Career Development Manager
As Career Development Manager for the Great Lakes system, you are the critical thinker who orchestrates the operations to deliver an excellent Career Development (CD) experience to our CT staff and CD stakeholders. In this role you will act as:
* Leader of the system CD team, including line management of 1-2 CD staff who support execution of CD priorities under your guidance.
* Trusted thought-partner to our CD Chairs and OCs, equipping them with the information they need to set priorities and lead rich discussions with the Career Development Committee (CDC).
* Standard-bearer for our CD Advisors, ensuring they do thorough diligence and synthesis of their advisees' performance and craft robust development plans.
* Close collaborator with our Talent Managers, ensuring their holistic understanding of individual circumstances factors into CD processes.
* Subject-matter expert and source of truth for CT staff and CD stakeholders on CD policies, processes, and precedents.
* Ally to the NAMR CD team in operationalizing regional strategic initiatives and innovations within your system.
The leadership roles above translate into several buckets of day-to-day activities, including:
* CDC meeting preparation and management
* Setting agendas and overseeing meeting readiness via Workday
* Facilitating and actively engaging in CDC meetings, e.g., pressure testing and calibrating, ensuring best practices and consistent decisions
* Capturing key themes and recognizing patterns across cohorts and meetings
* Management of downward and upward feedback
* 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 Chair, OC, CD Advisors, Talent Managers)
* Leading pre-meeting deep-dive discussions and post-meeting debriefs
* Facilitating recurring cadence of check-ins on timely topics
* Overseeing assignment of CD Advisors to new and newly promoted CT staff
* Communications to office/system CT staff
* Leading onboarding sessions, trainings, and cohort meetings
* Acting as messenger for key CD communications to CT (regional updates, etc.)
* Other ongoing support
* Leading local strategic initiatives
* Supporting year-end bonus process
* Sharing best practices with peers throughout NAMR on regular regional CD touchpoints
BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world.BST is the operational heart of our business and is invaluable to our success. Roles such as finance, human resources, risk, and IT, help propel BCG forward. BST employees support the core of the organization and provide outstanding value to the business. As a BST member, you will work with inspiring, talented, dedicated, and curious colleagues in an energizing, fast-paced environment in which people are treated with respect and help one another to succeed. Working at BCG provides you with the opportunity to grow through interesting and challenging work and to have an active voice in your personal career development.
* BA/BS degree required with 7+ 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
* 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'll team closely with the People team leaders of the GL offices, including the Business Management Directors, 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. You'll also be part of a broader network of Career Development peers across North America, with whom you'll share learnings and best practices.
* Leader of the system CD team, including line management of 1-2 CD staff who support execution of CD priorities under your guidance.
* Trusted thought-partner to our CD Chairs and OCs, equipping them with the information they need to set priorities and lead rich discussions with the Career Development Committee (CDC).
* Standard-bearer for our CD Advisors, ensuring they do thorough diligence and synthesis of their advisees' performance and craft robust development plans.
* Close collaborator with our Talent Managers, ensuring their holistic understanding of individual circumstances factors into CD processes.
* Subject-matter expert and source of truth for CT staff and CD stakeholders on CD policies, processes, and precedents.
* Ally to the NAMR CD team in operationalizing regional strategic initiatives and innovations within your system.
The leadership roles above translate into several buckets of day-to-day activities, including:
* CDC meeting preparation and management
* Setting agendas and overseeing meeting readiness via Workday
* Facilitating and actively engaging in CDC meetings, e.g., pressure testing and calibrating, ensuring best practices and consistent decisions
* Capturing key themes and recognizing patterns across cohorts and meetings
* Management of downward and upward feedback
* 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 Chair, OC, CD Advisors, Talent Managers)
* Leading pre-meeting deep-dive discussions and post-meeting debriefs
* Facilitating recurring cadence of check-ins on timely topics
* Overseeing assignment of CD Advisors to new and newly promoted CT staff
* Communications to office/system CT staff
* Leading onboarding sessions, trainings, and cohort meetings
* Acting as messenger for key CD communications to CT (regional updates, etc.)
* Other ongoing support
* Leading local strategic initiatives
* Supporting year-end bonus process
* Sharing best practices with peers throughout NAMR on regular regional CD touchpoints
BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world.BST is the operational heart of our business and is invaluable to our success. Roles such as finance, human resources, risk, and IT, help propel BCG forward. BST employees support the core of the organization and provide outstanding value to the business. As a BST member, you will work with inspiring, talented, dedicated, and curious colleagues in an energizing, fast-paced environment in which people are treated with respect and help one another to succeed. Working at BCG provides you with the opportunity to grow through interesting and challenging work and to have an active voice in your personal career development.
* BA/BS degree required with 7+ 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
* 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'll team closely with the People team leaders of the GL offices, including the Business Management Directors, 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. You'll also be part of a broader network of Career Development peers across North America, with whom you'll share learnings and best practices.
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