Global Workforce Strategy Senior Manager

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What You'll Do

As the Global Workforce Strategy Senior Manager, you will play a key role in building and scaling BCG's Global Workforce Strategy Center of Excellence. Working closely with the Global Workforce Strategy Senior Director, you will help translate workforce strategy into practical capabilities, governance structures, and planning processes that enable consistent, enterprise-wide workforce decision-making.

You will lead the development and operationalization of workforce planning methodologies, skills frameworks, and governance approaches that support BCG's Talent 2030 ambitions and broader 2030 Strategy. By connecting workforce data, business priorities, and planning processes, you will help leaders make informed decisions about talent investments, workforce capabilities, and long-term workforce needs.

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of workforce planning methodologies, frameworks, and governance processes across OneBCG.
• Drive operational execution of strategic workforce planning activities, partnering across businesses, functions, and talent cohorts.
• Establish standards, definitions, and planning approaches that enable consistent workforce planning and reporting across the enterprise.
• Partner with People Analytics and workforce stakeholders to translate workforce data into actionable insights, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
• Oversee workforce planning deliverables, ensuring analytical rigor, consistency, and alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Support the development and implementation of BCG's workforce skills strategy, including skills visibility, skills analysis, and workforce capability planning.
• Lead cross-functional projects and initiatives focused on workforce planning, workforce transformation, and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with Finance, People teams, and business leaders to integrate workforce planning insights into annual planning and investment decisions.

What You'll Bring

• 10–15 years of experience in workforce strategy, talent strategy, people analytics, HR strategy, or related People functions.
• Strong understanding of workforce planning methodologies, talent strategies, and organizational workforce dynamics.
• Experience working within professional services or project-based organizations where talent deployment is central to business performance.
• Ability to synthesize workforce data and trends into practical insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complex and evolving workforce challenges.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders across functions, teams, and geographies.
• Understanding of BCG's business model, Consulting Team strategy, and talent priorities, or the ability to quickly develop comparable domain expertise.

Who You'll Work With

You will be part of the Global People Team, working alongside teams including Global Staffing and Global Mobility to help advance BCG's workforce strategy agenda. As a member of the Global Workforce Strategy Center of Excellence, you will play an important role in building and scaling workforce planning capabilities that support BCG's Talent 2030 ambitions and broader 2030 Strategy.

You will partner closely with stakeholders across OneBCG, including global, regional, and business leaders; Finance and Regional Finance teams; People Analytics; and leaders across Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, BST Talent, and other People functions. The role requires significant collaboration across businesses, functions, and talent cohorts, including Consulting Team, BST, and Knowledge Team populations.

You will work closely with the Global Workforce Strategy Senior Director to help translate workforce priorities into scalable planning approaches, governance structures, and decision-support capabilities that enable informed workforce decisions across the firm.

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