Project Leader, South Africa

Who We Are
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do
As a Project Leader at BCG, you'll lead complex client engagements, synthesizing BCG’s collective intelligence into groundbreaking strategies. You’ll architect game-changing solutions, ensuring alignment at every stage while forgoing long-term partnerships. Your communication will be tailored to diverse audiences, with clarity that resonates across diverse audiences and cultures. Expect to manage complex stakeholder ecosystems and navigate varied organizational dynamics with influence and diplomatic finesse. You’ll balance strategic guidance and delegation with hands-on project steering, maintaining impeccable delivery standards. By championing team growth and development, you’ll amplify our consulting skills, driving excellence and innovation.

Responsibilities:

* Lead cross-functional teams in solving clients’ most pressing challenges across industries like technology, financial services, healthcare, consumer goods, etc.

* Synthesize insights and steer the team's analytical efforts to create impactful innovative client solutions, leveraging BCG’s proprietary frameworks, digital tools, and methodologies.

* Engage and cultivate trust with high-level clients, shaping and delivering compelling data-driven narratives and vision-setting.

* Balance hands-on guidance with empowering team autonomy by orchestrating end-to-end program delivery, ensuring quality, and managing scope and timelines.

* Champion professional growth within your team, fostering an inclusive culture of mentorship, continuous learning, and feedback.

* Actively contribute to practice area development, knowledge sharing and capability building.

* Domestic and/or international travel expected.

What You'll Bring

* Minimum 7 years of combined consulting and industry experience, with proven expertise in leading high-impact, complex engagements.

* You will have relevant experience from a top consulting firm.

* Demonstrated expertise in project management and leadership to provide proficiency in prioritizing and balancing multiple project demands.

* Excellent analytical, and strategic thinking abilities to develop transformative solutions.

* Be a strategic thinker, entrepreneurial, able to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.

* Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills to engage and align cross-functional teams.

* Strong business acumen; can frame complex problems in appropriate business contexts.

* Adept at relationship building and client management across various levels.

* Commitment to inclusivity, developing others and creating an environment of mutual trust and respect.

Join a vibrant community of forward-thinkers and change-makers. Be part of a team that thrives with challenge and collaboration, where your ideas are valued, and your potential is limitless. Together, let's create solutions and make a lasting impact on businesses and society.

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