Senior Analyst

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Senior Knowledge Analyst (SKA) within BCG's Travel, Cities and Infrastructure (TCI) and Public Sector (PS) practice areas you will work in a growing global team, providing industry expertise and insights, with a focus on real estate topics. You will support BCG case and proposal teams with knowledge assets, analysis and expert advisory. You'll also serve as a thought partner and content expert to topic leaders and case teams, helping structure and solve complex issues.

Additionally, you will drive the development of existing & new intellectual property and knowledge assets. You will work on commercialization efforts for the real estate topic, in conjunction with business leaders, supporting marketing efforts, conferences and publications. As a Senior Knowledge Analyst you will assist with on-boarding, training and guiding junior colleagues and share best practices within the team.

Specifically, you will be part of the Cities, Infrastructure Development, Real Estate & Tourism (CRT) sector. You will work across a breadth of property sectors, geographies, and client types, putting your local and global industry experience to good use. The real estate knowledge team works with clients from the public and private sectors on a wide variety of topics, including strategy, pricing and revenue management, cost optimization, people and organization, real estate capital markets, real estate development and operations, business transformation, digital transformation, and social impact and sustainability.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in real estate industry topics, including but not limited to commercial real estate investment, corporate real estate management, leasing and costs optimization
• Understanding and sharing key trends that impact the real estate industry
• Driving knowledge in adjacent topics such as property technology (proptech) and facility management
• Codifying knowledge and maintaining assets and tools for the above topics based on different client contexts
• Communicating with senior stakeholders, in a credible and confident way
• Being a self-starter with strong, flexible work ethic with the ability to work autonomously and independently in a global and multicultural team
• Flexibility and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• 2+ years of consulting experience in real estate required; candidates with consulting experience preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, 3+ years minimum industry experience required; 4-6+ years of industry experience in real estate finance strongly preferred (i.e. in the areas of debt structuring, portfolio management, asset management, capital raising and funding vehicles)
• Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
• Fluency in English; German and/or French is a plus
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment

As a Senior Knowledge Analyst, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Knowledge Team (KT) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. KT members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight.

BCG's Knowledge Team members are staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. KT members also support the PA's business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.

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