WHAT YOU'LL DO
The role is a maternity-leave cover for at least 12 months.
Talent Manager acts as holistic owner of the Consulting Team employment experience with a close focus on the business needs of BCG and the professional development of our consulting staff.
This role will lead a team of two and will work primarily with the Associate and Consultant cohorts in Budapest and Prague offices with a close connection to the OLs and the senior leadership of both offices focusing on the needs of the firm, cohorts and individuals.
They will drive overall objectives of the business including balance and utilization, identify patterns across the cohorts and use that knowledge to drive strategies, and support individuals in their staffing and developmental needs. This role is a member of the larger talent management team community in CEE, CE and EMESA.
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YOU'RE GOOD AT
Staffing
Optimizes the deployment of consulting resources to meet our business needs while ensuring that each consulting staff member in the cohorts receives access to the right set of opportunities to support their immediate BCG Career Development objectives and their overall long-term professional goals
Optimizes team design, billability and achievement of business priorities through a deep awareness of current available skills, cases, leads/proposals, and office/firm goals; maintain a view of staffing pipeline at a macro and micro level (overall business outlook as well as specific staffing needs)
Builds strong relationships with Associates and Consultants to understand development needs, preferences and constraints for staffing; discuss upcoming projects; advise on staffing choices to achieve balance between BCG's business needs and personal preferences; communicate staffing decisions and related rationale; set and enforce staffing policies and expectations
Maintains an acute awareness of business environment; openly communicate information relative to case opportunities with individuals and with MDPs and teams looking to confirm staff to projects
Coordinate with local, system, regional, and global staffing teams; participate in weekly Budapest and Prague staffing calls
Career Development
Actively engage in all CDC meetings for relevant cohorts of individuals; review meeting inputs and outputs; provide committee with view of performance
Act as strategic thought partner for CDAC committees in partnership with CD Ops team
Partner with Advisors to reinforce and interpret meeting outcomes, provides ongoing advice, understand and appreciate the values of BCG and work to preserve these values in interpreting and resolving career development issues
Reinforce CD messages through staffing and development discussions to support individual development
Career experience & navigation:
Ensure new hire set up for success through first staffing experience, helping create 1st level network and frequent check-ins in first months
Coach and guide consulting staff throughout their employment lifecycle on career options and opportunities; act as a trusted advisor to guide individuals into mutually beneficial outcomes
Understand and communicate key programs including career services and flexibility; coordinate use of programs to balance employee needs and business priorities
Other HR
Address questions related to HR topics and escalate to HR, as needed; work with local HR team to resolve issues faced by individuals; contribute thought leadership on initiatives crucial to addressing People issues
Oversee and a manage transition process and support through effective communication, working closely with Consulting People Team Director and local HR team
Provide input to HR/Fiance team counterparts to maintain up to date accurate information on staff including case assignments, training, vacation, flex and LOA
Team management
Lead and engage the talent team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continous improvement
Motivate, help to develop, and provide coaching and advice to all members of the team
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required
3+ years of HR/talent management experience or two+ years client-facing work experience in a professional services or equivalent organization strongly preferred
Hungarian speaker preferred
Fluency in English
Key Competencies
Thrives in a fast-paced, global, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment, keeping with BCG's values and culture
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate with all organizational levels inside and outside BCG through establishing positive, unbiased and productive working relationships. influencing others while simultaneously maintain own flexibility
Maturity that engenders respect and trust from others; good judgement, professionalism, integrity, and the ability to maintain absolute confidentiality
Comfortable in resolving conflict, delivering difficult messages with empathy and addressing all people related issues
An actively collaborative team player who leverages slide writing, organizational, analytical, and project management skills to seek innovative and creative solutions and incremental improvements
Comfortable in both working in detail and understanding the big picture; able to consider the ramifications of decisions on various constituencies
Autonomous, able to tolerate ambiguity, self-motivated; receptive to feedback & quick to action it; can-do attitude and creative solution seeker
YOU'LL WORK WITH
BCG's HR team works to attract, develop, excite, deploy, and retain the best people in the market. Those in human resources jobs manage the life cycle of all BCG employees-from hiring top talent and developing their skills to rewarding their contributions and supporting career progression and mobility.