a Manager at BCG Platinion in the Nordics, you are responsible for the execution and management of our national and international client projects. We collaborate with colleagues from BCG Platinion and/or the Boston Consulting Group on site and directly with the client company.

The Manager role incorporates structuring the project and performing the required resource planning. Besides the functional navigation of the project members, you will also be involved operationally in the project business. Together with our clients, you will develop convincing IT strategies, concepts and solutions, applying technical know-how and extensive experience in structuring IT projects, just as analytical and conceptual skills. We independently support our clients, present our results to their decision makers, and agree on the next steps.

What You’ll Bring

You can help us make a difference if you

• bring a completed a degree in computer science, (business) informatics, or a related area with above-average grades
• have at least eight years of substantial experience in IT consulting and the lead design and management of IT strategy and implementation projects
• already captured project-related management experience as the lead of teams with more than five people
• know how to plan IT initiatives and build solid business cases
• optimally steer decisions towards the goal and master escalating situations with an eye to solutions - even in complex organizational structures
• have successfully acquired consulting projects
• bring hands-on experience with LLMs and other generative AI tools and know how to apply them across work tasks
• are excellent at understanding and communicating complex topics in English

Who You’ll Work With

Shape the world of tomorrow

• Independently contribute to build close client relationships - and as their trusted advisor, you are the first to whom they turn
• Acquire new projects and challenges for our company and yourself
• Be in charge ofplanning, leading, and assuring quality for strategic IT projects - we work with passion for our clients’ long-term success
• Get to use your comprehensive knowledge of technology and industry understanding to provide both internal and external stakeholders with the orientation they need in critical project phases and challenging situations
• Think across projects and connecting factors, and plan resources to achieve the best efficiency possible
• Take ownership for presenting key project results at the highest level of client management
• Work with an entrepreneurial approach and passion to advance BCG Platinion with your contributions to people development, recruiting, and practice areas

Additional info

How to grow with us

We guarantee constant development incentives in an open and rewarding work environment! Together with a dedicated team of talented colleagues, you get to work on new challenges every day. Individual training offers and a culture of open feedback will provide the framework needed to explore and perfect personal strengths. Our modern structures allow focusing on the essence of our work - with easy travel booking, an excellent back-office support and comprehensive Knowledge Center. With our regular office Fridays and legendary events, we nurture a strong and close team network beyond our case work.

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