Manager - BCG Vantage, Defence & Security

The Boston Consulting Group GmbH; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm seeks a Manager within their Defence & Security Practice Area. The role involves engaging with UK and EU defence clients, providing expert insights, and supporting intellectual property development. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in the relevant sector, strong knowledge of European defence, and a Bachelor's Degree. This position requires excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in relevant sector; consulting experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of European defence enterprise and prior service in UK Ministry of Defence preferred.
• Fluency in English and outstanding interpersonal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Work as a thought partner and content expert to case teams.
• Support development of intellectual property and knowledge assets.
• Engage with UK and EU defence ministry clients.

Skills

Problem solving in defence & security

Knowledge management and codification

Effective communication with stakeholders

Collaborative teamwork

Flexibility and creativity

Navigating complexity

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Overview

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

As a Manager within BCG's Public Sector Practice Area for Defence & Security, you will work in a growing global team, providing industry and 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 sector 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 Manager you will assist with training and guiding junior colleagues and share best practices within the team.

Your work within our Defence & Security topic will primarily focus on supporting our engagement with UK and EU defence ministry clients, providing expertise and insights on defence and security-related topics including Acquisition/Capability Management, Digital Technologies and Innovation, and Organisational Design and Skills.

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in defence & security related topics
• Codifying knowledge and maintaining assets and tools for defence & security based on different client contexts
• Communicating with senior stakeholders, in a credible and confident way
• Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
• Flexibility and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years of experience in relevant sector required; candidates with consulting experience preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, 4+ years minimum industry or government experience required; 6-10+ years of industry or government experience strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of European (UK preferred) defence enterprise required; prior military or civilian service in the UK Ministry of Defence strongly preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
• Fluency in English
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global collaborative team environment
• Self-starting and entrepreneurial spirit
• Must be eligible for UK Security Check (SC) Clearance

Equal Opportunity Statement

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. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Please note that the original link for E-Verify has been removed in this refined version.