BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Consultant, Tech Advisory & Delivery

Boston Consulting Group•Durham, NC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) partners with leaders to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG's Tech and Digital Advantage (TDA) practice focuses on helping clients deliver competitive advantage and superior business performance through data, technology, and digital. BCG Platinion, within the TDA practice, provides deep expertise in areas including Tech Advisory and Delivery, Architecture, Enterprise Solutions, Cybersecurity, and Technology Risk Management. The Tech Advisory and Delivery Chapter within BCG Platinion focuses on developing superior IT concepts and tech solutions. Senior AI Tech Consultants in this role are expected to be technical experts, critical thinkers, collaborative, comfortable with ambiguity, change agents, influencers, and AI and Agentic native, leveraging the latest technologies to deliver high-impact outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelors or Master degree in information technology, computer science, economics, supply chain, logistics or system engineering, business management/administration, or relevant field.
2+ years of practical experience in IT/AI consulting, product management, professional software development, product and program implementation.
Hands-on experience with SQL, Python, or similar.
Exceptional learning and ramp up skills, especially on IT topics such as data and digital platforms.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills.
Outstanding ability to work creatively, autonomously, analytically, in a fast-paced problem-solving environment with a focus on customer and results.
GenAI tool fluency (e.g., demonstrated use of GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude) and validation of responses.
Willingness to travel around the globe to work with clients and BCG teams. At times, this role may involve up to 80% travel to client sites and BCG offices. The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects.

Nice To Haves

Preferred experience with at least one of the following: AI product management, AI platforms (e.g., AWS Agentcore, Azure Foundry, n8n, Aera, Palantir, Agentforce etc.), Data platforms (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, etc.), Planning platforms (e.g., Anaplan, Kinaxis, OMP, etc.), SAP / Oracle, Salesforce.
Specific AI product domain expertise topics in FP&A & FinOps, Supply Chain / S&OP(E), or Go-To-Market (GTM).

Responsibilities

Be given end-to-end responsibility for an individual “module” within a BCG client engagement.
Develop specialized knowledge to help solve client problems.
Work on a variety of digital topics, applying generalist consulting skills to strategic digital & technology questions.
Work with clients to understand their issues, create strategies for change, win buy-in for recommendations, and collaborate with fellow BCGers to transform client potential into performance.
Help clients answer questions such as “How will AI disrupt my business model?”, “How can businesses use data and analytics to create highly personalized outreach delivered through a seamless omnichannel experience?”, and “How can I ship higher quality digital services to my customers faster by using agile?”.
Support AI and digital transformation efforts by developing strategies around AI and Agentic Platforms, Data and digital analytics platforms, Cloud infrastructure and technologies, Data management capabilities, Enterprise Tech Platforms, Business IT architecture, Software and product management (including Agile ways of working), and Tech, Enterprise Architecture and Data governance.
Develop roadmaps and current state assessments for IT and AI/Data organizations in large companies across various industries.
Orchestrate technical program delivery across business stakeholders, complex vendor landscapes and technology ecosystems.
Address AI / LLM cost optimization and FinOps.
Provide IT Benchmarking and recommendations for IT cost take-out initiatives.
Develop future state IT vendor landscape, vendor assessments/selections automation, tech cost benefits analysis, eCommerce, platform valuation and design.
Support IT functions during mergers and acquisitions, including the functional and technical transformation of an organization’s IT department.
Communicate the differences and benefits between multiple cloud computer providers and strategies for migrating from on-premise architecture.
Utilize working knowledge and experience with GenAI and its potential use cases and client implications to deliver both practical and visionary solutions.
Support the design and delivery of AI-powered products within a functional and/or industry business domain, including defining and prioritizing AI product requirements and user stories, translating business problems into AI-enabled product concepts and functional specifications, supporting agile product delivery, contributing to product testing, quality assurance, and user acceptance activities, supporting the configuration and integration of AI and generative AI tools into enterprise workflows, supporting definition of product / solution architecture and data integration patterns, assisting with data readiness activities, contributing to the design of agentic workflows and automation use cases, supporting vendor evaluations and platform assessments for AI product tooling, and assisting with change management, training, and adoption activities.
Optimize business and IT processes within complex and heavily matrixed organizations and effectively communicate a path forward for clients and internal stakeholders.
Deliver data and digital platforms using techniques such as Agile, DevSecOps, and Cloud native architectures.
Support the design and delivery of AI-powered products and subject matter depth in core finance processes (FP&A, financial close and reporting, procure to pay, order to cash), supply chain processes (demand planning, inventory optimization, procurement, logistics, and fulfillment), or Go-To-Market processes (marketing, sales, customer success, and revenue operations).
Effectively codify messaging and data into presentable materials and be comfortable delivering communications output in an efficient manner.
Synthesize wide-ranging conversations, artifacts and best practices into clear, action-oriented recommendations.
Assist with business development through writing proposals, scoping projects.
Contribute to thought leadership through written publications and speaking at events and conferences.
Present materials, case updates and escalations to client and internal teams.
Facilitate working sessions and workshops with both client and internal teams.
Build relationships with key clients.

Benefits

An opportunity to work organically across disciplines and across BCG, offering a unified and unrivaled opportunity that combines strategic thinking with hands-on applications.
A unique experience to work alongside a team of passionate and driven problem-solvers with a mission to deliver innovative and valuable digital solutions in a supportive environment.
Annual discretionary performance bonus.
BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution.
Market leading benefits package.
Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children.
$10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.
Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits.
Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually.
Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not.
Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years.
Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.