Knowledge Analyst - Uncertainty Advantage

WHAT YOULL DO
As a Knowledge Analyst (KA) within BCGs Corporate Finance & Strategy Practice Area, specializing in Uncertainty Advantage, you will work in a growing global team, providing functional expertise and insights, working together with BCG case and proposal teams to deliver customized knowledge assets and expert advisory.
Additionally, you will support your topic in developing existing & new intellectual property and knowledge assets. You will work on commercialization efforts for the topic/sector, with business leaders, supporting marketing efforts, conferences and publications. As a Knowledge Analyst you will assist with on-boarding, training and guiding junior colleagues and share best practices within the team.
BCGs Corporate Finance & Strategy (CFS) practice is at the forefront of value creation and strategic innovation. We assist clients in navigating complex business landscapes to drive growth, attract investors, and deliver stakeholder value. Our legacy of strategic frameworks—including the experience curve, growth-share matrix, and digital deconstruction—has positioned us as industry leaders.
In todays volatile business environment, there is a growing need for a new approach: Uncertainty Advantage. This approach enables organizations to identify opportunities amidst uncertainty and rapidly shifting competitive dynamics. By leveraging megatrends, signals tracking, scenarios visualization, and strategic foresight, we help our clients uncover hidden opportunities and develop robust, adaptable strategies.
As a member of the Uncertainty Advantage knowledge team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of strategic consulting.
· Collaborate with topic leaders in Uncertainty Advantage (Megatrends, Scenarios, War Gaming, Strategic Risk, Strategic Foresight), and at times provide broader support to the CFS PA
· Conduct analytical work including trend analysis, market size forecasting, macroeconomic analysis, risk assessment, and benchmarking exercises
· Bring a creative mindset to scenarios development, war gaming, and tabletop exercises
· Support content development around the Uncertainty Advantage topic
· Navigate databases and expert sources at BCG to pull together the most relevant and forward-looking perspectives
· Support client workshops on Megatrends, Scenarios, Ideation, War Gaming, and similar topics; direct client interaction is possible
· Support the CFS Practice Area through managing and processing case requests, including analysis on specific client problems, and finding the relevant experts within BCG
· Support BCG Partners, Principals, and other staff on proposals, lead preparation, and other marketing activities
· Assist consulting staff in selecting the right approaches, tools, and analysis for their specific client problems; provide training and ongoing support
YOURE GOOD AT
· Applying strategic and analytical expertise when contributing to building and deploying a product/tool/data, taking different client contexts into account
· Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
· Communicating with senior stakeholders, being credible and proactive
· Framing, structuring, and sharing intellectual property, with the ability to write clearly and concisely
· Working creatively and analytically in a time-limited, problem-solving environment
· Flexibility and bring a curious and creative mindset, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas
· Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
· Interacting with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global collaborative team environment
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
· Masters degree relevant to business/strategy/analytics; 1+ year of relevant work experience in corporate strategy preferred
· Or Bachelors degree, with strict minimum of 1+ year consulting experience or 2+ years of relevant industry work experience in corporate strategy
· Fluency in English
· Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
YOULL WORK WITH
As a Knowledge Analyst you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Knowledge Team (KT) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. KT members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight.
BCGs Knowledge Team members are staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. KT members also support the PA’s business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.
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Fecha de publicación: 06/08/2024