Global Practice Management Senior Director Public Sector

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

WHAT YOU\'LL DO


Together with the Global Practice Area Leader (PAL) and the leadership team, the Global Practice Management Senior Director (GPMSD) develops and sets the strategic agenda for the Public Sector Practice and translates it into concrete activities and robust processes.
The GPMSD acts as the Practice\xe2\x80\x99s \xe2\x80\x9cCOO\xe2\x80\x9d who drives, coordinates and oversees the ongoing activities and events. The GPMSD is in charge of the Practice\xe2\x80\x99s and the sectors\xe2\x80\x99 infrastructure and responsible for setting up scalable, world class operations that deliver fast, reliable and high quality customer service to internal and external stakeholders . He/she is the leader of the PA Management and Operations team, PA KT, and other non-consulting staff under the PA roof (today: marketing team, PA Manager, PA Senior Analyst, sector senior managers).


YOU\'RE GOOD AT


Co-owning/driving PA strategy development and execution, in line with business priorities
  • Formulating PA strategy and priorities with the PAL and broader leadership team; writing annual plan
  • Translating strategic priorities into action, in collaboration with sectors and other groups/functions at BCG
  • Preparing analyses to support leadership discussions; formulating recommendations and business cases
  • Liaising with and influencing key stakeholders across BCG functions to increase awareness of and support for the PA agenda, offering, value proposition and successes
  • As needed, driving/PMO specific strategic initiatives
    Designing and running world-class business operations
    • Acting as a \xe2\x80\x9cCOO\xe2\x80\x9d to the Practice, owning its day-to-day operations
    • Developing and leading a high-performing Management & Ops Team
    • Establishing robust processes to effectively support business development, monitoring and decision-taking
    • Ensuring effective collaboration across sectors and geographies
    • Driving cross-functional teaming with FPAs, IPAs and other functions at BCG
    • Owning, structuring and managing the practice\xe2\x80\x99s budget (tier 1, expenses\xe2\x80\xa6)
      Driving progress against commercial, people and content agenda
      • Partnering with regions, systems and intersecting PAs to support the growth and success of the practice
      • Working with sectors to ensure content development investments are in line with strategic priorities and needs; ensuring commercialization of outputs
      • Acting as liaison to BCG\xe2\x80\x99s Client team (e.g. related to planning and execution of campaign investments, senior client interviews, competitive analysis)
      • Acting as liaison to BCG\xe2\x80\x99s People team
      • Acting as liaison to the LAB team to plan virtual trainings, primers and other training offerings
        Driving affiliation and \xe2\x80\x9cdraw\xe2\x80\x9d to the practice
        • Together with LT, promoting the PSPA and its sectors as strong career/promotion platforms at BCG
        • Working with LT/MT to plan and execute internal global and regional meetings and other activities that create excitement and nurture a sense of affiliation
          Driving best-in-class internal and external Marketing and SATT activities
          • Working with Marketing Director and LT to develop and execute Marketing/SATT agenda in line with business priorities
          • Working with Global PR and Government Communications Senior Director and team to put in place appropriate PR strategies and capabilities across our markets
          • Promoting innovation across portfolio of marketing activities
            Driving risk management strategy and implementation across the practice
            • Working closely with Legal and the Risk Team to implement the Working with Government Policy, including supporting bi-annual independent reviews and tracking risk actions endorsed by the EC.
            • Supporting and help grow the global Risk & Contract Management cadre across PS markets
            • Coordinating PS Marketing, PR and Legal to ensure a joined-up reactive/proactive risk management approach
              Further evolving Public Sector Practice\xe2\x80\x99s portfolio of Knowledge Services and Products
              • Together with Knowledge Business Senior Director and leadership team, further evolving portfolio of the Public Sector KT\xe2\x80\x99s services and products
              • Ensuring close collaboration with FPAs, PDT/PBU unit, BCG X etc.


                YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)


                • Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in business or related field, or equivalent experience
                • Proven ability to lead and develop large and remotely operating international teams
                • Proven experience in managing large, complex businesses
                • Ability to operate successfully in international, cross-functional and ambiguous settings
                • Ability to influence up, down and across
                • Strong performance in a consulting staff role (senior PL or Pr), or in a Director position
                • Experience in 1+ sectors of the Public Sector PA a plus
                • Excellent command of the English language


                YOU\'LL WORK WITH


                The Global Practice Management Director works primarily with the global Practice Area Leader (PAL), and the global and regional PA Leadership Teams. He/she is the leader of the PA Management and Operations team (including Sector Managers, PA Coordinators and the PA Marketing Team), the PA KT and other non-consulting staff under the PA roof (today: Marketing Manager, PA coordinators, Sector Managers).


                ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


                Large Public Sector locations preferred (Washington, Sydney, Singapore, London, Dubai\xe2\x80\xa6) but open to any BCG location pending host office approval.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1487188
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
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