Senior Knowledge Specialist

Role & responsibilities

You'll join the Product, Practice and Knowledge (PPK) department as part of the Knowledge Management team and youll work with a variety of different Practices at Bain, 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. Theyre 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. 

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, 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

1. Coordinate with other Knowledge Specialists to identify cross practice content priorities and identify gaps in the knowledge base
2. Communicate with case teams and practice affiliates to understand work and solicit most relevant content
3. Manage metadata to facilitate user searching

• 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
• Oversee Knowledge Associate in managing and maintaining the knowledge base 

Actively contribute to the practice and broader PPK team

• Participate in (and sometimes run) 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 

• BA or equivalent undergraduate degree with strong academic credentials, MBA will be a plus.
• Preferred 4+ years of professional experience 
• You're intellectually curious about change management and strategy execution
• You have 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