Manager - BCG Vantage, Data and Digital Platform

Locations: Madrid | DüsseldorfWho We AreBoston 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 DoAs a Manager in BCG Vantage within BCG's Technology and Digital Advantage (TDA) Practice Area, you will collaborate and partner in a global team, providing expertise and insights on transformations covered by BCG's Data and Digital Platform (DDP) offering. These transformations span digital, data, tech, and AI enterprise-wide initiatives at BCG clients across regions and industries, as well as the build-up and maintenance of BCG assets. You will partner closely with case and proposal teams to deliver high-quality analysis and expert guidance. Acting as a thought partner and subject matter expert, you will support case teams and topic leaders in structuring and solving complex challenges. In this role, you will advise digital, data, tech, and AI leaders on defining and executing robust strategies, enabling the transformation into world-class data and AI-driven organizations. Your work will span data and digital platform strategy and architecture, enterprise AI and agentic platform enablement, cloud and infrastructure modernization, and technology vendor and sourcing strategy. Additionally, as a Manager in BCG Vantage with a focus on product management, you will drive the development of digital assets and tools (primarily AI-enabled) to support the topic business. You will contribute actively to commercialization efforts, working closely with business leaders to advance asset development, shape proposals, and drive go-to-market activities. As a Manager in BCG Vantage, you may also line manage a team of junior colleagues, taking responsibility for their goal setting, ongoing feedback and career development support. Examples of DDP-related products you may work on (illustrative): AI-enabled solutions for data and technology maturity assessments, AI-driven vendor analysis and comparison, industry instantiations of technology capabilities to enable autonomous AI agents, etc. YOU'RE GOOD AT Solving complex client problems through relevant analytical approaches, driving towards pragmatic solutions tailored to the business context Owning and driving the development of digital and AI products and tools across BCG’s Data and Digital Platform advisory topic area, including diagnostic, benchmarking, and optimization tools that enhance the speed and quality of client delivery Defining and managing roadmaps for topic-specific products and tools together with topic leadership, ensuring assets remain differentiated, current, and commercially relevant across geographies and industries Bridging business and technology by translating requirements into scalable digital and AI-enabled solutions, and collaborating effectively with engineering and development teams in an agile environment Owning internal and external marketing and commercialization of products and tools Communicating with senior stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to engage your audience effectively Managing a portfolio of projects and products, with strong awareness of business priorities and commercial impact Training, coaching, and mentoring junior team members Working in an ever changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment What You'll Bring3+ years consulting experience in Data and Digital Platform related topics and/or AI and Digital product development and managementrequired; candidates with consulting experience preferred In lieu of consulting experience, 4+ years minimum industry experience required; 6-10+ years of industry experience strongly preferred Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred) Expertise in relevant DDP-related topics, such as data and digital platform strategy and architecture, enterprise AI/GenAI and agentic platform enablement, cloud and infrastructure modernization, and technology vendor and sourcing strategy Experience working with AI/GenAI applications in a product or business context Solid understanding of modern data and technology architectures, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical concepts and collaborate effectively with engineering and data teams Familiarity with agile product development methodologies and tools Fluency in English; other languages requested in certain locations Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment Who You'll Work WithAs a Manager in BCG Vantage on our Topic Activation path, 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 BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers. Additional infoBCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations. With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams. Client Focus (Embedded Expertise) Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets Topic Activation (Domain Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions) Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients Research (Practice Topic and Domain-Aligned Research and Insights) Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project’s needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data. 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, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.Job SummaryJob number: 59294Profession: Expertise and Insights