Senior Director - BCG Vantage
About The Position
As the BCG Vantage Global Senior Director – AI Cost Advantage, you will lead the BCG Vantage team across functional practice areas supporting the Cost topic by developing and driving the strategy and execution of the portfolio of knowledge assets, services, and professionals. Alongside setting the direction for the BCG Vantage Cost agenda, you will also be responsible and accountable for the BCG Vantage Cost topic and its performance, including economics (case billability, P&L), customer satisfaction, and team satisfaction KPIs. The role will also be closely coordinating with Project Helix and supporting the integration of AI into our offers. This role sits at the intersection of BCG’s global Cost topic, spanning the Cost topics and functional (e.g., People & Organization; Operations; Technology & Digital Advantage) and industry domains (e.g., Consumer, Healthcare) that make up BCG’s holistic cost offer. You will build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders both within Cost and across the Practice Areas that rely on cost expertise, ensuring alignment and consistent quality of delivery across the firm. You will bring an end-to-end understanding of cost transformations, while also being able to draw on deeper expertise in a specific functional area when needed. You will lead coordination across Practice Areas on Cost, ensuring knowledge, tools (including AI agents), and best practices are shared and applied consistently. As a billable role, you will also directly support the deployment of tools and cases, working hands-on with case teams. You will be the global leader of the team; inspiring and motivating the entire team, as well as acting as a line manage and mentor for a team of senior BCG Vantage members who collectively manage the topic’s BCG Vantage business team. You also will be responsible for aligning the BCG Vantage Cost topic and strategy with our clients’ needs and encourage the innovation of new and expanded BCG Vantage offerings. In doing this, you will team with the senior leadership of the AI Cost Advantage topic, including topic/sector and regional leaders. You will be a member of the Vantage Leadership Team which includes leaders from all our Practices and Geos. In addition, you will contribute on a regular basis to global, cross- Practice Area initiatives and programs.
Requirements
- 15+ years of industry experience preferred, and/or 8+ years minimum consulting experience in a reputable organization in a relevant/related sector or topic
- Bachelor’s Degree with demonstrated academic achievement required
- Demonstrated experience in end-to-end cost transformation efforts, with a holistic view across cost levers and deeper expertise in at least one functional area (e.g., People/Org, Operations, IT/Tech)
- Business, line & project management experience
- Ideally experience in accountability for business metrics in professional services including a P&L
- Foundational AI knowledge to design and deploy agents, skills and workflows to accelerate impact and delivery
- Leading and developing a global business and team in a complex, matrixed organization
Nice To Haves
- Advanced Degree Preferred
- Change management experience preferred
- International experience strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead the BCG Vantage team across functional practice areas supporting the Cost topic by developing and driving the strategy and execution of the portfolio of knowledge assets, services, and professionals.
- Set the direction for the BCG Vantage Cost agenda.
- Be responsible and accountable for the BCG Vantage Cost topic and its performance, including economics (case billability, P&L), customer satisfaction, and team satisfaction KPIs.
- Closely coordinate with Project Helix and support the integration of AI into our offers.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders both within Cost and across the Practice Areas that rely on cost expertise, ensuring alignment and consistent quality of delivery across the firm.
- Lead coordination across Practice Areas on Cost, ensuring knowledge, tools (including AI agents), and best practices are shared and applied consistently.
- Directly support the deployment of tools and cases, working hands-on with case teams.
- Inspire and motivate the entire team, acting as a line manager and mentor for a team of senior BCG Vantage members who collectively manage the topic’s BCG Vantage business team.
- Align the BCG Vantage Cost topic and strategy with our clients’ needs and encourage the innovation of new and expanded BCG Vantage offerings.
- Team with the senior leadership of the AI Cost Advantage topic, including topic/sector and regional leaders.
- Contribute on a regular basis to global, cross- Practice Area initiatives and programs.
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
- Annual discretionary performance bonus
- Retirement contribution that starts at 10%
- Firm Performance Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
