Teaming@BCG Senior Manager

Locations: Johannesburg | Nairobi | Lagos | Casablanca | Cairo | Johannesburg

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

Teaming@BCG as a function promotes BCG mission in its entirety: driving value for our clients and growing our people. It unlocks the potential of our teams to jointly deliver outstanding client impact, professional growth and long-term personal sustainability. It enables high-performing teams guided by three core values: Value Focus, Team Trust, Growth Mindset.

You will support the Africa Teaming@BCG lead and Africa Teaming@BCG sponsors (MDPs / Ps) in driving the innovation, delivery and advancement of Teaming@BCG values and tools for CT in the system and offices by;

• Coaching case teams with OneBCG approach

o Enables high-performing teams in delivering outstanding client impact, building a trustful and inclusive environment, and pursuing personal and professional growth through their daily work, by three core values: Value Focus, Team Trust & Growth Mindset

o Deliver high-impact team coaching across all cases, enabling case teams to perform at their best in a multi-disciplinary environment for client impact, personal growth, and long-term sustainability

o Partner closely with MDPs and Case Leaders to identify opportunities early and strengthen case dynamics continuously

o Build and maintain structured MDP–Coach partnerships, including monthly portfolio reviews, joint contracting at case onset, and proactive capacity discussions with staffing.

o Conduct individual and team coaching with ACs to uncover root causes, gain deep insights into case dynamics, and share best practices for resolution

• Serve as a vehicle of change

o Serve as a vehicle to embed firm-wide priorities in case team ways of working (e.g. Amplify Impact, Integrity)

o Actively cooperate with AI leadership and drive Amplify Impact enablement in the region

o Navigate complex situations, engaging senior leadership (Teaming@BCG MDP, People director, People Chair, System Leader) to address critical teaming issues and ensure effective resolution

o Champion Teaming culture, actively fostering collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and best practices across the system

• Support other strategic and operational Teaming activities in OneBCG approach as needed.

What You'll Bring

• Team management or Executive coaching experience
• Minimum 8 years professional experience with increasing levels of responsibility
• Proficient English language skills required for Coaching case teams
• Understanding of the African context through working or living in Africa
• Plus to be considered (but not required): a consulting background (ideally at BCG) with at least 2 years as team leader
• Plus to be considered (but not required): proficient French language skills to coach Northern African offices

YOU’RE GOOD AT

• Coaching diverse teams and individuals in multi-disciplinary environment, enabling effective teaming to fit different profiles, skill sets, team dynamics and ways of working
• Influencing senior stakeholders and providing thought leadership to build consensus and drive change
• Navigating high-intensity environments with a problem-solving mindset, balancing innovation with structured execution, taking ownership to drive impact, and working in a fragmented environment, driving a variety of topics in parallel
• Communicating effectively and engaging in virtual and hybrid settings
• Inspiring and driving innovation in ways of working, e.g., Amplify Impact
• Fostering high-performance team environments with a deep passion for people and teaming

Who You'll Work With

• Consulting case teams, incl. MDPs on the cases
• The regional/system Teaming@BCG leadership and teams
• The regional/system people leadership
• Global Teaming function
• Team Coaches
• Amplify Impact team
• Teaming tech and HR product team
• Pilot user groups in the region/system
• Other BCG functions and initiatives, such as L&D, Staffing, Marketing, Recruiting

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.