Working Student - Strategic Alliances

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

We are seeking a Working Student to support the Global Strategic Alliances team. We are looking for students who are self-motivated and excited by steady stream of project-based work. This includes supporting database management, analytics and preparation of pipeline reporting to drafting communications, liaising with global teams, reaching across the firm to continue to promote the Alliance agenda. The team specifically needs support driving events, maintaining scorecards, building dashboards for pipeline management & sales operations and to engage across global learning & development agenda.

The Global Strategic Alliances team is driving new lines of business in the topics of Gen AI, enterprise platform and cloud. The core objective of the team is to build new businesses for BCG through technology and services partnerships. The role will require daily engagement with internal & external stakeholders, BCG client teams, marketing, learning & development, product teams and BCG leadership. The student will support across the GSA management team in advancing our operations and go-to-market agenda. This role interfaces with technology experts, consulting colleagues & ecosystem contacts at the world’s largest technology companies. Candidates will bring excellent communication skills & be able to work with discretion.

You're good at

• Organized, detail oriented, analytical, ability to synthesize meetings and feedback key insights in compelling way (email, slides etc..)
• Interpersonal communication skills, inquisitive, able to ask clarifying questions
• Being proactive and resourceful, a good networker and someone up for challenge of learning an organization quickly
• Taking initiative with limited direction; ability to prioritize and consider tradeoffs when considering where to focus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

You can work up to 20 hours/week during your semesters and up to 40 hours/week during your vacation time. The role offers enough flexibility to combine personal, academic, and professional life. This is a temporary role from min. 12 to max. 24 moths. You need to be an enrolled university student in Germany.

What You'll Bring

• Full-time enrollment in a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance or Technology
• Preferably a senior student with strong academic performance with first relevant working experience
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills, proficient in other MS office
• Strong English communication skills in spoken and written

Who You'll Work With

Global Strategic Alliances are a key part of continuing to progress the way the firm meets the ever-evolving needs of clients and markets, through collaborative partnerships, with the largest and most relevant technology and services companies. The team comprises of the Global Alliances Executive Director, Directors, Senior Managers and supporting team who oversee the program through pillars of brand build, program management, capability build, business development and go to market initiatives. The team is dedicated to commercializing our growing number of strategic alliance partnerships and market-facing opportunities across practice areas, industries & geographies.

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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