Overview
PLA Senior IT Consultant role at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Locations: Santiago | Colombia
What You'll Do
- As a Senior IT Consultant, you will work closely with our client's leadership teams to understand their key challenges, define IT strategies, win buy-in for your recommendations and collaborate with BCG case team members to transform client potential into performance.
- You will deploy customized IT strategies, digital platforms and architecture in order to leverage the digital potential of our customers with state-of-the-art tools such as cloud computing, AI, blockchain, microservices and containerization.
- You will be responsible for specific parts of the project and will evaluate and coach our clients' technology teams, manage quality and risk while maintaining client expectations and escalations.
- You'll develop ground-breaking projects by enabling our clients to effectively use agile methods and modern approaches in the context of strategic IT implementation.
- You will work on a variety of technology topics, applying your technical consulting skills to strategic technology questions.
- You will also be supported by an extensive training curriculum, plus technology-specific training and mentoring to help build upon your technical skills.
- You will also help guide junior members of the team, help with project proposals, client care, building relationships with peers and identifying new business opportunities.
- Finally, as a Senior IT Consultant you will contribute to the Practice Area development and help to build the BCG brand as a key member of the case team.
Our Expert Consulting Track
The Expert Consulting Track (ECT) is vital to BCG's ability to successfully meet our clients' demand for deep expertise and advanced technical capabilities.
Experts deliver next-level impact for BCG's most complex and cutting-edge client challenges.
Experts focus on developing BCG's thought leadership, commercial capabilities, and intellectual property assets; and their work is essential to our delivery model.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to bring the best of BCG to our clients, Experts come from diverse backgrounds, with expertise often gained outside of BCG in industry, academia, or specialized consulting.
What You'll Bring
- Between 6 - 10 years of experience in IT strategy and consulting, professional software development, or IT project management.
- Prior IT consulting experience preferable or similar roles on final clients (focused on technology, digital initiatives).
- A strategic thinker, entrepreneurial, able to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.
- Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills, strong customer focus and mental agility with a results orientation.
- Strong technical expertise in at least two of the following areas:
- Solution & Enterprise Architecture; IT Modernisation
- Cyber Security
- Data Analytics, Big Data, Data Platforms
- Physical & Digital Channels (Including Mobile)
- ERP (SAP) & Manufacturing Platforms* Banking & Insurance Platforms
- DevOps & Bimodal IT
- Experience in legacy environments and modern approaches to technology
- Track record of Agile consulting and advisory with experience in Digital and Agile transformations at scale
- Experience in IT organisation and process development
- Preferred industry background: Retail, Banking, Insurance, Utility, Oil, Gas, Telco, Industrial Goods or Travel
- Strong business acumen; can frame complex problems in appropriate business contexts
- A University degree with above average academic performance in a STEM-related field or business management
- Fluent in English and Spanish mandatory
Who You'll Work With
- BCG Managing Directors and Partners (MDPs)
- PLA Managing Directors (MDs)
- BCG Consultants at all levels
- PLA Consultants at all levels
- Clients, vendors, partners
Travel and Equal Opportunity
At BCG Platinion you will have the opportunity to travel around the globe to work with clients and BCG teams.
The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects.
Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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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Job Details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Information Technology
- Industries: Business Consulting and Services
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