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Boston Consulting Group Looking for Career Development Specialist at Dallas, TX  Full Time

Job Description
WHAT YOU’LL DO

As Career Development Specialist, you will support operations to deliver an excellent Career Development (CD) experience to our Consulting Team (CT) staff and CD stakeholders. Career Development encompasses the core performance management processes for our Consulting Team, including project-based downward feedback; upward feedback for team managers; twice-yearly holistic assessment by the Career Development Committee (CDC); the Feedback Foundations experience enabling a development-focused start for new Associates and Consultants; and enablement of CD Advisors and team leaders to deliver rich ongoing developmental conversations and experiences throughout the BCG journey.

Supporting the above translates into several buckets of day-to-day activities, including:

  • CDC meeting preparation and management, e.g.,

    • Communicate with CT and CD Advisors to ensure key pre-meeting tasks are completed in Workday

    • Manage pre-meeting logistics (coordinating space needs, sending invites, arranging technology setup, etc.)

    • Capture post-meeting outcomes and updates in Workday

    • At discretion of CD Manager, over time may take on expanded role in process management of an assigned CDC

  • Support of downward and upward feedback, e.g.,

    • Collaborate with Staffing and Talent team to ensure reviews in Workday accurately reflect case assignments and timelines

    • Coordinate with Talent team on timing of Feedback Foundations participants’ transition to traditional evaluation

    • Leverage Workday reporting to perform targeted follow-up on outstanding reviews

  • Supporting and enabling local CD leadership (CD Chair, OC, CD Advisors, Talent Managers), e.g.,

    • Act as first line of response for CD Advisor questions on Workday

    • Prepare material for pre-meeting deep-dive discussions and post-meeting debriefs

    • Support recurring cadence of Talent team check-ins on timely topics

  • Communications to office/system CT staff, e.g.,

    • Act as first line of response for CT questions on Workday

    • Communicate CD Advisor assignments to new and newly promoted CT staff

    • Support CD Manager in preparation for onboarding sessions, trainings, cohort meetings, etc.

  • Other ongoing support, e.g.,

    • Support execution of local strategic initiatives

    • Support preparation for year-end bonus process

    • Engage in regular touchpoints with other CD BST throughout NAMR

YOU’RE GOOD AT

  • Keeping yourself organized and on-track toward outcomes amidst a high volume of information and communication
  • Working fluently in details while keeping an eye toward the big picture
  • Writing clear and effective communications to a variety of stakeholders
  • Thinking ahead and taking initiative without requiring prompting
  • Staying flexible and shifting gears quickly as priorities change
  • Collaborating with others across functions
  • Embracing technology and adapting to new ways of working
  • Acting upon feedback to continue your own development
  • Maintaining utmost integrity around confidentiality and adherence to policies
  • High customer service orientation – highly responsive, strong interpersonal and communication skills, wants to deliver great results at all times; obsessed with acts of service

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

  • BA/BS degree required with 3+ years related work experience (e.g., HR, talent, staffing, operations)
  • Prior experience at BCG or another professional services firm highly preferred
  • Experience in a People-related role highly preferred

YOU’LL WORK WITH

You’ll team closely with the People team leaders of the Southwest System (Dallas, Austin, and Houston 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.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

VACCINE MANDATE:

Candidates should be aware that BCG currently maintains a policy requiring all US & Canada based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Newly hired employees must be fully vaccinated prior to their employment start date. BCG is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under applicable federal, state, provincial and local law.

COMPENSATION INFORMATION:

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, contributions to BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF), and a market leading benefits package described below.

At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees – and their eligible family members.* That’s zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks.

All of our plans provide best in class coverage:

  • Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
  • Low $5 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
  • Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits
  • Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
  • Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
  • Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not
  • Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years
  • Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
*Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

The 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, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.

 

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