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What You'll Do

As a Senior Analyst in a Topic Activation role within BCG's Industrial Goods Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized knowledge assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data and related expertise, etc.). You will contribute to proposals and cases through thought partnership in your area of expertise, deliver original analyses and insights helping drive strong impact with clients. While contributing to client cases, workshops and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions.

You will support commercialization efforts for the Aerospace & Defense sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, providing insights & advice for proposals and client workshops. This work will involve staffing to cases, supporting the full range of cases of the Boston Consulting Group. Additionally, as an Aerospace and Defense Senior Analyst, you will lead development of intellectual property & assets for the business and mentor and guide junior colleagues based on your topic/sector expertise.

We are seeking a qualified candidate to support projects within the aerospace & defense sectors across the globe, with a particular emphasis on the defense industry in Europe and the Middle East. A successful candidate will likely come from the aerospace and defense industry, an aerospace and defense consultancy or think tanks. Military service, particularly in roles relevant to defense strategy, procurement and operations, would also be a strong asset.

This position is recruiting for a topic activation Senior Analyst. Depending on seniority, we are also open to hiring a Manager-level individual.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in aerospace and defense
Communicating with case teams and stakeholders, in a credible and confident way
Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
Being flexible and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
Navigating complexity and ambiguity

What You'll Bring

2+ years of consulting experience in the aerospace and defense industry; candidates with consulting experience strongly preferred
In lieu of consulting experience, 3+ years minimum industry experience required; 4-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
Industry experience may include work at defense companies (especially strategy and government relations), work in foreign policy and defense-focused think tanks, work in national government and / or multilateral organizations, as well as relevant military service.
Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
Fluency in English; fluency in one or more other European / Middle Eastern languages is a major plus
Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in the United Kingdom and / or in a Schengen country required

Who You'll Work With

As a Senior Analyst – 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.

BCG 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 (Sector 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 Sector-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.
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Senior Analyst - BCG Vantage - Aerospace and Defense

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