- Support the Practice Senior Manager to develop Food Systems Transition IP, including global reports, research briefs, market overviews and solution/topic specific materials tailored to specific sectors/industries
- Own individual pieces of IP, create hypothesis, identify information sources, translate data into insights, and execute analyses; present your findings and recommendations to the team
- Provide direct solution support on select opportunities
- Support case teams with best-of examples, approaches, templates, and nuanced support to rapid response requests, building on Knowledge Management team and linking to solution/product experts; coordinate on specific interlock elements
- Build elements of training materials for affiliates on latest solution IP and interlock customized IP
- Develop and scale sustainability-focused AI and digital solutions, identifying opportunities to integrate automation, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to drive business impact
- Identify issues, create hypotheses, and execute analysis; translate data into meaningful insights; present recommendations to key decision-makers
Solution full potential
- Independently drive the creation of a competitive factbase to support the solution full potential plan and backlog; conduct solution gap identification and differentiation analysis; research & assess ecosystem offerings and potential partners/vendors/acquisitions
- Run analysis and support business case development for solution investments
- Support with plan for commercializing IP, including timing, channels, etc.
- Support development of specific elements of 80% proposals, sales plays, and other commercial collateral
Practice strategy, planning, and reporting
- Support management of Food Systems Transition partnerships; both for the delivery of commercial projects, as well as our Social Impact partnerships
- Support planning and management of our Social Impact projects in the Food Systems Transition
- Support data collection, maintenance, and analysis on experts and commercial collateral
- Support interlock discussions between different transition areas and industries relevant to Food Systems Transition
- Proactively coordinate debriefs with pitch teams, leveraging direct contact with teams, identifying solutions gaps
- Codify best practices
- Run analysis to aid discrete elements of Practice plans; ensure data integrity and drill down to resolve discrepancies
- Bring together disparate data sources; highlight issues and spot trends to inform decision-making
- Contribute to additional projects and perform select ad hoc analytics
Practice communications and teaming
- Work effectively cross-practice and cross-functionally; proactively share and solicit information across practice, focusing on the key implications
About you
Education
- Required: Bachelor of Arts or equivalent undergraduate degree with strong academic credentials
- MBA is a plus
Experience
- Current or former top-tier management consultant or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated problem solving and organizational skills, and a proven self-starter (comfortable with what could be a remote supervisor and team)
- Knowledge of, and experience with, leading business and analytics tools
- Ability to structure and lead complex business research and analysis in fast-paced environment, as well as the skills to drive to pragmatic business insights
- Experience in digital strategy, AI-driven innovation, or sustainability tech solutions within a consulting, product, or corporate strategy function; knowledge of, and experience with, leading business, analytics, AI/digital tools
- Experience and proficiency in creating high quality presentations and executive-level communications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Passion for business issues; intellectual curiosity and thirst for learning, particularly in practice area topics
- Consistent track record of delivering results, including ability to execute more than one project at once
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, executive-friendly narratives (including in PowerPoint)
- Strong analytical abilities; comfort with Microsoft Excel functionalities and working with data analysis tools (e.g. Tableau)
- Expertise leveraging digital tools and AI
- Passion for sustainability and deploying cutting-edge sustainability techniques and tools that help clients accelerate their growth and reach full potential
- Maturity to manage highly confidential information
- Able to work independently and prioritize in a dynamic and fast-paced environment (comfortable with a remote supervisor and team)
- Attentive to detail, organized and possess solid workplanning skills
- Excellent customer service attitude
- A strong team player, acts in an at-cause manner
- Willingness to be flexible to meet the needs of the practice and its case teams
- Knowledge of Bain s operating model, processes, and business functions (internal candidates only)
- Fluency in English
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
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