BCG Platinion | AI Tech Consultant, Tech Advisory & Delivery (Internship)

Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Competitive base compensation

Generous retirement program

Paid time off

Job summary

BCG Platinion seeks an intern in Tech Advisory & Delivery (TAD) to work directly with clients and BCG teams, blending consulting and technology to craft practical solutions. The role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, learning, and delivering value in complex engagements.

You’ll contribute to architecture discussions, cloud-native initiatives, and IT governance while gaining exposure to a broad set of technology topics. Office hubs with travel may apply.

Qualifications

• Undergrad or Master’s degree expected by 2028 (Dec 2027–Jul 2028).
• Experience and/or interest in professional consulting solving business and technology problems.
• Interest in a client-facing consulting career at the intersection of business and technology, solving complex problems.
• Expect regular travel to client sites and BCG offices based on project needs.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with clients and BCG teams to shape and deliver practical solutions.
• Orchestrate technical delivery across business stakeholders, vendors, and tech ecosystems.
• Diagnose current-state tech and design future-state IT architecture with vendor assessments and cost analyses.
• Deliver data and digital platforms using Agile, DevSecOps, and cloud-native architectures.
• Develop technology strategies and roadmaps aligned with client outcomes.

Skills

Client-focused consultants

Collaborative

Comfortable with ambiguity

Technologists

Versatile

Growth-minded

Education

Undergrad or Master’s degree in information technology, engineering, business administration, computer science, economics, supply chain, logistics, system engineering, or a related field

Job description

Locations: New York | Chicago

Who We Are

BCG Platinion's presence spans across the globe, with offices in Asia, Europe, and South and North America. We achieve digital excellence for clients with sustained solutions to the most complex and time-sensitive challenge. We guide clients into the future to push the status quo, overcome tech limitations, and enable our clients to go further in their digital journeys than has ever been possible in the past. At BCG Platinion, we deliver business value through the innovative use of technology at a rapid pace. We roll up our sleeves to transform business, revolutionize approaches, satisfy customers, and change the game through Architecture, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application and Risk functions. We balance vision with a pragmatic path to change transforming strategies into leading-edge tech platforms, at scale.

What You'll Do

Our Tech Advisory & Delivery (TAD) team helps clients solve complex business and technology challenges and turn strategy into impact. As a TAD Intern, you’ll work directly with clients and BCG teams, combining consulting and technology expertise to shape and deliver practical solutions.

TAD Interns At BCG Platinion Are

• Client-focused consultants. They enjoy working directly with clients, understanding their business and technology challenges, and translating complex problems into practical recommendations and solutions
• Collaborative. They are interdisciplinary team players who seek alignment and establish relationships across client stakeholders, BCG case teams, and technical teams
• Comfortable with ambiguity. They know the path forward isn’t always well-defined and are comfortable and confident working through the unknown
• Technologists. They are critical thinkers with a strong technology foundation and curiosity about how technology can solve real business problems
• Versatile. They bring a broad technology perspective and are eager to learn new topics, industries, and capabilities as client needs evolve
• Growth-oriented. They actively seek feedback, learn from their teams and clients, and continuously build their consulting and technology capabilities

You’re Good At

• Working with clients and BCG teams to break down ambiguous business and technology problems and develop practical, actionable solutions
• Orchestrating technical delivery across business stakeholders, complex vendor landscapes, and technology ecosystems
• Diagnosing current-state technology and developing future-state IT architecture through technical requirements and evaluation (e.g., vendor landscapes, vendor assessments/selections, automation, technology cost-benefit analysis, eCommerce, platform valuation and design)
• Delivering data and digital platforms using techniques such as Agile, DevSecOps, and cloud-native architectures
• Developing technology strategies and roadmaps that enable clients’ business outcomes while considering technical trends within the market
• Designing and implementing governance frameworks to guide decision-making and address change in complex environments
• Communicating the differences and benefits among multiple cloud computing providers
• Synthesizing analysis and technical concepts into clear, client-ready recommendations and presentations
• Learning new technologies, business domains, and consulting topics quickly and applying that knowledge to client problems
• Collaborating across TAD and other BCG Platinion chapters when engagements require capabilities beyond your primary area of expertise

What You’ll Bring

General / Education Requirements

• Undergrad or Master’s degree in information technology, engineering, business administration, computer science, economics, supply chain, logistics, system engineering, or a related field, graduating between December 2027 and July 2028
• Experience and/or interest in professional consulting or relevant professional experience solving business and technology problems
• Interest in a client-facing consulting career at the intersection of business and technology, working directly with client teams to solve complex problems and deliver measurable outcomes
• Expect regular travel to client sites and BCG offices based on project needs

Technology / Digital And Problem Solving Skills

• Experience and/or ability to work directly with clients, BCG case teams, and BCG leaders to solve cross-functional business and technology problems across various industries
• Ability and willingness to quickly learn new topics and contribute across a variety of technology consulting engagements based on evolving client needs
• Support digital transformation efforts by developing strategy, approaches, and methods around:
  • Software development and digital products
  • Data and digital platforms
  • IT architecture and data governance
  • Cloud and infrastructure
  • AI and GenAI-enabled transformation
• Experience with a wide breadth of tech and digital offerings:
  • Tech/Digital Strategy
  • Tech landscape assessments, including in post-merger integrations
  • Tech/Digital modernization roadmaps
  • Data topics including architecture and governance
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and GenAI
  • IT benchmarking and cost takeout
  • Cloud architecture and infrastructure strategy
• Ability to work creatively, autonomously, and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to synthesize complex topics into clear, client-ready recommendations and presentations
• Ability to act as a trusted team member and advisor, communicating effectively with clients and BCG case teams
• Strong learning agility, openness to feedback, and a growth mindset

While interns join TAD as their home chapter, project staffing is driven by client needs. Interns may work on engagements that draw on capabilities across TAD and other BCG Platinion chapters, providing exposure to a broad range of technology topics and colleagues.

Additional info

Locations

New York, NY; Chicago, IL

Please note this program is evaluative, and interns have the opportunity to receive full-time offers. Our internship program operates in an 'office hub' model. If you receive a full-time offer, you can request a different office location outside of these summer hubs; the expected offices for a Platinion AI Tech Consultant, TAD, full-time offer include Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York City, Miami, and Dallas.

FOR U.S. APPLICANTS

BCG is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of administering all employment decisions and actions without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

The first-year base compensation for this role is between $110,000 - $120,000 USD.

For Full Time Employees, BCG offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, mental health offerings, a generous retirement program, financial guidance, paid time off, and more.

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