Value Chain Optimisation AI Product Strategy & Portfolio Senior Manager

The Value Chain Optimisation AI Product Strategy \& Portfolio Senior Manager (title on our career site AI Strategy \& Portfolio Snr Manager/Director) owns the vision, prioritization, and governance of a portfolio of agentic assets, primarily from a cross-PA perspective – bringing together key stakeholders across PA offers/topics and ensuring complementarity with PA offers powered by BCG X (moonshots), many of which include AI assets. The role translates business priorities into a differentiated and actionable AI product portfolio that creates value at both PA and firm level. The AI Strategy \& Portfolio Snr Manager/Director reports to the Global PA Product Strategy Lead (PSL), who is working directly with BCG Chief Product Officer and key stakeholders from the Practice Areas (PAs) and from X. The CPO and PSL will establish a team of multiple portfolio roles, with various seniority levels. All portfolio roles share the same governance framework and collaborate to drive consistency, modularity and reuse across the firm. This role is deliberately market driven. The role's scope and mandate will be reviewed annually to reflect potential shifts in the competitive landscape, firm strategy, and the evolving AI product needs - ensuring BCG's portfolio leadership remains relevant and ahead of the curve. WHAT YOU'LL D OThe scope of the role will evolve as the organization matures. This position requires a startup mindset and the ability to continuously adapt and refine roles as needed, and involves -without being limited to - the following :Portfolio Strategy \& Governanc * eDefine the portfolio vision and strategic guardrails for all agentic assets under your remit, maintaining constant alignment across portfolio roles and with PA key stakeholders (especially, PA AI leader and Product Managers – DPMs - managing assets in the portfolio * )Establish and enforce governance standards, including stage-gate criteria for build, scale, pivot, and sunset decisions – in alignment with other portfolio roles and AI Factory leadershi * pIdentify and enable synergies and consolidation opportunities across products/offers/Pa * sBalance the portfolio across maturity, innovation, and reuse potentia * lAdvise on buy-or-build decisions and prepare funding and prioritization trade-off * sMaintain transparency \& provide insights on portfolio performance, risks, and ROI with all relevant stakeholder sInvestment Management \& Business Acume * nOwn budget prioritization and annual planning for the portfolio, across build \& maintenance need * nEvaluate commercial value, cost-to-build, differentiation, and client impact to guide investment decision * sMediates trade-offs between go-to-market urgency, product innovation, tech feasibility/scalability and other guardrails eg. legal \& RA * ISupport governance boards and strategy boards sessions and decision-makin * gTogether with the PSL and the relevant DPMs, design and maintain effective assets’ performance metrics and dashboard * sNavigate billable economics (NCC growth) and internal investment mechanism * sBase prioritization on quantitative insights - adoption, usage, ROI, client pull, and reuse potential - and drive evidence-based portfolio refresh cycle sCross-Functional Leadership \& Stakeholder Managemen * tAlign Offer, Topic, and Sector Managers, Product Managers, and Tech Leads around shared portfolio outcome * sMediate trade-offs between GTM urgency, product innovation, and technical feasibilit * yFacilitate portfolio review forums and escalation pathway * sInfluence senior MDPs and stakeholders without direct authority, driving clarity of ownership and accountabilit * ySupport the CPO, PA AI Leaders, and Helix Boards with investment decisions, ensuring transparency across the PM community and other PA key stakeholder * sTechnical \& Product Literac * yUnderstand core elements of product/platform architecture and dependencies across system * sUnderstand scalability, integration, and technical debt at the portfolio leve * lEngage credibly on product architecture, system dependencies, scalability, and technical debt at the portfolio leve * lEnsure alignment with AI Factory and data governance standard * sPromote reusability and modularity across PA agentic asset sChange Leadership \& Innovatio * nChampion the shift toward truly agentic offers across PA * sCoach Product Managers and business stakeholders on governance discipline, investment case design, marketing and commercializatio * nFoster a culture of transparency, cross-topic reuse, and responsible innovatio * nScan for emerging technologies and market shifts to enhance portfolio competitivenes s WHAT YOU’LL BRI NGExperience \& Experti * se10+ years of relevant experience, ideally combining a consulting or professional services background with hands-on product management experti * seRelevant domain expertise for the portfol * ioProven track record of owning and managing a portfolio of products/AI-powered offers, with direct accountability for investment decisions and performance outcom * esSolid understanding of product lifecycle management - from ideation and build through scale, pivot, and suns * etFamiliarity with BCG or a peer consulting firm: PA structures, offer management, and client economi * csExperience with governance frameworks and stage-gate portfolio process * esSufficient technical literacy to engage credibly on AI product architecture, scalability, and data governan * ceMBA or similar Master's degree preferr * edLeadership \& Interpersonal Skil * lsDemonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment in complex, matrixed, global organizati * onStrong business acumen: able to assess commercial value, build investment cases, and navigate both billable and internal funding mechanis * msGood judgment and the ability to connect as a trusted peer across all levels - Managing Directors and Partners, consulting staff, and BST colleagu * esComfortable bringing structure, discipline, and clarity to fast-moving, ambiguous transformation effor * tsAble to manage competing priorities and multiple workstreams without losing focus on strategic outcom * esExcellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to articulate complex trade-offs to senior audienc * esWays of Worki * ngSelf-starting and proactive - able to operate with autonomy and drive initiatives forward without waiting for directio * nsOpen to new ideas, evolving priorities, and iterative ways of working in a rapidly changing environme * ntHigh integrity, positive attitude, and sound discretion when handling sensitive informati on WHO YOU’LL WORK W * ITHThe Cost AI Portfolio Strategy Lead works at the intersection of strategy, product, and technology across a broad stakeholder landscape, including and not limited * to:Chief Product Offi * cer(CPO)Global PA Product Strategy L * ead(PSL)PA Leadership especially PA AI leaders, GPMD, VBD, Offer/Topic lead * ersDomain Product Managers (sitting in Vanta * ge)Offer/Topic/Sector management teams sitting in * thePAsAI Fact * oryLeadAI Factory delivery te * amsOther AI Portfolio Strategy roles and BCG X commercial activation ro * lesMarketplace Product L * eadBCG/X enabling functions (Finance, HR, Legal, IT, Marketi ng)