Talent Manager - Knowledge Team

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Talent Manager - Knowledge Team

The candidate will work with a large group of KT members located across all the firm regions and their KT Managers to define development agendas (weaving together staffing needs, learning, coaching, expertise development. Help them to assess and identify developmental needs, and recommend actions to address those needs, teaming with the KT Manager and other teams within the firm including KT Learning & Development. Engage with Client Focus KT and their managers to assess developmental needs (inclusive of learning options, new assignments, staffing options, exposure to new stakeholders, international exposure, etc.) and to accelerate career progression and acquisition of new skills. Identify gaps in consulting and KT skills; advise about related learning needs, and define solutions with KT Managers, the KT Learning & Development function, and other the firm capabilities. Engage with KT Managers to ensure that staffing opportunities are appropriate to developmental needs, and aligned with the career trajectory and specialization. Build and maintain relationships with CF KT staff to understand their background and career professional aspirations. Advise them about available learning options, aligned with developmental needs and career trajectory; suggest individualized learning solutions, complementary to the learning journeys offered to all KT. Explore and suggest other developmental actions such as staffing, external exposure, networking, senior stakeholder engagement, etc.. Coach and guide CF KT throughout their career lifecycle on options and opportunities (potential moves to generalist and/or expert consulting career tracks, Topic Activation KT, other client-facing roles, etc.); act as a trusted advisor to guide individuals to outcomes beneficial to the individual and the business. Keep track of KT members' motivation and interests; help identifying potential attrition risk, work/life balance and sustainability challenges; address them with KT Managers. Assist KT Managers and CD Team to collect robust evaluations which are thoughtfully calibrated. Help KT Manager to interpret feedback and developmental implications. Help KT Manager to complete the CD (career development) dossiers of team members; provide input on non-topic/sector-specific aspects. Provide visibility to KT business leadership (as needed), KT HR Leadership and KT Learning & Development about individual developmental needs; recognize patterns, so that general learning offers are adapted and enhanced accordingly. Work with KT HR, KT Learning & Development and Career Development teams to determine broader needs around learning, expertise building, and career growth. Ensure KT members receive the appropriate level of onboarding and induction when joining the team. Work actively with Regional HR and KT Managers to address and resolve. Advance Degree (Masters, MBA, J.D., Ph.D., etc.) is preferred. Should have 8-10 years of relevant experience. Internal the firm experience in Consulting, KT or other client-facing roles is a plus. Strong interest and some experience in professional development and/or coaching is required.

Company info

The Boston Consulting Group Inc.
300 N. LaSalle
Chicago
Illinois
United States 60654
Website : http://www.bcg.com