About the position
You are essential to our office, essential to our success. We are Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a 60-years young strategy consulting firm. Over the past few years, BCG has been ranked #1 in Consulting Magazine's annual 'Best Firms to Work For' survey and #12 on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list. While we are proud of our heritage, we are even more excited about our future, and if you are the person we are looking for, we'd be excited to share it with you. In this role, you're the backbone of the function. You ensure that the Managing Director & Partners (MDPs) and/or Partners you support have what they need to seamlessly serve our clients, and meet their internal commitments and goals. You anticipate the needs of your customers, look ahead and prevent problems from arising. This position involves scheduling (and rescheduling) meetings, booking (and unbooking) travel, managing case team logistics, keeping track of time and expenses, and keeping up with the fast pace of our Consulting Team. We operate in a hybrid model, meaning you'll be in the office about half of the time and have the flexibility to work remotely (if you choose) for the other part of the week. While in the office, you will be surrounded by a community of intelligent, highly motivated and service-minded people. EAs help shape our culture by actively participating in office life and collaborate across functions to help fellow Business Services Team (BST) members. Our philosophy is to grow by growing others, and you will serve as a role model to more junior members of the Admin team. We work hard together, and we go out of our way to support each other - we want everyone to be successful, individually and as a team. We won't define a career path for you - but some of our EAs we've hired in this role have gone on to have long and successful careers as Senior Executive Assistants at BCG; others have gone into work in one of our many Practice Areas; some have managed teams or rotated through a number of other functions. Your career at BCG will be at the intersection of your skills and desires and the needs of our business; it will only be limited by your investment.
Responsibilities
- Owning and driving calendar/complex meeting scheduling
- Coordinating end-to-end travel needs, including booking all travel and hotels, directions, commuting time and ground transportation
- Ensuring timely processing of timesheets and expenses
- Supporting administrative aspects of MDP internal commitments: practice area activities, BCG leadership committees, recruiting, etc.
- Building effective working relationships with key stakeholders
- Assisting with account planning and client relationship management
- Conducting research and gathering information
- Assisting with the creation and preparation of client team materials - slides, proposals, onboarding decks, including proofreading and copying/binding
- Acting as a thought partner and trusted advisor to MDPs, their teams and others at BCG
- Keeping MDPs informed of critical information they may not be aware of
- Guiding MDPs toward making right decisions about use of time
- Taking initiative to bring things 'from the back burner to the front burner'
- Performing other duties as assigned or required, including some personal support
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree, strongly preferred
- Demonstrated leadership and/or customer service experience
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in a fast-paced environment, supporting senior executives strongly preferred
Benefits
- 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
