Global L&D Finance & Special Projects Senior Manager Lisboa

Global L&D Finance & Special Projects Senior Manager

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What We Do

BCG partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture opportunities. We help clients transform and grow by combining digital and human capabilities, delivering results through management consulting, technology and design, corporate and digital ventures, and a collaborative global model across the firm.

What You’ll Do

The Global L&D Transformation Management Office (TMO) supports effective decision making at global and regional levels to transform our L&D function. You will partner with the leadership of Global COEs, regional L&D organizations, and the global and regional finance functions for joint financial planning. This role is ideal for a finance professional expanding into a broader business and HR context, serving as a strategic finance partner to L&D leadership and driving
-
- end financial oversight,
- term investment strategies, and financial rigor for major L&D initiatives.

You will provide critical decision support for the
-
- end L&D budget, including
- level
- off recommendations, opportunity sizing, and investment prioritization. You will combine strong analytical and modeling skills with strategic thinking about cost drivers, value creation, and business impact. The work spans
- year strategic planning, annual planning, and
- hoc scenario simulations (e. g. , ROI of expanding coaching programs or investing in new learning technologies). You will lead and support
- functional initiatives, applying financial acumen to drive transformation projects across L&D.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Oversight — Lead the
  -
  - end management of the global L&D budget, ensuring alignment with overall business and HR priorities; drive
  - level decisions, evaluate investment opportunities, and recommend
  - offs to optimize ROI.
• Financial Planning & Modeling — Shape 2–3-year strategic plans through financial modeling, scenario planning, and business case development; develop frameworks to evaluate emerging investment areas (e. g. , digital learning platforms, coaching, leadership development).
• Stakeholder Influence — Act as the key financial liaison between global finance and L&D leadership, integrating financial insights into corporate strategy; provide clear,
  - driven recommendations to influence senior leaders’
  - making.
• Special Projects & Transformation — Partner with L&D and HR leaders on special projects, ensuring financial viability and alignment with transformation goals; support initiatives such as carbon reduction commitments and integration of specialty businesses.
• Insights & Communication — Deliver
  - level insights through financial storytelling, dashboards, and presentations; present recommendations with clarity to translate analyses into actionable strategies.
• Collaboration & Leadership — Build relationships across L&D, finance, and HR leadership to foster trust and drive alignment; contribute to leadership discussions as a thought partner on financial and business strategy.

You’re Good At

• Building relationships to establish a seat at the table as a true business partner; ability to listen, negotiate, flex, or push back as needed.
• Being the subject matter expert for all financial aspects of the supported function; proactively learn the business to align financials with value and services provided.
• Strong judgment to influence decisions with senior management through ownership of annual financial planning, cost trend analysis, business cases, and portfolio management for investments and
  - scale transformations.
• Ability to prioritize and maintain a
  - picture view for educated decision making.
• Team management skills to balance overall prioritization and individual role satisfaction.
• Consultative problem solving, working with stakeholders to understand problems, provide accurate analysis, and offer viable solutions.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum of 7 years of related finance or management consulting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance/economics and/or MBA preferred
• Excellent communication skills—in both oral and written forms—with the ability to present to and influence senior management
• Collaborative team player with a passion for working in a
  - functional environment
• Critical thinking and problem solving; ability to work through complex problems and provide thoughtful solutions
• Motivation and
  - drive; excited to tackle challenges and proactively provide value to senior leadership
• Advanced Excel skills for building scalable financial models and analyzing large data sets
• Advanced Power
  Point presentation skills to turn data into business insights
• Proficiency with tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, Think-Cell, Power
  BI, Snowflake

Who You’ll Work With

We pride ourselves on a collaborative environment and use digital tools to foster teamwork across a global company. You will work with the global L&D team and collaborate with regional teams, people functions, and L&D COE experts to manage an
-
- end budget. Your stakeholders will include regional L&D Directors, the global finance team, and L&D COE owners.

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 by law. BCG is an E-Verify Employer.