Senior Industry Analyst – Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure

Boston Consulting Group (BCG); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) seeks a Senior Analyst to join BCG Vantage, delivering value to Telecommunications clients with expert analyses and institutional know-how. You will contribute to cases and proposals, acting as a content expert to case teams and topic leaders, helping to structure and solve issues for strong client impact.

You will support commercialization efforts in telecom, produce advanced insights for proposals, client workshops, and marketing materials, and help develop IP and

Qualifications

• 2+ years of consulting or industry experience in the telecom sector.
• 2+ years minimum industry experience if not in consulting.
• Experience across the broader telecommunications ecosystem: 5G/6G, data centers, edge computing, etc.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with stakeholders in a global team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver value to Telecommunications clients through analyses and insights.
• Support commercialization efforts for the Telecommunications sector with proposals and client workshops.
• Develop intellectual property and scalable assets for the business.
• Onboard and train junior colleagues, sharing industry expertise.

Skills

Consulting experience

Telecom sector

English fluency

Stakeholder management

Agile working

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Locations: Seattle | Boston | Summit | San Francisco

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

As a Senior Analyst you will work as part of a growing global team, delivering value to Telecommunications clients through individual expertise and institutionalized know-how (products, tools, data, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific content, and related expertise). You will contribute to cases and proposals by providing relevant analyses and insights, acting as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and topic leaders—helping structure and solve complex issues and create strong impact for clients.

You will support commercialization efforts for the Telecommunications sector, working closely with business leaders by contributing advanced analyses and insights to proposals, client workshops, and marketing materials. Additionally, as a Senior Analyst, you will help develop intellectual property and scalable assets for the business and support the onboarding and training of junior colleagues based on your industry expertise.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Solving complex client problems through relevant analytical approaches and customized solutions in telecommunication sector
• Analysis and problem solving, with a high capacity for conceptual and strategic/end-to-end thinking
• Operating comfortably managing demanding internal and external clients in a positive, service-oriented way, building strong relationships and demonstrating adaptability to bring value to teams at all stages of business development and case work
• Working flexibly, in an ever changing and complex environment, bringing a curious and creative mindset, demonstrating an openness and drive for purposing new and innovative ideas, and being comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment
• Managing and communicating with senior internal stakeholders as well as partner organizations and clients, to present and engage audiences effectively
• Working collaboratively and effectively with teams, proficient in agile ways of working
• Prioritizing workload including through transparent discussion with senior stakeholders, operating with autonomy to execute on the planned priorities
• Telling a structured, clear and visually engaging story and creating impactful intellectual property that will build on our knowledge base

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years of consulting / industry experience in the telecommunication sector required; candidates with consulting experience preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, 2+ years minimum industry experience required
• Candidates should have experience across the broader telecommunications ecosystem, Including, but not limited to, digital Infrastructure (fiber, towers, etc.), data centers, spectrum, edge computing, NaaS, 5G/6G, spectrum strategy and other emerging topics.
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Fluency in English
• Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global collaborative team environment.

Who You'll Work With

As a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage on our Topic Activation path, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting‑edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)

Integrates into client‑facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know‑how, and proprietary tools and assets

Topic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)

Combines deep domain insights with our know‑how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co‑creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients

Research (Practice Topic and Sector‑Aligned Research and Insights)

Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project's needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro‑economic, commodities and trade data.

*** For US locations only ***

In the US, we have a compensation transparency approach.

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below.

The base salary range for this role begins at $100,500 in our lowest cost US region and goes up to $108,500 in our highest cost US region. Your recruiting contact can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

This is an estimated range, however, specific base salaries within the range depend on various factors such as experience and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high‑end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness.

In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a bonus of up to 16% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.

All of our plans provide best in class coverage:

• Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
• Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
• Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
• Paid sick time on an as needed basis

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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