Project Leader/Principal, Insurance

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Practice Area Profile BCG's Insurance Practice serves four industry sectors: [1] Life insurance, [2] Property & Casualty, [3] Commercial & Reinsurance and [4] Health, as well as Insurance brokerage firms. The practice works on the full range of issues of concern to top management, from strategy to operating model redesign, [5] digital transformation, cost, process improvement, [6] risk management strategy, asset management, product development, customer focus, and sales force effectiveness. We have a strong global network and "on-the-ground" experience in all major markets. The Global Practice currently comprises over 200 senior staff and works in Europe, Middle East, the Americas, and Asia Pacific, with a total of 44 insurance active offices worldwide. Our client base is the world's leading global and regional insurance and reinsurance companies and investment and wealth managers. The members of the Insurance Team combine relevant regulatory, technical and analytical know-how with the BCG core competencies: planning, steering and strategy for top management. We help companies identify and develop growth opportunities that reshape the future of the Insurance industry. We discover new avenues for value creation and provide process support during times of business transformation. All of our work is underpinned by the tracking of megatrends in the industry and the publication of thought leadership. What You'll Do As part of our Insurance practice, you will work with clients on a range of projects and topics across the insurance value-chain including strategy development, sales force effectiveness, compliance, benchmarking, forecasting, operational model redesign, risk management, digital transformation, customer focus, and more. The insurance industry is entering a new era as changing consumer needs and expectations place new demands on existing players. You will create value for our clients with forward-thinking solutions that help them address the operational, technical, and financial implications of changes in their business environment. Project Leaders play a key role on client engagements, managing studies to define client needs and supervising research activities to obtain relevant data. Project Leaders oversee the formulation of hypotheses for research and investigation, and the advanced financial analysis of client, competitor, and industry data. They apply knowledge of business principles and industrial organization, develop actionable recommendations, and supervise work including strategic due diligence, product development studies, change management plans, and the evaluation of long-term investment opportunities. Project Leaders are also responsible for managing client contact and play a key role in the development and maintenance of high-level client relationships. As the senior person most frequently at the client site, Principals interact with the client lead on a day-to-day basis to ensure that expectations are aligned. Principals provide the project management oversight required to meet client expectations. Responsibilities may include the development of presentations, managing of external relationships and consultant work progress, providing status reports, and overseeing budgets. Projects vary based on client needs, but the importance of seeing possibilities where other people find limits will be a constant. Project Leaders and Principals go deep to unlock insight, challenge established thinking, drive transformation, improve performance, and deliver bottom-line impact. What You'll Bring (Experience & Qualifications) 4+ years post-MBA consulting experience, preferably within the insurance industry. 4+ years of experience across multiple insurance topics, such as: Property & Casualty Life & Retirement Group Insurance Strong analytical skills and a high capacity for conceptual thinking. Ability to develop leading edge business models, frameworks for financial analysis, and long-term business strategies that maximize shareholder value. Strong management and communication skills. Must be comfortable delivering formal presentations to senior management. A solid track record of building strong client relationships with large organizations, as well as identifying opportunities to deepen those relationships and grow the business. Advanced business degree from a top-tier institution preferred. VACCINE: Candidates should be aware that BCG currently maintains a policy requiring all US & Canada based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Newly hired employees must be fully vaccinated prior to their employment start date. BCG is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated for medical or religious reasons where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under applicable federal, state, provincial and local law. FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: Boston Consulting Group (“BCG”) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. The first year base compensation for this role is: Project Leader: $225,400 USD Principal: $252,900 USD In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution. BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described below. 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 our plans provide best in class coverage: Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children Low $5 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement *Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.