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What You'll Do

As an Analyst – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path within BCG's Risk & Compliance (R&C) Practice Area (PA), you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized BCG Vantage assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data, and related expertise, etc.). Part of the role is acting in a consulting capacity to case teams and the remainder managing assets, IP, tools and team processes. You will own the Trading benchmark and ensure its accuracy and contribute to its enhancement. You will contribute on cases and proposals by contributing relevant analysis and insights and help case teams create a strong impact for the client. While contributing to client cases, workshops and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions.

 

You will support commercialization efforts for the topic/sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, through contributing analysis and insights to proposals, client workshops and marketing materials. You will also support business development and go-to-market efforts of the Markets & Commodities business, as opportunities arise, contributing research and analysis to marketing efforts.

 

The R&C PA helps clients to manage key risks strategically, to advance organizational resilience and establish a profound risk culture, by defining and transforming R&C operating models. We cover a diverse set of topics across financial and non-financial risks and assist in enabling clients' strategy through technical enablement with the help of our deep expertise in risk modelling, analytics and digitization. Our commodity risk management and trading risk client work has expanded from utilities and oil and gas producers to metals and mining operations, agribusiness, and other industrials. We also assist merchant traders and banks as well as commodities exchanges, brokers, data providers, and government agencies. Our global team of experienced trading risk consultants helps commodities traders in each of those industries capitalize on market conditions to create value through updated strategies, operating models, portfolios, IT systems, and more. Our approach includes: Developing marketing, sourcing, and trading strategies and business models to manage risks in commodity trading, implementing commodity risk management operating models including governance, organization, business and risk processes, and IT systems, promoting cross-industry expertise, tools, and perspectives to provide enhanced insights and capabilities, transferring knowledge and ownership to clients’ commodity trading and risk management organizations and assessing trading performance through proprietary benchmarking tools.

 

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Market Research & Analysis: Ability to monitor and interpret trends in global markets, particularly in commodities such as energy, metals, agriculture, or soft commodities.Quantitative Analysis: Proficiency in data modeling, statistical analysis, and forecasting to identify price trends, supply-demand balances, and potential market risks.Financial Analysis: Experience with balance sheets, financial statements, and performance metrics relevant to commodity markets.Data Tools & Platforms: Competency in using Bloomberg, Refinitiv, or similar platforms for data gathering and market monitoring.Programming & Modeling: Working knowledge of Excel (advanced), SQL, and Python/R/Matlab for building models and running simulations.Visualization & Reporting: Ability to create clear dashboards and reports to communicate insights to stakeholders.Supply & Demand Dynamics: Understanding of key drivers for commodity prices, including geopolitical risks, weather, logistics, and policy changes.Trading & Risk Management Basics: Awareness of hedging instruments (futures, options, swaps) and risk metrics relevant to commodity portfolios.Familiarity with the commodity subset they cover (e.g., oil & gas, metals, agriculture).Research & Reporting: Experience producing regular market outlook reports, price forecasts, and strategic insights for clients or internal teamsClient Interaction: Early exposure to presenting insights, supporting pitches, and responding to client queriesCollaboration: Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working able to navigate complexity and ambiguityCommunication: Ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights for non-technical audiences. Communicating with case teams and clients team members, in a credible and confident way.Attention to Detail: Strong capability to spot anomalies, inconsistencies, or risks in datasets or market assumptions.Analysis: Helping to solve client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in your area of expertise and able to understand required analysis and able to contrast with what can be done, i.e., able to “negotiate” a task (“this is what you want, here is what I will be able to produce”). Extremely proficient in Python and Microsoft Suite of toolsClient Projects Support: with case-specific analyses (e.g., competitor analysis, gathering market fundamentals, participating in external interviews and distilling insights, evaluating external market reports, building portfolio models)Problem-Solving: Applying structured thinking to address analytical challenges in forecasting orCurious: Analytic, motivated and open minded for new topics, with a high willingness to learnAdaptability: Flexibility in working across fast-changing market conditions and shifting client or business needs. Bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideasAsset development: improving general proposal readiness of the team (i.e., ready-made materials), curating case vignettes and case studies and capturing data during benchmark execution (requires validation and challenging of client submissions)

What You'll Bring

Required: Master of Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Financial Mathematics degree. Considered: Economics background if experience in Financial Risk (e.g. in the industry or specialty within their studies)1+ year consulting experience or 2+ years of relevant industry work experience in the Energy or Risk disciplines, especially. market price risks. Functions worked in would be: Market Risk management or Market Analytics in Commodity Markets teams. Sector experience should be within the Energy and Banking sectors.Direct experience of trading / market entry strategy, target operating models, trading risk frameworks and trading IT architectureFluency in English; optional: German, Italian, SpanishStrong business acumen and problem-solving capabilitiesStrong written and verbal communication skillsSolid and demonstrable understanding of financial and commodity marketsClear understanding of basic financial risk management, e.g; concepts such “Value at risk”STEM background or economicsStrong analytic ability to:Perform a Monte-Carlo simulation in Python taking into account correlation and co-integration of different market price signals and/or volume drivers (such as weather)Create valuations for flexible assets / optionsCreate market reports (e.g., looking at market prices, analyzing impact of supply chain disruptions)

Who You'll Work With

As an Analyst – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path, you will work face to face with clients and with BCG Project Leaders, Associates and Consultants. In the period between cases, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)

Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets

 

Topic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)

Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients

Research (Practice Topic and Sector-Aligned Research and Insights)

Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project’s needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data.

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