Senior IT Consultant, Platinion Digital BCG

Job Description

Who We AreBoston 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 clientswith 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 industryand 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 venturesand business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborativemodel across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.BCG PlatinionAs a seamlessly integrated part of the BCG network, we provide consulting services focused on the development and implementationof business-critical IT architecture and digital solutions. We create technology platforms and deliver exceptionally customized solutions of the future for our clients, from data strategies to next-generation customer journey solutions and transformationalbusiness models. We solve the most daunting challenges that companies face today and envision for tomorrow. Our style is entrepreneurialnimble and innovative, with multifaceted, cross-functional teams and completely vendor-independent. Our unique sellingproposition is technology expertise and delivery excellence.Platinion was founded in 2000. Since then, we have grown continuously and successfully. Today we have offices in Europe, North and South America, Asia Pacific and Africa.Practice Area ProfileWhatYoull DoAt BCG Platinion were keen to engage with experienced, passionate and creative IT consultants who will help us unlock our clients digital potential and ignite change. Meaningful work is at the core of everything we do. We build unique solutionsto the complexities our clients face, while providing our people with opportunities to explore and grow. A community of leading experts, BCG Platinion team members have a natural springboard for professional growth and deeper opportunities to excel.As a SeniorIT Consultant, you will work closely with our clients 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.Youwill 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 responsiblefor specific parts of the project and will evaluate and coach our clients technology teams, manage quality and risk while maintaining client expectations and escalations. Youll develop ground-breaking projects by enabling our clients to effectively use agilemethods 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 you 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.Finallyas 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.What Youll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) At least 6 years of experience in IT Strategy and consulting, professionalsoftware development or IT project management You will have relevant experience from a top consulting firm (focused on technology, digital initiatives) A strategic thinker, entrepreneurial, able to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environmentOutstanding 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:- IT Modernisation; Solution & Enterprise Architecture - Marketing, Sales & Service Platforms (CRM)- Physical & Digital Channels (Including Mobile)- ERP (SAP) &Manufacturing Platforms- Banking & Insurance Platforms- People, HR, Collaboration Platforms - Applied Intelligence, Machine Learning, RPA, Chatbots, Blockchain, IOT- DevOps & Bimodal IT- Data Analytics, Big Data, Data Platforms- Cyber Security Experience in legacy environments and modern approaches totechnology Track record of Agile consulting and advisory with experience in Digital and Agile transformations at scale Experience in IT organisation and process development Experience in the organisation of workshops at peer level and facilitating in clientmeetings 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