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Who We Are 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. 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. What You'll Do Security Continuous Monitoring Oversight • Establish and lead BCG’s first enterprise-wide Cybersecurity Continuous Monitoring (CSCM) program, ensuring continuous visibility into system, endpoint, network, and cloud activity., • Define and implement governance models, including ownership of monitoring metrics (e.g., MTTD, MTTR, false positive rate, coverage completeness)., • Stand up monitoring processes and integrate telemetry sources across SIEM, EDR, identity, network, and cloud platforms., • Design and implement a continuous monitoring reference architecture, leveraging SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, and threat intelligence., • Establish enterprise logging standards covering log coverage, retention, encryption, access, and integrity requirements., • Drive automation of monitoring workflows and correlation logic to reduce dwell time and improve detection accuracy., • Build the CCM capability from the ground up, defining the operating model, reporting cadence, and engagement with SOC, risk, and compliance., • Develop and track KPIs, ensuring CCM effectiveness is measurable and communicated to senior stakeholders., • Prioritize creation of top 5–10 operational dashboards and reports that provide critical enterprise visibility., • Serve as the founding leader for the CCM function, creating the strategy, roadmap, and tactical build plan., • Partner with enterprise stakeholders across IT, Risk, and Security to align monitoring with business risk tolerance and resilience objectives., • Influence senior leaders by translating technical telemetry insights into business-relevant intelligence., • Build, inspire, and retain a high-performing team of analysts and engineers over time, leveraging both full-time staff and contractors., • Advise senior leadership (via SecOPS) on monitoring-driven insights, risks, and mitigation recommendations. What You'll Bring • Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent). Master’s preferred., • 10+ years in cybersecurity operations, with at least 5 years in security monitoring, SOC leadership, or equivalent detection & response functions., • Proven track record of building or maturing monitoring capabilities (SIEM, SOAR, telemetry pipelines, UEBA, threat intel integration)., • Knowledge of log ingestion, normalization, correlation, and enrichment processes., • Familiarity with leading monitoring technologies: Splunk, DataDog, Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike Falcon, Azure/AWS/GCP telemetry, threat intelligence platforms., • Expertise in metrics-driven monitoring: defining, tracking, and reporting MTTD, MTTR, false positive rates, and coverage completeness., • Familiarity with frameworks like NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and ISO 27001, with experience applying these to monitoring., • Experience in threat hunting, anomaly detection, and behavioral analytics., • Strong leadership skills: able to recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team in a newly established function., • Executive presence: able to present complex monitoring data and risks to senior leadership in clear, concise business terms. Additional info COMPETENCIES: Director, Cybersecurity Continuous Monitoring Leads a critical security function with measurable business impact. Establishes foundational capabilities, manages delivery, and develops a growing team to support BCG’s enterprise security posture. Technical & Functional Expertise • Develops and executes the continuous monitoring strategy, aligned to enterprise security goals and SecOPS direction., • Demonstrates deep technical expertise in telemetry ingestion, SIEM/SOAR integration, log management, and threat intelligence enrichment., • Serves as a recognized expert in monitoring and detection, providing guidance to peers and influencing related security domains., • Codifies monitoring practices and standards into repeatable processes and playbooks, reducing reliance on ad hoc approaches., • Frames monitoring and detection challenges in business-relevant terms (risk, resilience, compliance)., • Uses data-driven methods (metrics such as MTTD, MTTR, false positives) to identify control gaps and inform improvements., • Translates complex monitoring outputs into actionable insights for stakeholders across IT, Risk, and Security., • Innovates in detection methodologies, leveraging behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, and adversary simulations., • Leads the build-out of the CCM function from the ground up, establishing governance, processes, and reporting., • Structures, plans, and executes monitoring programs and initiatives, balancing near-term needs with long-term maturity goals., • Delivers measurable outcomes (visibility, faster detection, reduced dwell time) that directly enhance business resilience., • Proactively manages resources, balancing full-time staff and contractors to deliver capability within deadlines., • Operates with integrity, safeguarding BCG and client data through responsible monitoring practices., • Promotes a culture of transparency, accountability, and data-driven decision-making in the team., • Demonstrates perseverance and adaptability in building a new function with high visibility and expectations., • Creates an inclusive working environment that values diverse technical and analytical perspectives., • Develops and delivers clear dashboards, reports, and executive communications on monitoring outputs., • Shapes perspectives by translating technical monitoring metrics into risk- and business-relevant insights., • Communicates effectively across technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring alignment with IT and business leaders., • Leads conversations in operational reviews, incident post-mortems, and governance forums., • Builds strong partnerships with SOC, Offensive Security, IT Operations, and Security Architecture teams., • Develops productive relationships across regions and business units to expand telemetry coverage., • Works collaboratively with compliance, risk, and audit to align monitoring with enterprise governance., • Anticipates and manages conflicts in data ownership, tool coverage, and priorities, resolving them constructively., • Defines the vision and purpose of the CCM function, instilling clarity and purpose for the team., • Coaches and mentors analysts, engineers, and contractors to expand monitoring expertise., • Provides stretch opportunities for team members to develop technical and leadership skills., • Balances empowerment and oversight — ensuring autonomy in monitoring activities while maintaining governance discipline., • Leads quality team meetings, defines clear objectives, and ensures alignment to SecOPS priorities., • Provides frequent developmental feedback, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. 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. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. (Click here )( for more information on E-Verify.

Who We Are 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. 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. What You'll Do The People Strategy and Analytics team for LAB (London, Amsterdam, Brussels) plays a key role in executing the people agenda. By partnering closely with the People Functions and applying deep analytical and D&I expertise, the team supports strategic decision-making and brings people data to life through impactful analysis and visualization. As People Strategy and Analytics Senior Specialist, you will be responsible for driving data-informed decision-making and operational excellence across BCG’s People Functions. You will combine expertise in People Analytics, BCG systems and GenAI enablement to deliver impactful insights and scalable solutions. The role ensures the integrity and continuity of people data products, and champions innovation through testing, pilots, and adoption of new technologies. • People Data Expertise: Serve as the team’s subject matter expert in people data and BCG systems (e.g., Workday, SABA, SAM), ensuring data integrity and effective utilization across functions., • Strategic thinking: Partnering Internal stakeholders within the team and across LAB BST to extract actionable Insights from the data., • Champion GenAI Adoption: Lead the implementation and adoption of GenAI tools within the team, driving awareness and integration across the BST community., • Recruiting Analytics Partnership: Manage the partnership with Recruiting, delivering the annual Channel Success Analysis and monthly reporting to inform strategic decision-making., • Engagement Insights: Conduct analyses of the annual People Survey to identify trends and opportunities for improvement, and support in creation of staff communication., • Data Product Stewardship: Maintain and enhance existing data products to ensure continuity and relevance for People Functions (e.g., Learning & Development dashboard)., • Data Analysis & Reporting: Lead ad-hoc data analysis projects from inception to completion, ensuring actionable insights and smooth handover to business-as-usual (BAU) processes., • Foster Global Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with global teams, positioning LAB as a key partner for testing, pilots, and innovation initiatives. What You'll Bring • 3-5 years minimum industry experience preferred, • Prior project or process management experience preferred, • Experience in a similar HR data analytics / HR MI reporting role preferred, • Advanced competency in Excel is essential, • Experience using PowerQuery/Tableau/PowerBI preferred, • An understanding of HR functions within a large/complex organization, • Experience working with complex datasets, • Excellent attention to detail, • Able to identify opportunities to improve ways of working, • Ability to provide insights into data and reports and bring the information to life, • Be able to balance multiple processes and work independently, • Able to take ownership of projects and drive them forward, • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal stakeholders while working in a collaborative team environment, • Fluency in English 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. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. (Click here )( for more information on E-Verify.

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