Knowledge Expert - Sustainable Operations & Net Zero

Additionally, as a Knowledge Expert, you will support the C&S PA by developing intellectual property, knowledge assets, tools and go to market materials, as well as publications for the Net Zero / Sustainable Operations topic. You will also build, grow and manage a Knowledge Team to deliver against business priorities and be accountable for the team's KPIs on billability, work quality, and topic/sector content development for Net Zero / Sustainable Operations.

The Net Zero / Sustainable Operations topic team's mission is to help our clients understand the challenges of climate change and seize competitive advantage in the new climate economy across the value chain. We aim to equip our clients with the necessary tools to transform and succeed, e.g., via GHG footprinting, assessing decarbonization levers, setting science-based targets, and defining the Net Zero pathway across our clients' value chains.

Climate & Sustainability PA is BCG's fastest-growing practice and a driving force for BCG's global ambition to become the most positively impactful company in the world. We believe that we can transform together with our clients how private sector creates competitive advantage through sustainability while solving some of the most pressing C&S challenges. You can find more about BCG's own sustainability ambition in BCG's latest sustainability report Expanding Our Reach, Enhancing Our Impact: 2022 Annual Sustainability Report.
YOU'RE GOOD AT

Leading development and commercialization of knowledge and assets for Net Zero Strategies esp. baselining, abatement levers, target setting, transition pathways, emission accounting, SBTi, reporting, materials, and analytics with proven capabilities in modeling and product build in decarbonizations/abatement levers & roadmaps, emissions accounting and related climate concepts
Leading problem solving and solutioning for clients and driving towards pragmatic solutions tailored to the business context
Engaging and communicating with internal and external senior stakeholders, demonstrating expert presence and credibility
Leading projects in a highly effective manner, mobilizing team to deliver on business priorities and commercial impact
Acting as a highly effective coach and mentor, guiding team members to achieve goals efficiently and effectively
Working in an ever changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

5+ years consulting experience in baselining, reporting and target setting/SBTi, decarbonization/abatement levers, decarbonization roadmaps (scope 1-3), emissions accounting required; candidates with consulting experience preferred
In lieu of consulting experience, 7+ years minimum industry experience required; 10-14+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
Full fluency of key Climate emissions reduction target setting methodologies (SBTi), emissions accounting & reporting standards (GHG protocol, CDP) and emission factor databases, recommended to be eloquent on TCFD, IFRS/ISSB
Strong analytical capabilities, e.g., versatile in Excel, Alteryx and Tableau or similar with proven ability to build consistent models and user-friendly client-ready dashboards
Fluency in English
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with and manage internal and external stakeholders ("client-ready") while working in a global collaborative team environment

YOU'LL WORK WITH
As a Knowledge Expert 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 have the opportunity to be 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.

All of our plans provide best in class coverage:
• Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
• Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
• Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
• Paid sick time on an as needed basis

Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

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