Temp : Practice Area Senior Manager (Events Management)

Temp : Practice Area Senior Manager (Events Management) at Boston Consulting Group summary : The Practice Area Senior Manager (Events Management) at Boston Consulting Group leads the planning and execution of the EDGE Expo, a global thought leadership event, coordinating logistics and content to engage senior business leaders. This role involves managing collaboration across global stakeholders and Offer Managers to ensure alignment with business priorities and product management excellence. The position requires strong project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills within a dynamic, virtual, and matrixed team environment. 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 The Senior Manager will play a pivotal role on BCG’s FPA Operations team, which drives cross-PA initiatives including BCG’s flagship EDGE expo, a unique thought leadership forum and technology showcase. The Senior Manager drives collaboration across BCG’s Offer Manager community, ensuring alignment on product management excellence and business priorities. For the EDGE Expo, you will partner with global stakeholders to deliver impact at the highest levels of client engagement, guiding Offer Managers through content development and logistics. As a core member of the EDGE organizing team, you will support the design, coordination, and execution of Expo initiatives, ensuring they resonate with senior leaders and clients while highlighting BCG’s most cutting-edge insights. Specifically, you will : Support the planning and execution of the EDGE Expo, managing timelines, logistics, and content coordination across global stakeholders. Oversee program excellence, ensuring EDGE content aligns with client priorities and address the most pressing questions facing senior business leaders. Drive development and collaboration within the Offer Manager community, facilitating onboarding, organizing enablement sessions, and building engagement across practice areas (calls, meetings, learning sessions). You’re good at Organizing and Executing : You excel at managing complex initiatives and events, bringing structure, foresight, and strong attention to detail. Project Management : You take ownership of projects end-to-end, ensuring clear timelines, stakeholder alignment, and effective follow-through. Content & Communication : You can distill complex ideas into crisp, engaging, and professional written and verbal communications. Stakeholder Management : You are confident engaging senior stakeholders, aligning diverse interests, and fostering collaboration. Balancing Priorities : You’re skilled at managing multiple priorities simultaneously, applying judgment to make trade-offs and keep progress on track. Collaboration : You thrive in a global, virtual, and matrixed team environment, navigating ambiguity with positivity and professionalism while building a strong internal network with trusted relationships and ability to influence. This is a temporary role. What You'll Bring Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree a plus. 6-8 years of professional experience. Strong project and stakeholder management experience. Demonstrated strong analytical and organizational skills. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Comfort with global, virtual collaboration across time zones. Proven experience organizing large-scale events or conferences preferred. Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus. Who You'll Work With You will work closely with the FPA Management Senior Director and the EDGE team lead, as well as colleagues across BCG’s global Practice Areas. For EDGE, you will also collaborate with various other BCG teams, including Alliances, Meetings & Events, Marketing, senior leaders, and client-facing teams, as well as external vendors. Additional info For US locations only In the US, we have a compensation transparency approach. Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below. The hourly rate for this role is $59,61-$74,99; placement will vary based on experience, skill set, and location. 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. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify. Keywords : events management, project management, stakeholder management, event planning, conference coordination, content development, global collaboration, business consulting, thought leadership, client engagement