LAB People & Projects Director

WHAT YOU’LL DO

You will own and drive the People Strategy at a LAB system level, being accountable for delivery of key initiatives across sustainability, engagement, career fulfilment, and diversity & inclusion:




Drive engagement and implementation of the LAB People Agenda, working closely with the People functions

Partner with local, regional & global People functions (staffing, mobility, career development, etc.), to lead and execute run & change work across the People Agenda

Lead delivery of strategic global people projects, adapting global design principles to local office context, needs, and practicalities

Continue roll-out of our global CT people promise initiatives, including Pathways@BCG (flagship programme to improve transparency and accessibility to various career paths) and Cool-Down Days (structured time off from cases for our consulting teams to focus on learning & development and office contribution)

Own and steer agendas for, and prepare content for, for key leadership meetings (e.g., LAB Management Team, LAB PA People nodes) to update, escalate, or drive decisions

People management: lead People & Projects team, covering People support functions: DE&I, People Strategy & Change, CT EVP, NextGen ways of working

Act as a LAB point of contact/thought leadership to other systems and global teams on people projects across CT topics (engagement, career fulfilment, DE&I, sustainability)

YOU’RE GOOD AT

You have a strong interest in change management, ideally with some experience in participating in People priorities and/or functional activities at BCG

You have strong communication and language skills, with a proficiency for preparing engaging and insightful storylines and messages, and an ability to adapt tone by audience

You thrive working autonomously but also love to collaborate – you are self-driven, anticipating challenges or bottlenecks and planning effectively around them

You are highly professional and diplomatic, you know when to ask for help or advice, and feel comfortable doing so

You can navigate a complex organisation and find ways to drive your ideas forward and make things happen

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

Required

Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience, ideally including human resources, showing increasing levels of responsibility

Experience working in a professional service firm environment

Fluency in English (verbal and written) to a very high standard

Experience in a team management role

Highly proficient in Excel and Powerpoint, and well experienced in verbal and written communications to senior audiences

Preferred

BCG experience and familiarity with BCG’s HR processes strongly preferred

A proven track record of managing projects to successful outcomes in a complex and highly professional environment, with a particular focus on stakeholder management

Experience of building effective working relationships across functions and geographies, and leveraging these relationships to deliver positive outcomes

YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll manage the LAB People & Projects Team, directly with LAB People leadership (LAB People Chair, LAB Talent Director, LAB HR Director) on people related projects. You will also support members of the P&P team (LAB DE&I, LAB Analytics) and with our functional teams to drive change in our key people processes. You’ll report into the LAB Talent Director who will provide developmental guidance and support..