Talent Acquisition Manager

<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 a Talent Acquisition Manager within BCG's Global Talent Acquisition team, you will combine people leadership, ownership of Talent Acquisition for our Lisbon LCC hub, and hands-on recruitment for senior-level positions across BCG's global businesses. You will lead and develop a team of recruiters while serving as the primary Talent Acquisition partner for the Lisbon hub, ensuring recruitment needs and challenges are managed effectively.</p><p> </p><p>This is a varied role requiring strong stakeholder management, sound recruitment expertise and a practical approach to improving how we work. Drawing on your knowledge of the Portuguese talent market, you will work closely with local and global leadership to navigate complex hiring needs, strengthen recruiting processes and deliver a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring teams.</p><p> </p><p>In this role, you will:</p><ul><li><strong>Lead and develop a recruiting team: </strong>Manage, coach and support recruiters based in Lisbon, with potential responsibility for colleagues in other locations. Set clear priorities, provide regular feedback and support individual development.</li><li><strong>Own Talent Acquisition for the Lisbon LCC hub: </strong>Act as the overall TA lead and primary point of contact for recruitment-related matters across the hub, maintaining oversight of hiring activity and ensuring effective coordination, including where recruitment is delivered by colleagues outside your direct team.</li><li><strong>Partner with hub leadership:</strong> Build trusted relationships with local leaders, manage challenging stakeholder situations, navigate competing recruitment priorities and provide clear advice on hiring decisions and market conditions.</li><li><strong>Improve recruitment processes and ways of working: </strong>Identify opportunities to strengthen recruitment practices within the hub, establish consistent approaches and work with local and global colleagues to implement practical improvements.</li><li><strong>Deliver senior-level recruitment globally:</strong> Lead end-to-end recruitment for senior positions across different global business units and functions, partnering with hiring leaders to understand their needs and develop effective hiring approaches.</li><li><strong>Lead senior hiring within Lisbon: </strong>Personally manage recruitment for senior-level positions within the LCC hub, applying your understanding of the Portuguese talent market and local hiring dynamics.</li><li><strong>Use data and market insights: </strong>Monitor recruitment activity, identify exmerging challenges and use recruiting data to inform decisions, address hiring bottlenecks and improve outcomes.</li><li><strong>Collaborate across Global Talent Acquisition: </strong>Partner with regional and global TA colleagues and specialist teams to coordinate recruitment activities, share knowledge and support consistent recruiting standards.</li></ul><br><br><p class="job-description-header">What You'll Bring</p><ul><li>6+ years of Talent Acquisition experience, including full-cycle recruitment for senior-level roles.</li><li>Demonstrated experience directly managing, coaching and developing recruiting teams, with accountability for performance and delivery.</li><li>Strong knowledge of the Portuguese recruitment market, ideally complemented by experience across other international markets.</li><li>Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders, influence decisions and navigate challenging stakeholder situations.</li><li>Experience identifying recruitment process improvements and introducing effective, consistent ways of working.</li><li>Confidence managing complex recruitment priorities, balancing hands-on delivery with team leadership and broader business needs.</li><li>Experience in international organisations and dedicated Talent Acquisition business partnering would be advantageous.</li></ul><br><br><p class="job-description-header">Who You'll Work With</p><p>You will be part of BCG's Global Talent Acquisition team, working closely with recruiters based in Lisbon and potentially other locations. As the Talent Acquisition lead for the Lisbon LCC hub, you will build strong relationships with local leadership, hiring managers and People team colleagues, serving as a trusted partner on recruitment priorities and challenges.</p><p> </p><p>You will also collaborate with senior business leaders across BCG's global business units and functions, alongside colleagues in Talent Acquisition Operations, Talent Acquisition Branding and Talent Acquisition Sourcing. Your broader network will include Talent Partners, HR Business Partners and other specialist People teams, working together to deliver effective, consistent and inclusive recruitment experiences.</p><br><br><p class="job-description-header">Additional info</p><p>#LI-AB6</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>