Sustainability Practice Consultant, Carbon & Energy
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DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
Sustainability (which covers environmental, social, and economic justice issues) is an increasingly important topic for our clients. In the Sustainability Practice, we help our clients make critical decisions that impact the core of their business strategy, related to sustainabilitystrategy, the environmental and social impact of operations, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability-related growth and cost opportunities.We work to ensure that sustainability efforts are anchored in business fundamentals and demonstrate a clear return on investment and that those efforts are then firmly embedded within our clients' strategy and operations.
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Practice Consultant is a critical member of the Sustainability Practice. They will have the opportunity to both support and lead efforts across a number of the practices solution-specific and/or strategic priority projects and day-to-day operations, with a particular focus on the Carbon & Energy Transitions.This role requires close collaboration with Bains Sustainability Partners and other experts across Bain globally.
The Practice Consultant will work closely with Practice Senior Manager and Director to develop solution IP, support selling and pitches, design and create key practice content and presentations, develop data-driven strategies and innovation solutions, and deploy cutting-edge techniques and tools that help clients accelerate their growth and reach full potential.The Practice Consultant effectively progresses deliverables, prioritizes effectively, and streamlines and improves ways of working, in collaboration with multiple, often senior, stakeholders across the business. The scope of work is flexible, but will likely fall into the following main categories
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
Solution design, development, deployment, and delivery
Support the Practice Senior Manager and Director to develop elements of specific IP, including global reports, research briefs, market overviews and solution/topic specific materials tailored to specific sectors/industries
Provide direct solution support on key priorities
Support case teams with best-of examples, approaches, templates, and nuanced support to rapid response requests, building on Knowledge Management team and linking to solution/product experts; coordinate on specific interlock elements
Build elements of training materials for affiliates on latest solution IP and interlock customized IP
Work closely with benchmarking team to prioritize opportunities and integrate outputs into IP or selling materials
Develop and scale sustainability-focused AI and digital solutions, identifying opportunities to integrate automation, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to drive business impact
Identify issues, create hypotheses, and execute analysis; translate data into meaningful insights; present recommendations to key decision-makers
Solution full potential
Own the creation of a competitive factbase to support the solution full potential plan and backlog; conduct solution gap identification and differentiation analysis; research & assess ecosystem offerings and potential partners/vendors/acquisitions
Run analysis and support business case development for solution investments
Support with plan for commercializing IP, including timing, channels, etc.
Develop specific elements of the 80% proposals, sales plays, and other commercial collateral; customize microsites
Practice strategy, planning, and reporting
Support data collection, maintenance, and analysis on experts and commercial collateral
Support interlock follow-ups
Proactively coordinate debriefs with pitch teams, leveraging direct contact with teams, identifying solutions gaps
Provide direct proposal support
Codify best practices
Run analysis to aid discrete elements of Practice plans; ensure data integrity and drill down to resolve discrepancies
Bring together disparate data sources; highlight issues and spot trends to inform decision-making
Contribute to additional projects and perform select ad hoc analytics
Practice communications and teaming
Work effectively cross-practice and cross-functionally; proactively share and solicit information across practice, focusing on the key implications
EDUCATION
Required: Bachelor of Arts or equivalent undergraduate degree with strong academic credentials
MBA is a plus
EXPERIENCE
Current or former top-tier management consultant or equivalent experience
Demonstrated problem solving and organizational skills, and a proven self-starter (comfortable with what could be a remote supervisor and team)
Knowledge of, and experience with, leading business and analytics tools
Ability to structure and lead complex business research and analysis in fast-paced environment, as well as the skills to drive to pragmatic business insights
Experience in digital strategy, AI-driven innovation, or sustainability tech solutions within a consulting, product, or corporate strategy function; knowledge of, and experience with, leading business, analytics, AI/digital tools
Experience and proficiency in creating high quality presentations and executive-level communications
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES
Passion for business issues; intellectual curiosity and thirst for learning, particularly in practice area topics
Consistent track record of delivering results, including ability to execute more than one project at once
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, executive-friendly narratives (including in PowerPoint)
Strong analytical abilities; comfort with Microsoft Excel functionalities and working with data analysis tools (e.g. Tableau)
Expertise leveraging digital tools and AI
Passion for sustainability and deploying cutting-edge sustainability techniques and tools that help clients accelerate their growth and reach full potential
Maturity to manage highly confidential information
Able to work independently and prioritize in a dynamic and fast-paced environment (comfortable with a remote supervisor and team)
Attentive to detail, organized and possess solid workplanning skills
Excellent customer service attitude
A strong team player, acts in an at-cause manner
Willingness to be flexible to meet the needs of the practice and its case teams
Knowledge of Bains operating model, processes, and business functions (internal candidates only)
Fluency in English