Senior Manager, Strategy & Partnerships Operations

Bain & Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Generous PTO

Job summary

Bain & Company in Chicago is seeking a Senior Manager, Business Development to own cross-partnership strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations. You’ll coordinate investments, expand the partnership pipeline, and align with leadership to focus on high-impact work.

The role requires strong strategic thinking, project management, and stakeholder management skills. It is a hybrid role with travel and a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ work experience.
• Solid strategic and analytical toolkit.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to operate in ambiguous situations.
• Flexibility to accommodate varying demands.
• Preferred: Experience navigating various internal stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Drive cross-partnership investment decisions across existing and new partnerships.
• Identify ways to increase the partnership pipeline and drive a proactive commercial motion.
• Drive alignment with Practice/Solution/Product leadership on partnership priorities.
• Identify modernization opportunities, including AI-enabled insights and automation of tasks.
• Proactively engage with cross-Bain stakeholders to understand broader priorities and influence BD work.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Ambiguity tolerance

Flexibility

Job description

Bain & Company in Chicago is seeking a Senior Manager, Business Development to own cross-partnership strategic initiatives and day-to-day operations. You’ll coordinate investments, expand the partnership pipeline, and align with leadership to focus on high-impact work.

The role requires strong strategic thinking, project management, and stakeholder management skills. It is a hybrid role with travel and a competitive compensation package.