Talent Director - Global Businesses and Functions

Boston Consulting Group; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 120.000 - 190.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Boston Consulting Group is seeking a Talent Director for its Global Businesses & Functions People Management Team to drive the talent development agenda for the SBST cohort. You will partner with HRBPs and Global Talent CoE to align priorities and governance, and you will lead the talent cycle and inclusion of SBST initiatives across GBF.

The role blends strategic initiatives with operational delivery in a fast-paced, global environment, requiring senior stakeholder engagement and a strong

Formación

• Advanced degree with high academic achievement in a relevant subject.
• 10+ years of professional experience in a service-oriented company.
• Experience in HR/people teams or a consulting firm.
• Experience developing and implementing talent, performance or promotion processes.
• Proficiency with MS Office and digital collaboration tools.
• Workday experience desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate SBST talent cycle globally with HRBPs for quality and governance.
• Support SD and XD promotions and calibration with consistent standards.
• Maintain SBST IPB/FPB governance across GBF.
• Drive Go for Green performance management for the cohort.
• Balance governance with timely hiring and promotions.
• Prepare for SDC decisions and outcomes with stakeholders.
• Lead SBST EVP offerings and programs (Recharge Time, DevelopU, EA).

Conocimientos

Advanced communication

Diplomacy discretion

Senior presence

Self-management

Adaptability

Cross-cultural

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Strategic thinking

Operational delivery

Educación

Advanced degree in relevant subject

Herramientas

MS Office

Workday

Descripción del empleo

Locations : London | Lisbon

Who We Are

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 Global Businesses & Functions (GBF) People Management Team (PMT) are seeking a Talent Director to drive our talent development agenda for the most senior cohorts in our function.

You will collaborate closely with, and provide leverage to HRBPs across GBF PMT to understand functional and business talent priorities, and work with senior leaders and the appropriate Global SDCs (Senior Development Committees) to bring the firm’s vision for the SBST cohort to life.

Specific areas you will be responsible for include, but are not limited to:

Talent cycle coordination and governance

• Manage the SBST talent cycle globally through the year, working collaboratively with HRBPs to ensure quality, governance, consistency, and smooth enablement across the customer base
• Support SD and XD promotion discussions and performance calibration reviews, ensuring a consistent standard, rigor, and level of detail in meeting materials
• Enable transparency and governance across GBF for SBST IPB/FPB outcomes, ensuring alignment across businesses and functions while maintaining compliance and consistency
• Encourage continuous performance management across the cohort, working with HRBPs to achieve ‘Go for Green’ metrics

SBST Pipeline management

• Partner with HRBPs and the Global Talent team to conduct operating model reviews, ensuring consistent SD/XD pipeline management and adherence to global ratio guardrails
• Manage SBST role and candidate approvals through the year, coordinating functional and business SDC inputs to balance governance requirements with timeliness in hiring and promotion processes
• Contribute to talent reviews as appropriate, providing thought partnership on the promotion pipeline with a particular focus on SD roles and potential role configurations
• Work closely with HRBPs, Global Talent CoE and senior business stakeholders to prepare for, execute, and follow through on SDC decisions and outcomes

SBST cohort experience

• Generate insights from key stakeholder input and analysis of talent data for the GBF SBST cohort that shape the delivery of the talent cycle through the year
• Develop proposals to influence the ongoing development of the SBST employee experience, working collaboratively with the wider BCG HR function to shape the firm-wide approach to key initiatives
• Lead on talent related projects for SBST and other cohorts across GBF
• Partner with the Global Talent team to ensure early input and thought partnering on policies, metrics etc. from a GBF perspective
• Own and drive the firm’s SBST EVP offerings and programs in GBF, including Recharge Time, DevelopU, and EA support

You're good at

• Experience and interest in working on both strategic initiatives as well as operational tasks and advisory
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including facilitation
• Diplomacy and discretion; handle sensitive information and navigate complex organization dynamics
• Senior presence and assertiveness, confidence in working with senior business leaders
• Superior self-management skills, ability to work independently and on non-structured topics, self-starter
• Adaptability to manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced, global environment
• Experience in working effectively in global, cross-cultural, and virtual teams
• Team collaboration: work closely with different teams in GBF and beyond to ensure cohesion and flow of information as appropriate
• Ability to focus on both big picture thinking and on attention to details

What You'll Bring

• Advanced degree with demonstrated high academic achievement in a relevant subject
• 10+ years of professional experience within a service-oriented company
• Strong experience either within HR/people team, or in a consulting firm (or any other professional services company)
• Strong experience of supporting development and implementation of new talent, performance or promotion processes preferable
• Strong experience in all standard MS Office software products and digital collaboration tools
• Strong experience of Workday desirable

Who You'll Work With

Our People Management Team works to attract, develop, excite, deploy, and retain the best people in the market. Those in human resources jobs manage the life cycle of all BCG employees—from hiring top talent and developing their skills to rewarding their contributions and supporting career progression and mobility.

Additional info

At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person collaboration plays an important role in our culture, mentorship, and professional development.

For this role, you will generally be expected to work from a BCG office or in person with clients on a regular basis (typically around 50% of working time), depending on business needs and in line with local policies and practices.

We aim to provide a dynamic and collaborative environment that fosters connection and teamwork.

Equal Opportunity

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.

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