WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
Bain & Company works with leaders worldwide to solve their toughest challenges and deliver enduring results. Since 1973, we’ve partnered with clients, including private equity and portfolio companies, to build the capabilities they need to stay ahead of change and help them redefine their industries. We measure our success by our clients’ success, and we proudly hold the highest levels of client advocacy in our field.
Bain is consistently recognized globally as one of the best places to work. We operate as one global team, uniting strategists, industry and functional experts, technologists, and advisors with a vibrant ecosystem of technology partners.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You’ll join the Product, Practice and Knowledge (PPK) department as part of the Knowledge Management team, broadening your skillset and leveraging industry knowledge across various industries and capabilities.
“Practices” are how we group and organize our solutions and products based on our clients’ industry or business function. They’re integral to how we win and deliver results to our clients and are a key strategic priority within our firm. The Knowledge Management team is critical to harnessing the best of our consulting staffs’ individual and collective expertise, making it possible for us to deliver extraordinary results for our clients.
You'll work most closely with the M&A and Divestitures Practice, a global capability practice. Our solutions and products support client portfolio transformations across the M&A cycle: M&A Strategy, Corporate Due Diligence, Merger Integration and Divestitures. We operate as a global capability with regular and frequent collaboration with industries and other capabilities.
The Senior Specialist, Knowledge Management - M&A (Merger Integration and Divestitures) will join a high performing team that is delivering exceptional results for Bain in a collaborative and proactive manner. We strive to set the bar for commercial orientation and impact, high quality products, team development, customer service and innovation in our own operations.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Equip Partners in the firm and consulting staff with relevant expertise and resource recommendations
- Provide value-added front-line support to case teams by sharing curated “best of” Bain content relevant to M&A, experience and perspectives
- Identify and connect experts within the Bain network to consulting teams
- Collaborate with our Information Services or Practice Centers of Excellence, to collectively provide consultants the best consolidated view of our internal and external knowledge
- Develop and package summary documents and provide updated or bespoke analysis
Lead the capture and sharing of the practice knowledge base
- Capture and process knowledge onto our global intranet platform from client development and case team efforts
- Coordinate with other Knowledge Specialists to identify cross practice content priorities and identify gaps in the knowledge base
- Communicate with case teams and practice affiliates to understand work and solicit most relevant content
- Manage metadata to facilitate user searching. Manage inputs to improve advanced analytics and AI output
- Package and codify our best thinking into insights
- Collaborate with practice team members to fill content gaps through new product development and deployment
- Manage and maintain practice page(s) on the intranet; ensuring our best materials are represented and shared
- Use AI tools to accomplish portions of the role. Experiment with new and existing AI tools to improve work processes
Contribute to the development and execution of the practice strategy
- Analyze, understand and interpret underlying drivers of practice performance
- Support content planning and logistics for annual practice meetings
- Drive practice affiliate engagement, including preparation for experience-sharing calls and publications
Actively contribute to the practice and broader PPK team
- Participate in (and sometimes lead) global team trainings, group projects, experience sharing, mentoring, and other initiatives
- Assign, review, and provide feedback on junior practice member’s work, who are often located in another Bain office. Manage day to day workplan for junior team members and provide coaching and development
ABOUT YOU
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent undergraduate degree with strong academic credentials
- 3+ years of professional experience
- You’re intellectually curious and excited to learn more about M&A and Divestitures and/or have M&A experience
- You have demonstrated knowledge management, research, or insights development experience
- strong analytical abilities and experience bringing innovative and ‘outside the box’ approaches to problem solving
- You enjoy working in a fast-paced and sometimes demanding environment, and you have the ability to juggle multiple priorities
- Attentive to detail and very organized. You’re known for your high-quality work
- You are a regular user of AI tools and have a growth mindset about their use
- You can self-motivate and work autonomously, while appreciating guided coaching and collaborative teaming
- Superior customer service attitude
- You keep a positive mindset and high levels of energy and enthusiasm
- Strong communication and presentation skills. You can engage with senior business executives and team with colleagues across the globe and in different time zones
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
ABOUT US
Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 59 offices in 37 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development and the environment. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
