The Risk Product Portfolio (RPP) Lead role will be a key member of our Global Risk function, dedicated to leading our current squad (CORE compliance squad) and all planned and future squads including our Blueprint Risk assessment squad to manage AI risk and to comply with the EU AI Act. This role will also play a pivotal role in the success of our continuous monitoring initiative of key cross functional controls partnering with our Data and BI&A portfolio teams.
In support of BCG’s digital transformation, The RPP Lead will lead our Global Risk digital strategy agenda to drive innovation (including GenAI capabilities), scale, efficiency across our team and more effective risk management across BCG. This role and the evolution of this portfolio team is a critical component for BCG’s alignment with how the US Department of Justice evaluates corporate compliance programs. The updated guidance now states that companies should use technology (including AI) to more effectively manage risk. We are on a journey with our portfolio team and are looking for someone who is excited for the future state of Risk at BCG!
The RPP lead will be a functional thought leader, partnering closely with the Risk Leadership Team (RLT) and Technical Area Lead to drive innovation, insight and best practice, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define product roadmaps, prioritize features, and drive innovation to meet the evolving needs of our end users. This role requires an understanding and appreciation of risk and controls frameworks, market trends, and user requirements.
This role requires a passionate agile expert who can enhance our agile capabilities and spread Scrum ways of working within our teams. You will take the lead within our portfolio and focus on value creation, growth, and service to our customers. You will be a senior leader who is dedicated and a passionate and inspiring people manager; are responsible for facilitating, supporting, and motivating your Portfolio members, with an ability to empower and bring out the best in people.
Partnering with senior leadership, you will be accountable for delivering business results and value measured through specific KPIs / KRIs. You are a fast learner and passionate about understanding new industry sectors / fields. You know how to set strategic direction for your teams and are comfortable stepping out of the way while enabling your Product Owners and Squads to drive and deliver the work. You will also drive collaboration and knowledge sharing at all levels of the organization to break down siloes and achieve the best results for the organization.
Deliver business results and customer value
Collaborate with Product Owners and other portfolio and cross-functional teams as necessary to set objectives, align on goals, and define specific and measurable KPI’s / KRIs to drive our work.
Connect across portfolios to drive a OneBCG solution mindset to remove friction, handoffs and establishing an end-to-end integrated delivery across BCG.
Work closely with engineering teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of product features and enhancements, identifying and addressing issues and impediments.
Own the Portfolio budget, driving efficiencies and leading the annual and quarterly planning, prioritization, and investment requirements for the portfolio.
Own the Portfolio Purpose, Strategy and Roadmap aligned with the Firm’s strategy
Own and update the vision, strategy, and roadmap for our risk product portfolio, aligned with the RLT, and ensure the highest levels of value for the function and for BCG
Conduct industry research, competitor analysis, and user feedback to identify market trends, opportunities, and challenges.
Inspire and empower squads to envision, define and build solutions, delivering against the Portfolio’s objectives and OKRs
Use facts, data, and analysis to prioritize features and enhancements based on business value, user impact, and technical feasibility.
Work closely with Key Stakeholders, Product Owners and the Tech Area Lead to drive alignment between Portfolio priorities and Squads’ priorities and sprint goals.
Empower and enable Squads to realize their missions
Lead and mentor a team of network and security Product Owners and specialists, providing regular feedback, support, and professional development opportunities.
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning within the team.
Engage regularly (via daily stand ups) with Product Owners on Squad goals and progress
Provide the right level of feedback to enable Squad alignment and autonomy
Drive End-User Engagement and Relationship Management
Engage with users to understand their risk-based needs & challenges, gather feedback (including eSAT), and validate improvements and features.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key users and stakeholders, serving as their advocate
Regularly communicate product updates, roadmap changes, and upcoming changes to end users RLT, and stakeholders.
Work with Tech Area Lead to manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and ensure the delivery of high-quality products, support, and services.
Collaborate with users and partners (e.g. Legal Clears Squad) to develop release strategies, messaging, and collateral for new launches, configurations and capabilities.
Product Lifecycle Management and Optimization
Continuously monitor and evaluate product performance, user feedback, and secure connectivity industry dynamics to identify opportunities for optimization and enhancement.
Drive initiatives to improve product usability, scalability, reliability, and security.
Develop and coach Product Owners and business Chapter Leads
Manage and develop direct reports to help improve individual and team performance
Regularly collect and provide continuous feedback as part of performance management process for direct reports
A 12 - 15 years of relevant experience with a proven track record of delivering large scale programs and leading teams to solve complex business problems for business functions with significant business outcomes
Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, and managing technical solutions to meet business requirements
Senior level experience leading, motivating, coaching and developing people and cross-functional teams
Proven track record in managing and executing projects, delivering results and impact
Passion for driving a firm-wide culture of Risk awareness, ownership and accountability
A desire and openness to learning and continuous improvement, both of yourself and your team members
Strong influencing skills to achieve alignment across the organization
Experience in Agile methodology and ways of working, and the consulting industry is a plus
The Chief Risk Officer and RLT, as well as other senior stakeholders, who will be your customers and for whom you shall help identify business needs and ensure they receive the best digital products
The Risk Product Portfolio, setting their direction, establishing objectives and key results and ensuring that you maximize outputs and working products
The portfolio’s Tech Area Lead, your right hand that will be in charge of transforming business needs into technical outputs
Other Portfolios (e.g. Legal Clears Squad, Client View Squad, Data Portfolio) and Center of Excellence leaders
The BCG Investment Committee (a set of cross-functional MDPs) and Finance business partners
Agile Coaches, that will ensure that you adopt agile principles, mindset and ways of working into your daily routine and who will coach you during the transformation