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As a member of the North America (NAMR) People Analytics (NPA) team, you’ll be at the heart of NAMR’s People Team efforts, acting as an analyst and enabler for our clients (Senior Leadership and teams under the NAMR CHRO). You will support the delivery of transformational analytics solutions and high-quality quantitative reporting, utilizing tools like Python, SQL, and GenAI to help transform and automate People Team reporting and processes.

Your work will directly contribute to BCG’s high-visibility People initiatives, advancing key business priorities for NAMR. In this role you will execute across a variety of workstreams, with the ability to manage competing priorities under the guidance of senior team members. Successful candidates will be intellectually curious, detail-oriented contributors who bring analytical rigor and a passion for using data to drive decisions. You will jump in across a wide variety of projects, often as the “doer” who brings analysis to life, pilots a concept, or supports a larger product effort. Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting timely and accurate cadenced reporting and ad-hoc quantitative and qualitative analyses for People Team leaders and Senior Leadership
• Partnering with People Team members to understand their business priorities and translate them into analytics questions and structured hypotheses
• Contributing to process improvement, optimization, and automation initiatives in partnership with functional leaders, leveraging a diverse toolkit (e.g., SQL, Python, GenAI Tools, Microsoft Suite) to support product delivery
• Building compelling data visualizations for stakeholders, ranging from slide writing to dynamic dashboards that surface actionable insights
• Participating in Agile analytics product development: Supporting requirements gathering, sprint delivery, testing, and documentation
• The responsibilities of the role will evolve over time as BCG’s data requirements grow and evolve

What You'll Bring

• A Bachelor’s degree
• 2 - 4 years of progressive experience in an analytical or data-focused role
• Fluency in core aspects of data management, including data collection, aggregation, manipulation, analysis, visualization, and documentation
• Experience working across various systems and data sources (including Workday, SAP, or similar HR/financial platforms) is an asset
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and privacy best practices
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to present analytical findings to functional stakeholders
• A client-focused mentality, collaborative spirit, and eagerness to learn and grow
• Commitment to privacy requirements and concerns around people data, and dedication to documentation best practices

The following reflects additional behaviors and capabilities we’re looking for in a candidate:

Problem Solving & Insight

• You structure analysis logically, breaking complex problems into manageable components and planning clear next steps
• You review your output with a critical lens, ensuring your conclusions are grounded in logic and supported by evidence
• You approach change with an open mindset and demonstrate flexibility when priorities shift
• You articulate insights in clear, plain language, tailoring the level of detail to your audience

Analytics and Emerging Technology Skills

• Strong understanding of analytical concepts and comfort working with large, complex datasets across multiple systems and sources
• Curiosity about and growing familiarity with Generative AI tools and their application to analytics and business processes
• Working proficiency in analytics tools, including Python, SQL, Tableau, and cloud data warehouses (Snowflake), and ideally have some experience with Microsoft Analytics (e.g., Fabric, Power Query, PowerBI, Excel)
• Experience in streamlining and consolidating reporting workflows while identifying areas for process improvement
• Experience using or experimenting with GenAI capabilities (e.g., responsible LLM-assisted analysis, prompt engineering, AI-powered automation) to enhance productivity and insight generation

Effectiveness & Value Creation

• You independently complete your assigned tasks, proactively identifying next steps and flagging blockers early
• You deliver consistent, high-quality output, checking your work carefully before submitting and escalating when needed
• You keep stakeholders and team senior leaders updated on your progress and take ownership of your deliverables end-to-end

Communication, Presence & Influence

• You write clear, well-structured analyses and presentations that make it easy for stakeholders to understand key findings
• You communicate concisely and confidently in team discussions and stakeholder updates
• You actively listen to understand the full message before responding and contribute ideas constructively

Teaming & Collaboration

• You work positively and collaboratively with teammates and functional partners, building strong and lasting relationships
• You manage expectations proactively, giving regular updates and seeking clarification on scope at the start of new tasks
• You demonstrate empathy and adaptability, adjusting your approach based on the needs and working styles of others
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn Agile methodology and tools (e.g., Jira, GitHub, Confluence)

Who You'll Work With

You’ll work on the Business Analytics & Enablement Cadre within the NPA Team, which also includes a Data Science Cadre. Cadres combine deep industry expertise with innovative skillsets in consulting, business analytics, computer science, artificial intelligence, statistics, and machine learning. We drive transformational impact to the NAMR People Team by framing business challenges, building a single source of truth, distilling the highest-impact analytics opportunities, designing innovative analyses and algorithms, training colleagues on new solutions, and delivering impact by ensuring our work is valuable, user-oriented, equitable, scalable, and maintainable.

You’ll also work closely with broader functions within NAMR, and analytics colleagues in other regions. You will have meaningful exposure to work that drives impact on behalf of the North America Leadership Team (NALT) and the CHRO.

Additional info

Location & Format

At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person work is essential to our culture, mentorship, and professional development. That's why we operate on a hybrid model, with the expectation that team members will be in the office 3 to 5 days per week. This role is designed for those who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment and is not intended for remote or virtual work.

Compensation

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below.

The base salary range for this role begins at $97,000 in our lowest cost geography and goes up to $133,000 in our highest cost geography. Your recruiting contact can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

This is an estimated range and specific base salaries within the range depend on various factors such as office location, experience, and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high-end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness.

In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a discretionary bonus of up to 12% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.

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 $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
• Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
• Paid sick time on an as needed basis
• Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

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