What are the responsibilities and job description for the Career Development Manager position at Boston Consulting Group?
WHAT YOU'LL DO
YOU'RE GOOD AT
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
YOU'LL WORK WITH
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
*Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.
The Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
As Career Development Manager for the Houston office, you will work closely with the Business Management Senior Director("OC") to orchestrate the operations to deliver an excellent Career Development (CD) experience to our Consulting Team (CT) staff and CD stakeholders. Career Development encompasses the core performance management processes for our CT staff, including project-based downward feedback; upward feedback for team managers; twice-yearly holistic assessment by the Career Development Committee (CDC); the Feedback Foundations experience enabling a development-focused start for new Associates and Consultants; and enablement of CD Advisors and team leaders to deliver rich ongoing developmental conversations and experiences throughout the BCG journey.
In this role there are several buckets of day-to-day activities, including:
- CDC meeting preparation and management, e.g.,
- Setting agendas in partnership with CD Heads, OC, and Talent Managers, and overseeing meeting readiness
- Supporting smooth facilitation of CDC meetings
- Working with CD leadership to capture key themes and patterns across cohorts and meetings
- Management of downward and upward feedback, e.g.,
- Owning and driving performance against standards of timeliness and quality
- Acting as source of truth on review process-related questions
- Supporting and enabling local CD leadership (CD Heads, OC, CD Advisors, Talent Managers), e.g.,
- Prepping for and supporting pre-meeting deep-dive discussions and post-meeting debriefs
- Co-facilitating recurring cadence of check-ins on timely topics
- Overseeing assignment of CD Advisors to new and newly promoted CT staff
- Communications to office CT staff, e.g.,
- Supporting or co-facilitating onboarding sessions, trainings, and cohort meetings
- Acting as messenger for key CD communications to CT (regional updates, etc.)
- Other ongoing support, e.g.,
- Leading local strategic initiatives
- Supporting year-end bonus process
In addition, there will be opportunity to take on additional projects for the Houston office, including but not limited to:
- Playing an important role in people analytics, whether supporting analysis of cohort pulse check data, formal global surveys (e.g., People Survey, COVID surveys), or other ad hoc analyses
- Teaming with the Talent Management team to drive efforts to improve/evolve talent deployment and staffing processes in support of talent and business goals; supporting and executing best-in-class programmatic efforts on CT affiliation and belonging (including first-year experience); driving balance and sustainability efforts (e.g., Teaming@BCG, Team Health Dashboard); Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Career Development linkages; Mobility, and more
YOU'RE GOOD AT
- Thinking critically and applying guiding principles to highly nuanced situations
- Projecting ahead to second- and third-order implications of decisions
- Engendering trust and respect from highly senior stakeholders
- Sharing your point of view and influencing stakeholders
- Writing clear and compelling communications
- Working fluently in details while keeping an eye toward the big picture
- Staying flexible and shifting gears quickly as priorities change
- Embracing technology and adapting to new ways of working
- Motivating and developing others to unlock their potential
- Acting upon feedback to continue your own development
- Maintaining utmost integrity around confidentiality and adherence to policies
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
- BA/BS degree required with 5 years of related work experience in Career Development, HR, staffing, training, or talent development
- Prior experience at BCG or another management consulting firm highly preferred
- Experience in a People-related role highly preferred
YOU'LL WORK WITH
You'll team closely with the People team leaders of the Houston offices including the OC, Talent Team, and CD leadership, as well as a cadre of senior Consulting Team staff who serve as Career Development Advisors and are among BCG's most dedicated people developers.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, contributions to BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF), and a market leading benefits package described below. At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest.
We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees - and their eligible family members.* That's zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks.
We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees - and their eligible family members.* That's zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks.
All of our plans provide best in class coverage:
- Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
- Low $5 (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
*Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.
The Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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