Associate, Hire, United States

About the Role

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) 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, BCG helps clients with total transformation, inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.

What You'll Do

• Work alongside top minds on cases that reshape business, government, and society.
• Collaborate on challenging projects with team members from many backgrounds and disciplines.
• Increase your understanding of complex business problems from diverse perspectives.
• Develop new skills and experience to help you at every stage of your career.
• Consulting work is varied and rigorous, much of it performed at client sites.
• Projects can vary in length, size, and location, depending on the client’s challenge.
• You may travel internationally as clients operate all over the world.
• Expect to spend time working across a wide range of clients and projects, from devising integration strategy for a pharmaceutical merger to developing sustainable farming practices in emerging countries.
• For more experienced professionals, or as your career advances, you’ll begin to specialize in one or more practice areas, perhaps as part of our expert consulting track for those with deep knowledge and skills in a particular discipline or industry.
• You will be guided by BCG mentors and world-class learning programs designed to meet your individual needs.

What You'll Bring

• BCG hires Experienced Hires for Associate and Consultant positions.
• Associates typically have 0-4 years of full-time work experience.
• Consultants generally have 4+ years of experience and/or an advanced degree (e.g., MBA, PhD).
• Please apply to the role that best matches your qualifications.
• If you're uncertain which role suits you, select the one that aligns most closely with your experience, and BCG will determine the appropriate level during the hiring process.
• Any degree programs (including part-time) must be completed before starting at BCG.
• You must live within a reasonable commuting distance of your home office and be in the office as directed.
• This role requires extended working hours at times.
• Our work often requires travel to client sites.
• You are expected to obtain a valid driver’s license and passport within six months of employment.

Locations

• Chicago
• Minneapolis
• Detroit
• New York
• Brooklyn
• Boston
• Atlanta
• Miami
• Nashville
• Durham

Compensation and Benefits

• First Year Base Compensation (Associate): $120,000 USD (as of January 1, 2027)
• Eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus.
• BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution.
• Comprehensive Benefit Program:
• Full cost of Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and eligible family members (zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks).
• Low $10 (USD) copays for doctor visits, urgent care, and prescriptions for generic drugs.
• Dental coverage including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits.
• Vision insurance with annual coverage for glasses and contact lenses.
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
• Fully vested retirement contributions made annually, regardless of employee contribution.
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years.
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits (e.g., elective egg freezing, surrogacy, adoption reimbursement).
• Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.