Project Leader, Consumer

Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 225,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-premium health insurance

Doctor copays

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Gym membership reimbursement

Retirement contributions

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Boston Consulting Group seeks experienced consultants to join as Project Leaders in Chicago, Detroit, or Minneapolis. You will lead client engagements, oversee studies, and supervise data-driven analyses to craft strategic recommendations.

The role emphasizes senior-level collaboration, client relationship management, and the growth of teams through mentoring and thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in consumer sectors, with emphasis on leadership and client impact.
• Proven ability to manage client engagements and relationships.
• Strong analytical and hypothesis-driven problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects at the Project Leader level, guiding studies and data analysis.
• Develop actionable recommendations and manage client communications.
• Oversee hypotheses, financial analysis, and due diligence activities.
• Mentor teams and grow client relationships for long-term value.

Skills

Consumer Industry

CPG/Retail

Team leadership

Client relations

Presentation to management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Locations: Chicago | Detroit | Minneapolis

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.

Practice Area

BCG’s Consumer Practice creates breakthrough strategies for clients across all consumer sectors, including Consumer products, Fashion & Luxury, and Retail. Our aspiration: BCG as the most influential company in the global consumer industry. The consumer environment and consumer behaviors are fundamentally changing as innovation and ecosystems continue to evolve. We work collaboratively to create profound and competitive impact at marquee clients. Inventing the future with the most-industry shaping ideas and capabilities.

What You'll Do

BCG is growing! We are looking for experienced consultants to join our team at the Project Leader level.Qualified individuals will play a critical role in enriching project work in their respective areas of expertise and in bringing forward-thinking solutions to our clients. Ideal candidates will have previous management consulting experience and demonstrated leadership in growing client relations, people and knowledge development.

Project Leaders play a key role on client engagements, managing studies to define client needs and supervising research activities to obtain relevant data. Project Leaders oversee the formulation of hypotheses for research and investigation, and the advanced financial analysis of client, competitor, and industry data. They apply knowledge of business principles and industrial organization, develop actionable recommendations, and supervise work including strategic due diligence, Consumer insight /primary research studies, change management plans, and the evaluation of long-term investment opportunities. Project Leaders are also responsible for managing client contact and play a key role in the development and maintenance of high-level client relationships.

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated expertise within the Consumer Industry, with a preference for experience in CPG or Retail topics.
• 2-3+ years consulting experience, with 1+ years at a team lead level, ideally in Consumer sectors.
• Track record of collaboration with senior executives. Must be comfortable delivering formal presentations to management.
• Strong management and communication skills. The ability to bring together all stakeholders and persuade senior clients to take action is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and a high capacity for conceptual thinking. Ability to develop leading edge business models, frameworks for analysis, and long-term business strategies that maximize shareholder value. Must be able to thrive in a hypothesis-based environment where inductive rather than deductive reasoning is the norm.
• Proven ability to manage client engagements, client relationships, and provide “thought leadership” to teams, owning the responsibility for the quality of engagements.
• A combination of management and “hands on” delivery experience is critical.
• A solid track record of building strong client relationships with large organizations, as well as identifying opportunities to deepen those relationships and grow the business.
• Technical degree is nice to have but not required.
• A degree from a top-tier institution preferred.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Chicago, Minneapolis, or Detroit.

Who You'll Work With

You’ll collaborate with BCG team members from many backgrounds and disciplines in a team-oriented, relationship-driven environment. Working alongside some of the world’s top minds on cases that reshape business, government and society, you will increase your understanding of complex business problems from diverse perspectives and develop new skills. At the same time, you’ll partner with senior clients, taking on the role of trusted advisor, and work at all levels of the client organization to find and execute value creation strategies that result in meaningful, enduring impact.

Additional info

What We Offer:

• An opportunity to work organically across disciplines and across BCG, we offer a unified and unrivaled opportunity that combines strategic thinking with hands-on applications.
• A unique experience to work alongside a team of passionate and driven problem-solvers with a mission to deliver innovative and valuable digital solutions in a supportive environment.
• Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children.
• $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits.
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually.
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
• Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not.
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years.
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.

*Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

Travel is anticipated and will vary based on specific project locations.

For U.S. Applicants:

The base compensation for the Project Leader role is $225,400 in USD.

In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution. BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described below.

At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees - and their eligible family members.* That’s zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks. All our plans provide best in class coverage:

To learn more about our employee benefit please check our Benefits page.

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