Sustainability Practice Consultant, Technology

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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 sustainability strategy, 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 practice's solution-specific and/or strategic priority projects, such as developing IP around AI and Sustainability, building tech tools or partnerships to help clients drive sustainability impact, continuing to develop Bain's Sustainability Strategy product, and supporting the creation of Bain's annual CEO Guide to Sustainability. This role requires close collaboration with Bain's Sustainability Partners, other experts across Bain globally, and potentially internal engineering and product teams or external technology partners to build or partner on innovative tech solutions.

Responsibilities may include developing solution IP, supporting selling and pitches, designing and creating key practice content and presentations, developing data-driven strategies and innovation solutions, and deploying cutting-edge techniques and tools that help clients accelerate their growth and reach full potential. The Practice Consultant effectively progresses deliverables, prioritizes effectively, and partners 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

• Develop elements of specific IP, including global reports, research briefs, market overviews and solution/topic specific materials tailored to specific sectors/industries
• Develop and scale sustainability-focused AI and digital solutions, identifying opportunities to integrate automation, advanced analytics, and emerging technologies to drive business impact
• Assess and recommend AI and digital tools, guiding build vs. buy decisions and leading third-party vendor assessments for sustainability-related technologies
• Lead development and piloting of AI-driven sustainability solutions by forging strategic partnerships with technology providers and/or building and testing proof-of-concept models in collaboration with engineering teams
• Support planning for commercializing IP and solution development, for example by developing business cases for investment, including ROI modeling, impact assessment, and commercialization planning
• Provide hands-on support for clients and case teams, for example in leveraging technology solutions
• Build elements of training materials for affiliates on latest IP
• Identify issues, create hypotheses, and execute analysis; translate data into meaningful insights; present recommendations to key decision-makers
• Support the day-to-day implementation of transformation projects, focusing primarily on the delivery and operationalization of strategic initiatives to achieve significant business outcomes and impact
• Run analysis and support business case development for solution investments

Practice strategy, planning, and reporting

• Support data collection, maintenance, and analysis on experts and commercial collateral
• Provide direct proposal support
• Bring together disparate data sources; highlight issues and spot trends to inform decision-making
• Drive and support the primary and secondary research efforts of the team; collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data across a variety of sources
• Codify best practices
• 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
• Serve as a bridge between sustainability and digital transformation teams, ensuring AI-driven solutions align with both business and sustainability impact goals
  • Train and informally coach junior team members, as appropriate

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 OR experience as a product manager or strategy lead at a technology firm
• Experience in digital strategy, AI-driven innovation, or sustainability tech solutions within a consulting, product, or corporate strategy function, including experience working with data scientists and software engineers
• Demonstrated problem solving and organizational skills, and a proven self-starter
• Knowledge of, and experience with, leading business, analytics, AI/digital tools, including machine learning, deep learning, or natural language processing
• 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 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 and technology
• 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)
• High level of expertise leveraging digital tools and AI, ideally expertise with Python, R and AI/ML libraries
• Passion for sustainability and deploying cutting-edge sustainability techniques and tools that help clients accelerate their growth and reach full potential
• Passion for the tech industry broadly (e.g., digital transformation, disruptive business models)
• Analytical skills to optimize workflows and improve team efficiency through automation/familiarity with automation tools and scripting languages for process improvements
• 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 Bain's operating model, processes, and business functions (internal candidates only)
• Fluency in English