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Who We Are
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.
To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures-and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
What You'll Do
You will play a key part in shaping and executing our inorganic growth strategy which has become an integral part of BCG's overall strategy. BCG increasingly explores a steady stream of deals ranging from strategic partnerships, to minority investments, to full acquisitions or divestitures, in order to expand and strengthen the set of capabilities and offerings that we can bring to our clients. As part of the Corporate Development team, you will work closely with the most senior business leaders within BCG.
In this role, you will be deeply involved in end-to-end M&A processes, including: setting the strategic objectives, performing market scans of priority business areas, screening investment and acquisition opportunities, overseeing the due diligence process in a cross-functional team (e.g., accounting, tax, legal, HR, IT), driving the deal structuring and negotiations with potential M&A targets, preparing the integration of acquisition targets into BCG, and ultimately tracking the performance of completed M&A transactions and investments. You will act as an expert thought partner and guide the decision-making process for senior leaders and case teams working on inorganic investment proposals.
YOU'RE GOOD AT
- Feels confident and shows composure with senior leadership
- Looks for opportunities to enhance or expand relationships with business; acts as a go-to-person for senior leaders and case teams to guide deal processes
- Self-starter, takes initiative and executes independently; effectively prioritizes tasks based on urgency and relevance
- Works positively and collaboratively with others and within team; willing to proactively jump in to help others; can partner effectively with team members in multiple time zones
- Is self-assured to ask probing questions, investigate, understand a situation, make a recommendation and explain the logic for this decision to other team members
- Shows analytical curiosity and is a thoughtful interpreter of data and patterns
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's/undergraduate degree required, MBA or other professional degree preferred
- Experience at an investment bank and/or a toptier consulting firm and/or working within another high-caliber corporate development team or finance function (role and responsibilities will be adapted to the level of experience)
- Hands-on experience in M&A due diligence, transaction evaluation and execution, deal negotiation and legal documentation is beneficial
- Familiarity with professional services companies and business models as well as experience in the digital, technology, advanced analytics space is a plus
- Strong conceptual, analytical, and financial modelling skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Who You'll Work With
You will work as part of our global Corporate Development team distributed across Europe and the US. Beyond the core team you will operate in a global cross-functional team (including legal, HR, tax, accounting) to push our deal agenda. Depending on the deal and project you will collaborate and interact closely with senior business leaders across BCG, consulting teams, and local support teams.
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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