Boston Consulting Group

Senior Knowledge Analyst-TMT

Posted on: 13 Jan 2021

Boston, MA

Job Description

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Senior Knowledge Analyst (SKA) within BCG's TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunication) Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, bringing in knowledge, expertise and insights whilst working together with case and proposal teams to provide knowledge assets, analysis and expert advisory. Youll serve as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and topic/sector leaders, helping structure and solve complex issues.

Additionally, you will act as the knowledge lead for our TMT-Technology sub-sector, Cloud/SaaS/Applications, and work closely with the sub-sector leadership team in developing existing &new intellectual property and knowledge assets. You will work on commercialization efforts for the sector, in conjunction with business leaders, supporting marketing efforts, conferences and publications. As a Senior Knowledge Analyst, you will also assist with future on-boarding, training and guiding junior colleagues and share best practices within the team.

TMT practice area is one of BCG's fastest growing practice areas. We work with high tech, media and telecommunication clients to make sense of the changes transforming their industries, define winning business models suited to the new competitive environment, and implement those models in ways that create competitive advantage. BCG TMTs vision is to be recognized as the transformation partner with leading TMT companies who are changing the world.
YOU'RE GOOD AT

* Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches.
* Expertise & solid knowledge of the Technology industry, especially around Software/Applications/Cloud Technologies
* Strong analytical skills to synthesize, analyze and deliver data and insights toward specific client context.
* Communicating with senior stakeholders, in a credible and confident way
* Being thought partner and client focused
* Codifying knowledge and maintaining assets and tools for the topic/sector based on different client contexts
* Flexibility and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
* Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
* Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
* Strong work ethic and service mentality
* Ability to build & maintain a strong industry network

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

* 3+ years of industry experiences, and/or 1-2+ years of consulting experiences.
* Bachelors degree with high academic achievement required; Advanced Degree preferred; Major in Computer Science or Engineering preferred.
* Relevant experiences in the Technology industry (Software/Application/Cloud vendors) in product management, program management, product marketing, business operations or strategic planning; Or at least 1-2+ years of related consulting experiences (top-tier management consulting or technology consulting firms)
* Deep expertise in one or more of the below topics: enterprise software, SaaS transformation, cloud Infrastructure, ML/AI, IoT platform, etc. With your self-identified expertise area, you have deep understanding of the technology platform and business value; you can articulate the various technology layers, competitive landscape and key players, innovation trends, challenges and best practices.
* Fluency in English
* Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment

YOU'LL WORK WITH

The new team member will support the Technology Sector by providing expertise on Software/Applications/Cloud Technologies and provide analytical support for consulting teams and supporting both local and global practice development initiatives.

Work with case (and proposal) teams:

* Scopes knowledge needs of case teams & liaises with team members
* Provides customized knowledge and analysis for client work, occasionally providing client facing expertise
* Provides customized knowledge and analysis for client work, prepares accurate, well developed documents and PowerPoint decks
* Establishes credibility with case teams by delivering original analysis and insights to case team
* Provides thought partnership through problem solving and leveraging topic/sector expertise insights
* Captures, codifies & maintains knowledge content for Technology sector.

Work with topic/sector teams:
* Builds and updates new topic/sector-related customized knowledge products
* Controls quality & supervises contribution / updates to existing topic/sector knowledge base
* Reviews knowledge products and ensures they are current/relevant and updates when appropriate
* Assures proper sign-off before uploading materials into KM and contributes to sanitization
* Promotes innovation at BCG by identifying knowledge capture opportunities
* Collaborates on PA intellectual capital development such as Tier 1s
* Contributes to content development around topic/sector for TMT meetings and trainings

Boston Consulting Group

Boston, MA

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