PSG Program Senior Director

Boston Consulting Group•Boston, MA

7d•$195,000 - $227,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Program Director/Senior Director role within the PSG (Partner Success Group) team is responsible for designing, developing, and executing world-class evaluation, development, compensation, and equity programs for BCG's global Managing Directors and Partners (MDPs). This is a highly visible and integral role within BCG's global finance function, serving as a trusted advisor to the CFO and Executive Committee. The position requires a technically focused individual with excellent communication skills, comfortable interacting directly with senior leaders on complex and sensitive topics. The role involves managing difficult issues empathetically, demonstrating thought leadership, and strong collaboration skills within a global team. Key responsibilities include managing the operational aspects of the role with strong coordination and synthesis skills, pragmatism, empathy, and sound professional judgment. The individual must be comfortable with detail and complexity while maintaining a view of the overall picture, possess an inquisitive nature, and be energized by adding value. A background in US taxation, reward, and/or employment law, as well as knowledge of partnerships and equity ownership structures, is desirable. The role also involves overseeing broader aspects of the MDP career lifecycle, including international mobility, external MDP hiring, and departures from the BCG partnership, with opportunities to collaborate on global projects related to partnership evolution.

Requirements

15+ years relevant work experience.
Significant experience working with senior teams (e.g., MDP, Managing Directors, CEOs), preferably in a dynamic project-based work environment.
Strong teamwork and collaboration experience and evidence of building strong and long-term networks with colleagues across all levels in multinational environments.
Strong understanding of US individual and partnership taxation or employment law.

Nice To Haves

Professional legal, tax or accounting qualification desirable.
Background in US taxation, reward and/or employment law is also desirable, as well as some knowledge of partnerships and equity ownership structures.

Responsibilities

MDP compensation and equity country program management and development
Support individual MDPs’ understanding of their local compensation and equity value allocated to them and how this relates to their and BCG’s performance.
Design and maintain country compensation and equity programs by teaming with functional experts to understand local country and U.S. tax law, partnership concepts, labor laws, and applying BCG global principles for MDPs.
Understand the overall BCG economic model in depth to analyze different impacts on BCG MDP compensation and equity programs in all countries.
Develop clear, concise individual MDP and Leadership team communications that address particular issues, options, and resolutions in a proactive, practical, and commercial way.
Support MDPs with equity purchases and sales explaining the cash and tax implications.
Oversee the support for MDP transfers, departing MDPs, and MDP lateral hires.
Partner with external advisors and local teams on managing compliance.
Work with controllers and global finance functions (accounting, tax, and treasury) to ensure that plans are implemented, maintained, and executed appropriately.
Conduct regular reviews of local MDP programs for countries of responsibility, understanding risk tolerance and leveraging BCG's tax and legal functions as key partners.
Jointly identify areas for continued improvement and implement change where required.
Availability to work in East Coast time zone pattern for most working days.

Benefits

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 20 vacation days per year (earned at 1.66 days per month)
Paid sick time on an as needed basis
Base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package