Global IT Executive Director - Enterprise and Platform Architecture

<p class="job-description-header">Who We Are</p><p>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.<br><br>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.</p><br><br><p class="job-description-header">What You'll Do</p><p>As our Global IT Executive Director, Global Technology and Design, you will define and lead BCG’s global Enterprise Architecture, Data strategy, and User Experience Design teams. This is a pivotal role that sits at the center of business growth and innovation at BCG. You will play a critical role in aligning IT and data and user experience with business objectives, ensuring the technology which underpins our organization is optimized for today and our future. </p><p>You will be a key member of our IT Leadership Team and work closely with your peers to set the technology strategy and how we design solutions and enable the ambitions and outcomes of our company. </p><p> </p><p>Serving as BCG’s primary architecture leader inside BCG, you will set the forward direction across applications, APIs, enterprise platforms, enterprise data, networks, infrastructure, GenAI, developer and user experience to foster a cohesive technology vision that balances innovation with operational excellence. </p><p> </p><p>Further, you will lead key cross team transformational initiatives effecting organization, culture and technological change. These are AI First, which seeks to deliver business outcomes by challenging traditional thinking and solutions by using (Gen) AI as a key tool to deliver results, and, End to End journeys, optimizing high value processes and outcomes across teams and technologies. Your leadership will bridge technology and business strategy, ensuring our products, platforms and the way we solve for business problems evolves to support our continued company growth, enhance developer productivity, and maximize infrastructure investments. </p><p> </p><p>You will establish governance frameworks that reinforce innovation and delivery excellence, and deliver security, financial accountability, and cost optimization. </p><p>By designing and delivering on integrating modern technologies and scalable architectures and experiences, you will empower teams to navigate complexity with agility and purpose—building a resilient, high-performance foundation that accelerates innovation and drives business success. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Among your responsibilities, you will: </p><ul><li><strong>Drive our future architecture and design philosophy</strong>  <ul><li>Define and lead the definition and implementation of how we technology is used to optimally deliver business outcomes with an AI First and Experience mindset across all teams underpinned by the Enterprise Architecture and Design teams. </li><li>Articulate a clear, forward-looking vision for architecture, experience and data, aligning capabilities with BCG’s strategic goals. </li><li>Lead the Architecture team to set the IT architecture and Tech Strategy across all layers. </li><li>Lead the Design COE including Research, Product Design & Service Design to optimize outcomes across journeys and experiences </li><li>Collaborate across all product and platform teams to deliver the target architecture and experiences </li><li>Champion architectural and design principles and best practices to ensure interoperability, compliance, and operational resilience, with a focus on Secure Trust, reliability, and FinOps. </li><li>Drive innovation through cultural change, market scanning, research, experimentation and POCs. </li><li>Implement governance to ensure alignment and standardization across all technology layers and standards </li><li>Lead platform-wide initiatives that advance security, reliability, and financial efficiency (e.g., proactive cost optimization, robust monitoring systems, incident response improvements). </li><li>Ensure adherence to Secure Trust principles, including rigorous authentication, authorization, and secrets management protocols. </li></ul></li><li><strong>Deliver Business Value and Results  </strong><ul><li>Translate business goals into architectural and design outcomes by driving improvements in experience, scalability, reliability, and security while managing costs. </li><li>Oversee the delivery of cross-layer initiatives, ensuring interdependencies are effectively managed and objectives are met on time. </li><li>Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) (e.g., uptime, cost efficiency, security compliance) to measure performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. </li><li>Optimize financial operations (FinOps) by implementing proactive cost monitoring and efficiency measures, ensuring sustainable investments in technology. </li></ul></li><li><strong>Engage and Manage Stakeholders Across BCG</strong>  <ul><li>Proactively engage with senior stakeholders across BCGX, Core, and the broader organization, ensuring alignment of IT architecture priorities with business needs. </li><li>Collaborate closely with BCG’s C-Suite, including CIO, CFO, and MDPs, to align enterprise IT strategy with business objectives and communicate progress effectively. </li><li>Act as the key advocate for IT architecture and data strategy, fostering trust and alignment with stakeholders at all levels, from executive leadership to operational teams. </li><li>Cultivate partnerships with external vendors, negotiating contracts and ensuring alignment with IT architecture standards for quality, security, and performance. </li><li>Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities, ensuring the WWIT Technology team stays at the forefront of industry trends and practices. </li></ul></li><li><strong>Enhance Security, Reliability, and Operational Excellence  </strong><ul><li>Champion security as a foundational pillar, ensuring every layer adheres to Secure Trust principles, including zero-trust networking, data encryption, and robust incident response protocols. </li><li>Lead initiatives to improve reliability, such as implementing advanced observability tools (e.g., AI-driven monitoring, predictive analytics) and enhancing disaster recovery plans. </li><li>Embed operational excellence into enterprise architecture through automation, proactive capacity planning, and adherence to industry best practices (e.g., Well-Architected Framework). </li></ul></li><li><strong>Optimize Product Lifecycle Management</strong>  <ul><li>Reimagine how we measure performance metrics and user feedback to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement. </li><li>Partner with Information Security and Risk Management teams to conduct regular evaluations and ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies. </li></ul></li></ul><br><br><p class="job-description-header">What You'll Bring</p><ul><li>15+ years of technical experience, including 5+ years in a strategic leadership role managing enterprise IT architecture. </li><li>Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree strongly preferred </li><li>Expertise in modern engineering domains, including GenaI, Data, security, reliability, FinOps, and cloud infrastructure. </li><li>Proven success in leading cross-layer initiatives, particularly those focused on enhancing operational excellence and cost optimization. </li><li>Familiarity with governance frameworks, zero-trust principles, and DevOps methodologies. </li><li>Commitment to continuous learning, staying ahead of technology trends. </li></ul><br><br><p class="job-description-header">Additional info</p><p>At BCG, our people and relationships are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that in-person collaboration plays an important role in our culture, mentorship, and professional development.</p><p><br>For this role, you will generally be expected to work from a BCG office or in person with clients on a regular basis (typically around 50% of working time), depending on business needs and in line with local policies and practices.</p><p> </p><p><span>While this role is primarily intended for the stated location, we may be able to consider alternative locations on a case-by-case basis following further review. Internal candidates interested in exploring this option are encouraged to reach out to the recruiter to discuss in more detail.</span><span> </span></p><br><br><p>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. <br>BCG is an E - Verify Employer. <a href="https://careers.bcg.com/global/en/e-verify" target="_blank">Click here </a> for more information on E-Verify.</p>