Senior Manager, Bain Career Advisory
Description & Requirements
WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK
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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As a member of Bain’s Career Advisory Group, you’ll join a talented team of diverse and inclusive professionals dedicated to providing expert career strategy advice to Bain employees and alumni. We work closely with our clients, recruitment agencies, and alumni network to deliver tailored career coaching and strategic guidance. Our collaborative and supportive work environment fosters creativity and continuous learning, enabling us to consistently deliver exceptional results.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Senior Manager in Bain’s Career Advisory Group, you will:
Career Support (70%)
- Provide one-on-one confidential career support for employees across their full career lifecycle (onboarding to departure) in assigned offices.
- Build relationships with employers, clients, recruitment agencies, and alumni to keep a pulse on industry trends and the job climate.
- Lead training sessions on career planning and career coaching-related topics.
Execute the Bain Career Advisory global strategy (20%)
- Collaborate with the APAC BCA leader to set aspirations, goals, and metrics to measure success in assigned offices.
- Act as a trusted thought partner to the leadership team and collaborate with key stakeholders to identify career support needs and embed a career culture.
- Regularly analyze career support metrics to monitor employee experience and proactively provide recommendations to office leadership.
Talent Advisory Support (10%)
- Build BCA’s professional network across APAC in collaboration with account management teams.
- Drive increased awareness of BCA’s talent advisory capabilities among local Bain leadership teams.
- Assist Bain clients and alumni with mid-level talent needs by helping identify departing Bain employees or alumni candidates for relevant open roles.
ABOUT YOU
Education
- A Bachelor’s degree is required.
- International Coaching Federation (ICF) Accredited training, coursework, or certification is advantageous.
Experience
- A minimum of 10 years of work experience, with at least 5 in career coaching, executive search, recruitment, HR, or talent management.
- Proven track record of effectively managing senior stakeholder relationships.
- Experience leading end-to-end strategic programs, ideally within talent-related initiatives across diverse employee populations.
- Extensive network of recruiting/search relationships and in-depth knowledge of one or more APAC job markets.
Preferred
- Understanding of professional services and career paths post-consulting.
- Experience delivering training to diverse audiences.
- Experience working within a global multinational organization and providing talent-related services across multiple markets in APAC.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Influencing skills and relationship development ability across all levels of the organization.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with an executive presence.
- Familiarity with coaching modalities that unlock career progression and experience supporting others at career inflection points.
- Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering projects independently.
- Comfort operating within a data-driven environment and delivering insights based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus. Possesses an international mindset and experience navigating cultural differences.
Core Personal Characteristics
- Servant-Leadership Mindset
- High Self-Awareness
- Strong Ethics
- Humility
- Empathy